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• Re: odometer tires speed error
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:47:33 +0200
  Larry Hamm wrote: > The speedo cable is turned by the left front wheel. With stock wheels > and tires, a particular number of wheel revolutions...
• Re: How to Test Compression in Out-of-Vehicle Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:56:54 -0400
  ...Hook jumper cables up to your car or van's battery, ground the black jumper cable solidly to the testing engine block. You MUST...
• Re: lowbeams aren't working; why not?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 04:42:26 -0700
  ...female connector.at the ground location above the fuse panel in my 84 Westy. Disconnect the negative battery cable to avoid shorting and remove...
• Two Weeks until Wanee must get van ready!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 01:00:15 +0000
  ...Going to replace fuel lines, change oil, maybe redo some grounds, and replace my heater temp cable. Anyone heading to Wanee this year? Ryan
• Interesting '87 Westy charging problem
  Historical mailing list - Martin Wilson
  Mon, 24 May 2004 13:02:39 -0700
  ...Check this wire for grounds, OK. Disconnected the O2 sensor plug from the speedo cable thingy and the O2 light goes out but the...
• Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 08:09:18 -0700
  Ken, A ground cable could get hot because it is bad but it could get hot because it is pulling too heavy of a...
• Re: Ignition lock fail - fix or replace?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:24:48 -0700
  ...craziness, and it turned out to be a very bad main ground cable connection., in one case anyway. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:40:44 -0500
  ...I had started a thread back in January (No activity from starter) regarding this wire and assumed it was a ground. Since I was...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:15:05 -0700
  ...The large cable is the starting cable during starting and then it becomes the charging cable after the engine is running. Mark HotelWestfalia wrote...
• Re: Never Under Estimate Your Ground Straps!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 16:40:40 -0500
  ...The cable is made of > very soft fluffy > copper strands, so I figured it would be just fine for a > ground... it is > insulated...
• Re: Upgrading second battery system
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:20:55 -0700
  ...The house battery is grounded to the chassis and a ground cable > runs to the fuse panel. The house battery positive runs to the...
• Re: My Sunroof syncro "drains"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 3 Sep 2013 16:33:09 -0400
  ...Jim On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@gmail.com> wrote: > I used a long cable to clean mine...
• Re: starter problems / i'm a novice
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:09:47 -0800
  ...following: > > * replaced transmission to chassis ground cable > * replaced the battery > * replaced the starter > * replaced the ground to battery cable > * replaced plug wires > * installed new...
• Re: am I troubleshooting my starter correctly?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:30:50 -0700
  ...Otherwise, if I'm reading you correctly, you wanted to attach the negative cable to the body of the starter to establish a ground...
• Re: CB antenna and Paulchen Rack
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:50:31 -0600
  ...This serves a a sufficient ground plane when the pop-top is down and or up. I the drilled a small hole in the...
• Re: Second Battery Under Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:23:55 EST
  ...A shorter cable is attached to #2 on the switch. Second battery is grounded at a seat belt mounting point. In my set up...
• Re: ground wire ohms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:05:46 -0400
  ...56a-right 130 W super high beam-31------star cluster grounds-----battery neg cable-battery neg. If you started measuring voltage drops across each...
• Re: Opinions wanted.. electrical install
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 3 Aug 2018 23:25:12 -0700
  ...It could be supported solely by the ground cable, which should be at least 4- or 6-gauge. The monitor reads through a cat...
• Re: Another Vanagon Stall?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 14:42:42 PST
  ...There was a short between the two wires in the two conductor cable coming from the oxy sensor to the ecu. John
• Re: ground straps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 21:37:33 -0400
  ...Volks, > > Is it ok to replace the braded ground straps with a batery like cable ? >In perticular the one to the left of the...
• Re: '81 Vanagon: 12V source in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 17:18:26 CDT
  I used the 'big red wire connection' on the alternator and grounded it on the engine case. On my bug I use a tab...
• Re: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:14:48 -0700
  ...2) 0-5 volt square wave pulse at 2 pulses per speedo cable revolution. (for Syncro) 3) Open collector output (just pulses to ground...
• Re: Vanagon's And ERS Insurance
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Mon, 16 May 2011 18:04:39 -0700
  ...SLC last spring (a broken ground) proved. Or the 70 mile tow this spring for a broken accelerator cable. I guess 2 tows in...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:00:38 -0500
  ...Stopped and came in to email.....What do ya'll think? I will replace the main cable and the ground strap, but does this...
• Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 17:48:55 -0700
  ...the cable to the main battery) Splice into the blue alternator >wire(to dash light) to power relay (term.86) and ground term. 85...
• Re: [A] FI problem, [Q] where to get a starter
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jul 1995 01:14:04 -0400
  ...Are the Battery Cable connections (and cables) in good shape? Connections (all) at the starter? Clean? 2. How about that Ground Strap between the...
• Re: The rear speaker ground.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:02:00 -0400
  ...The rear speaker ground. You're going to have to run that extra wire. Get some 4 conductor telephone cable and run a set...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 23:54:43 -0400
  ...Obviously. > the plastic ones shrink, dissolve, and generally fail in silly ways, > eventually. > > Don't overthink it. > > cat converter cable ??? No wires go to...
• Re: Aux. Wire/Battery Install Pics/Notes
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:45:45 -0700
  ...Excellent tip on isolator ground. Thanks. Much appreciated. I can see how it would be dodgy over time. North end of bolts up against...
• Re: Electrical gremlins...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:10:12 -0500
  ...the positive cable from the Battery to the starter with a 2 gauge cable (very fat). Also cleaned the negative main ground...made a...
• Re: Solar Panels - from where?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 15:10:34 -0600
  I routed the cable fromt he solar panel through the driver side air intake on the side of the body near the rear of...
• Re: rebuilding starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:51:31 -0600
  If you're talking about the strap that I think you mean, it's not a ground strap. It's the main current path...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:42:44 -0700
  ...The cable attachment bracket had to have one hole enlarged to fit with the Tiico cable bracket, and the cable adjuster bracket had an...
• Re: Update: Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:20:59 -0400
  ...working on >> replacing >> all the ends of the ground wires and cleaning up the battery cables in the >> next couple of days . . . >> >> >> Marc >> >> On...
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:01:26 -0500
  ...Shut off engine, reconnected cable, and tried to > restart - dead. > > Battery was purchased new May 99. Alternator is original. Any ground points I > could...
• Re: Non-VC, TDI TriStar weekend report!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 25 May 2004 15:29:37 -0700
  There is about 2m of cable at this point... next step is moving the tuner so there is about 10cm of cable. David Marshall...
• Re: running problems, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:22:09 -0500
  ...Check those grounds. The same thing will happen if the o2 sensor lead is grounding through the shielded cable. This can be caused by...
• Re: Sure Power 1315
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:01:18 -0800
  ...The ground is grounded there and the hot goes to a large > terminal post. The connection to the starting battery (attached to > the > 1315...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 6 May 2012 - Special issue (#2012-274)
  Historical mailing list - ZedEE Scooby
  Sun, 6 May 2012 20:59:35 -0400
  ...Oh yeh had to jury rig a few cables and replaced broken cable controls. Removed a 100 w amplifier that wasn't hooked up...
• Re: Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:55:04 -0800
  ...Happens when one of the ends of the ground cable is corroded and does not deliver enough juice that's needed. It can overheat...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:14:35 -0700
  ...cable coming from engine and >>ground is 140K ohms. I have a spare FI cable assembly and get same >>resistance from that cable when...
• Re: weird idle...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 6 May 2002 22:19:46 +0200
  ...nice hunk of 1/2 inch Monster speaker cable, and created my own ground cable. Ever since, the strange intermittent high idle has been...
• Re: Dragging starter
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 10:14:43 -0500
  ...stranded) copper cable from the tranny, thru the battery box and on up to the passenger footwell. This improved the chassis ground tremendously. Not...
• Re: Electrical Questions for Headlights and Dual Battery (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:54:09 -0500
  ...Next, disconnect the ground cable from the auxiliary battery, you should not have any voltage at that socket. Start the van, and 12 volts...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:47:26 -0600
  ...4) Install grounding receptacles in the steel box, and fit a cover plate over it to cover the box. 5) Wire in the cable...
• Radio fun...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:13:09 -0400
  ...I routed the cable under the rubber mats (had to lift up the accelerator pedal to do so.) There were 3 cables. Extender cable...
• Re: Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Sun, 25 May 2008 23:02:41 -0400
  ...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: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:04:53 -0700
  ...Symptoms of a bad starter? the old cables are not "useless" �they are still providing some conductivity, so adding new cables to the old...
• roof solar setup
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:22:34 -0600
  ...so that the pop top isn't getting much sun, it works fine on the ground with a longer cable. Richard '87 Westy Syncro
• Poor performance. Need results
  Historical mailing list - Justin Wolfe
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 09:10:42 -0400
  ...1) I installed an air flow adapter cable to see if this would clear up my BUCKING! Didn't work. I am ready to...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:07:51 -0400
  The ground shield in the cable assembly is only grounded at the ECU end. Grounding on both ends can allow electrical noise to be...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 15:57:06 -0400
  ...light on the dash come on, and stay on? > How are the grounds to your engine? > What shape is the ground cluster under the...
• Re: vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:03:41 -0500
  ...There can always be ground straps, corroded battery cables and such that cause the starter to draw too much current and overheat. However if...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:03:50 -0400
  ...VW (and modern cars in general) instruction is to always ground the ignition secondary if it's not doing its normal duty. Nothing wrong...
• Re: AC/BAttery indicator lighty
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 18:51:22 +0000 (GMT)
  ...One thing the Ground cable on the battery terminal felt quite warm indicating some heavy load somewhere. There may be a short somewhere. I...
• Re: Fw: Re: rear speaker installation for westy
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 23:51:03 -0700
  My '88 Westy had separate grounds for all the speaker wires. VW much have changed this at some time during production. Todd '88 Westy...
• Re: rebuilding starter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:29:47 -0800
  ...However if you don't wish to make one, you can buy the woven style ground straps in various lengths at your FLAPS. Cya...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:42:05 -0800
  ...the picture .. > Gets it down to just battery, starter, battery and ground cables, > thus eliminating and bypassing numerous possible weak areas. > Helps you know...
• Re: alternator Qs?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 23:59:48 -0400
  ...You might want to check either the battery ground cable, or the positive wiring from the alternator to the battery (I'm not authoritative...
• Re: Having Vanagon electrical problems?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:25:26 -0600
  ...I have installed several dual battery systems for friends and have made up my own cables with expensive copper connectors and cable, which is...