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• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:12:58 -0700
  The injector ground is provided through the ECU and the ECU pulses it. The engine ground strap is from the left head to the...
• problem SOLVED! Re: headlights not working after towing?
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 11:23:36 -0600
  ...The front cluster (toward the front of the vehicle) has the grounds for the headlights. I moved one ground wire at a time to...
• Fuel gauge sender on 60s split
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 96 08:42 CST
  ...Should I disconnect the ground and attach the > gauge wire? Or is a ground neccesary as well? If so, where > do I connect it...
• Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 23:34:19 -0400
  At 22:11 4/14/2000, Rico Sapolich wrote: >case halves but, what about the potential difference between the left >(grounded) head and the...
• Re: Strange broken ground strap on 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:24:12 -0800
  It attaches to the same spot as all the other grounds (ecu, etc...) on the left side of the engine. Aaron -85GL -----Original Message...
• Re: Strange clock display
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:58:48 -0800
  "Is there possibly a ground issue? I've cleaned a lot of grounds in an effort to resolve poor running. However I've not...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:35:26 -0400
  At 08:07 PM 4/12/2011, Alistair Bell wrote: >So now I have determine if that kind of grounding through antenna is >normal...
• Re: Strange no start problem - still having issues
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:50:32 -0700
  ...We kept the fuel pump relay in place, and popped out the ground wire (from pin 3), and replaced it with a ground wire...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:56:59 -0800
  ...Where does the brown > wire ground from the oxygen sensor(chassis harness). The Bentley indicates > a ground at #12 ground in engine compartment(left...
• Need help identifying ground wire in engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 21:08:28 -0500 (CDT)
  Dear Folks, I am having trouble identifying a ground strap located on the left side of the engine. This is on my 1990 Vanagon...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:02:03 -0700
  I'm reasonably certain the grounds are at least OK. Since I just replaced the engine and the starter the grounds had to have...
• Re: Another one of those grounding issues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Oct 2016 12:02:05 -0500
  A suggestion - and a project! Behind the fuse and around the grounding crowns is a virtual rats nest. An addition space for another fuse...
• Re: DS Headlights no work
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 16:05:44 UT
  ...The ground connection is located on the ground blocks near the fuse box also. All lights are grounded at the same terminal. It does...
• Re: star grounds
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 13:28:36 -0800
  ...star grounds > > > > Dear List, > > > > A recent post mentioned the "star grounds" under the dash. They sound > > important! Can anyone tell me what and where...
• Re: Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:08:20 -0700
  Thanks, I already put in the relay but I didn�t separate the grounds. What I ought to do is remove and replace all...
• Re: Vexing Subtle Misfire Issues
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:16:35 -0400
  ...Another list member writes that adding grounds can CREATE running problems. I did the same thing you did to my van, built a "ground...
• Re: A question about grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 02:28:47 -0000
  ...A question about grounds... > bad idea. you want to ground the head. here is what were are looking at. > Dissimilar metals will produce a...
• Re: dash lights out when stereo not grounded?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:00:38 -0600
  Wes, If you are suspicious of one of those "stars", connect it to a solid ground temporarily using a wire with alligator clips. Be...
• Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 20:25:42 -0400
  Darrell, Would a ground strap from the Oxygen Sensor to the left engine head improve the OS ground path to the ECU? Darrell Boehler...
• '86 Vanagon alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:52:25 -0500
  Guten Abend Volks, Per the Bentley, I disconnected battery ground, then removed my alternator. Reconnect battery ground, turn ingition switch on. LEDs for OXS...
• Re: Need Electrical Help with a Dim Turn Signal Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:58:00 -0400
  Likely the problem is one of the ground connections mounted at the left front, up under the dash on the forward wall. It will...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:53:30 -0600
  ...Bad ground is where My head has been on this all along & I was about to suggest a Ground Jumper Test but in reading...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 17:51:43 +0000
  ...I had found and cleaned the first two grounds - battery and transmission - where in the engine compartment is the engine ground? Date: Thu, 2...
• H&R Springs... How low?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:35:30 -0700
  ...Ground clearance from bottom of front spoiler (mid point) = 1.75" Ground clearance from bottom of front mudflap to ground = 8" Hope this is...
• Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sun, 11 Sep 2016 22:07:30 -0700
  ...Trying to understand where my 0.5v drops come from , I checked if I had any voltage drop between the battery ground terminal and...
• Re: Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:00:47 -0700
  ...In > the back of the fuses panel there is a gray #53 relay and the ground (-) > wire that goes to the ground tree was...
• Re: Cleaning up grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:36:04 -0600
  ...They are very important grounds and often cause trouble. Jim On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:24 AM, Mark A Kippert <vanagon@kippert...
• Re: Have you ever replace your heads??!!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 19:44:58 -0500
  ...grounds? grounds? grounds? You might also check on the various grounds! Maybe clean the contacts on the computer module under the rear seat? Dan...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:37:15 -0500
  ...Note that the wire to the switch and the wire from the switch (to a ground point) is brown. Standard color for Vanagon ground...
• oem style ground crimp on fitting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:48:43 -0500
  anyone know where to get the original style ring terminals that are on the engine grounds <brown wires> mike
• Re: Air-cooled fuel pump ...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:34:17 -0700
  ...Grounds deteriorate with age too, > corrosion builds up. > There is a way to measure in milivolts, the 'voltage drop' across a ground > connection. It...
• Re: Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86 FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Wed, 28 May 2008 15:47:31 +0000
  ...IIRC, the factory ground for the headlamps merges both> high and low beam ground wires into a single spade terminal at the> grounding post...
• Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:03:13 -0400
  ...This ensures that the right head is well grounded, since > it is grounded through the stud nuts and exhaust system normally. The > stud nuts...
• Electrical Cheat Sheet For Vanagon Dummies?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:49:32 -0600
  ...The ground >> can be intermittent.............. >> >> >> >> ....... >> >> >> >> Another common failure point is the ground lug for >> the brown wire coming >> from the fan. It plugs into...
• Re: black smoke pouring out exhaust?!?!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 16:06:04 -0500 (EST)
  > A good friend of mine traced billowing black smoke out the exhaust to a bad > ground connection in the engine compartment. There is nothing...
• Ground Straps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:01:27 -0400
  Greetings- There has been a lot of talk recently about the importance of well-connected ground straps in the engine compartment, especially for proper...
• Re: is this a ground point?
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:09:13 -0500
  Mike That is the ground point for the rear light harness and would make a fine ground point for your Zetec conversion. If you...
• Re: Won't run, yet I got 12 Volts ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2011 22:35:01 -0400
  Unless you have the chassis of the van connected to an in earth ground rod or connected to a grounded conductor through a 110V...
• Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:30:22 +0200
  Jay L Snyder wrote: > Where exactly are the best places to run additional ground straps on my > 1.9l Digijet? The stock braids look...
• Hard start, added a ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 19:48:18 -0700
  ...FWIW over the years on all the VWs I've owned I've found that for an electrical problem, adding a ground never hurts...
• Mysterious loose ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Tue, 24 May 2011 10:25:56 -0700
  Does anybody know what that ground wire attached to the coolant hoses on the passenger side just in front of the firewall goes to...
• Starter Ground Strap?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:31:54 -0400
  ...I cleaned up the tranny ground strap. I would like to add a ground strap to the starter motor. It looks like I could...
• Re: More rant on grounds---AIR COOLED too?
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 17:22:30 -0400
  ...What about ground locations on 2.0 air cooleds? Any special locations----the one on the transmission up on the trans. mount, the multi...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:03:49 -0700
  ...relays or good grounds. IMO, the good ground provides more advantage. > > Cheers, > > Jeff Depends on the head lights. But good grounds is always the...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:49:32 -0400
  ...It turned out to be the engine grounds. I suggested this to my mechanic when I brought it in, since I had read on...
• Re: YAHOOOO (well, almost)
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 11:11:34 -0500
  Hard to beleive isn't it? One small ground wire can cause so much frustration and expense. My theory is that the Vanagon mechanics...
• Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:21:31 -0700
  ...The fuel pump ground wire tests good & continuity of positive wire from f/p to f/p relay tests good. Any suggestions? Also, I...
• Re: Grounding engine
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 08:11:13 -0500
  Steve, While adding more grounds won't hurt the situation, If you are going to spend time on it ,checking the integrety of the...
• Distributor for 87 question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:51:48 -0700
  ...I was told that the ground wire that used to be grounded by screwing it into the old screw hole no longer needs to...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:17:50 -0500
  ...Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine > grounding1 > Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > > > about engine grounds... anyone has a list...
• Re: Battery ground
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 06:39:58 -0700
  No On Apr 18, 2015 6:39 AM, "Michael Kimball" <kimballmk@gmail.com> wrote: > Does the 87 Vanagon have a positive ground elec. system >
• Send in the Grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 19:22:53 -0700
  Where are the main ground connections that if loose may affect FI performance? I need a little help due to time. Thanks steve
• bad ground
  Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:23:59 EST
  Try to clean the ground strap where it attaches to the body, that was what was wrong with mine it would not make a...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:45:35 -0700
  ...Wired the ground to the frame. Works like it should, 14 years now. I never heard about the starter solenoid used as ground til...
• Re: Vexing Subtle Misfire Issues
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:17:17 -0700
  > > You did not mention if you took care of the engine grounds.There are > several > that are critical. Yeah, grounds are DEFINITELY good. One...
• Re: Windshield wipers/heat controls '85
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:13:18 -0600
  Hey Tracy, Check the grounding point behind the fuse panel. It is a cluster of grounds all mounted on a circular connector. I had...
• Re: ECU 19 location on '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:16:36 -0400
  The ground wire should terminate on the engine block, under the left side (driver side) intakes. Very hard to see. This wire is brown...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:08:42 -0800
  ...Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine > grounding1 > Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > > > about engine grounds... anyone has a list...
• Re: Stereo Upgrade Option's for Power Window Van owners - help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:23:12 -0400
  ...The first issue you will run into is that the rear speakers use a common ground, and most modern stereos need a seperate ground...
• Fuel gauge sender ground location
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 19:52:39 -0800
  ...A possible confusion is the Bentley writes: "to ground point on *cross member*, from fuel gauge sender". From my best recall, the ground point...