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• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:16:10 -0600
  ...for the Grounds ~ If the Ground Strap @ the Front of the Trany is in Good Condition then Your Broken Ground Strap is not Essential...
• Re: Ground strap placement?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 06:54:40 -0800
  On an '81 there is no ground strap in the engine compartment. There's a ground strap that runs from the transmission to the...
• Re: Left head ground
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:08:14 -0500
  ...You can use a ground strap from Wal-Mart to do this. Or I sell the VW ground straps for around $24. The old...
• Re: Engine ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 20:43:24 -0700
  Hi Shawn Shawn Wright wrote: > > Today I started cleaning up and checking ground straps in the > engine compartment, and found that the right side...
• Ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:08:07 -0800
  I read, perhaps on the samba, that the bolts for ground straps tend to sheer. True? I want to fuss with all my grounds...
• Re: Ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:11:28 +0000
  ...Ground straps I read, perhaps on the samba, that the bolts for ground straps tend to sheer. True? I want to fuss with all...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:56:48 -0400
  ...for the Grounds ~ If the Ground Strap @ the Front of the Trany > is in Good Condition then Your Broken > > Ground Strap is not Essential...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:43:59 -0700
  braided ground strap.. https://www.amazon.com/Small-Parts-Tinned-Copper-Braid/dp/B003R501JU http://www.centurytool.net/10_Gauge_Braided_Ground_Strap_p...
• Re: removing ground strap bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:56:49 -0500
  That is said of the body bolt for the battery ground strap, too. That may have been good advice during the first 5 or...
• Re: Strange broken ground strap on 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:24:12 -0800
  ...Strange broken ground strap on 86 Vanagon Hi folks. Today I was changing my cap and rotor when I looked over on the driver...
• �Ground straps!
  Historical mailing list - rob wilke
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 18:53:43 -0600
  Some one just asked about the ground straps, again. which reminds me of a question I asked a few weeks ago. Do both heads...
• 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: Grounding engine
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 08:11:13 -0500
  ...grounds won't hurt the situation, If you are going to spend time on it ,checking the integrety of the existing ground straps and...
• Re: Phred's not feeling too well...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 20:31:34 EST
  ...You have a bad ground connection. It could be either the ground strap on the driver's side head or the ground strap on...
• Re: Ground straps
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:01:54 -0800
  ...Ground straps >I read, perhaps on the samba, that the bolts for ground straps tend to > sheer. True? I want to fuss with all...
• RE: Need help identifying ground wire in engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 12:46:26 -0500 (CDT)
  >The ground strap normally connects to a boss on the left cylinder head near >the hose connector at the top back of the head...
• Re: Ground strap & AFM
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 20:11:55 -0800
  My 85 did not have an afm ground strap as stock equipment (that I know of). I added one but it didn't seem...
• Strange broken ground strap on 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - digest Herbie Dave
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:11:14 EST
  ...instrument cluster (or just working odometer) and now ground strap. I wonder if this broken strap could be the cause of any problems? Dave
• Re: tranny ground wire question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:11:30 -0700
  As long as one end of the ground strap is attached to the rear tranny mount and the other to the vehicle frame you...
• Ground strap placement?
  Historical mailing list - Frayed1003
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 09:18:05 EST
  I read a listmembers post about the difficulties he was having concerning the ground strap. He was even kind enough, once he found the...
• Re: Missing engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - James G. Reed Jones
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:11:41 -0400
  Thanks all, I have found where the ground strap should have been (and a broken rusted end still attached at each bolt). I will...
• Re: 1993 Eurovan 2.5 Ground Strap At Hood
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:51:19 -0800
  ...Can anyone confirm if the covered braided ground strap at passenger side of engine bay connect to the engine hood? Why is it grounding...
• FW: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Mon, 7 May 2012 06:23:34 -0400
  I believe that ground strap to be original. My 91 has that same strap. No a good ground will not have any negative consequences...
• engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:22:50 -0800
  replacing the ground strap from engine to body. which is better? braided strap like OE? or cable type insulated? i got a 4ga cable...
• Re: starter probalem
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 17:21:15 -0500
  I have had, long in the past, a non-cranking starter that I finally traced down to a broken ground strap -- can't remember...
• Re: Misfiring Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 19:41:13 EST
  ...Someone suggested that I check my ground strap. The funny thing was that I just noticed the day before that my ground strap was...
• Re: ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 21:09:00 -0400
  ...ground straps > > > Hi Volks, > > Is it ok to replace the braded ground straps with a > batery like cable ? > In perticular the one to the...
• Ground strap & AFM
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:20:27 -0800
  ...As I recall the '85 had a ground strap to the AFM, but the '84 doesn't have one. Should I install one to...
• Re: HELP - No power to fuel pump - 87
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:11:24 -0700
  Have you checked the grounding strap for the ECU? I Had fuel pump problems and the problem ultimately, was a poor ground between the...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:27:36 -0300
  Once upon a time you could purchase a spool of flat ground strapping (1/2”, 3/4”, etc) and ends with teeth to crimp...
• Re: St. Muir Solenoid Trick (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 07:29:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...sez... >I don't _have_ a trans strap I bet you do, unless it's corroded away, your tranny has a big flat ground...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:36:16 -0400
  > > In light of there not being a complete ground, hadn't it be best to check > the main ground strap from the engine/transmission...
• Re: engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:00:12 -0800
  ...engine ground strap At 08:22 PM 1/20/2007, Jonathan Chasteen wrote... >replacing the ground strap from engine to body. which is better...
• RE: Need help identifying ground wire in engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Wed, 9 Jul 97 01:07:58 UT
  The ground strap normally connects to a boss on the left cylinder head near the hose connector at the top back of the head...
• Re: engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:26:46 -0800
  ...engine ground strap At 08:22 PM 1/20/2007, Jonathan Chasteen wrote... >replacing the ground strap from engine to body. which is better...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 15:11:21 -0400
  ...for the Grounds ~ If the Ground Strap @ the Front of the Trany >> is in Good Condition then Your Broken >> >> Ground Strap is not Essential...
• 1993 Eurovan 2.5 Ground Strap At Hood
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:39:11 -0800
  ...Can anyone confirm if the covered braided ground strap at passenger side of engine bay connect to the engine hood? Why is it grounding...
• removing ground strap bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:40:10 -0500
  Hey everyone, I would like to clean up the ground strap that runs from the tranny mount to the body. I have taken care...
• Re: 1993 Eurovan 2.5 Ground Strap At Hood
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:52:00 -0800
  ...1993 Eurovan 2.5 Ground Strap At Hood Hi all. Can anyone confirm if the covered braided ground strap at passenger side of engine...
• 82 vanagon ground straps. Location
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:35:44 -0700
  Could someone please tell me all the locations of the vanagon ground straps/ I have found the bank above the number 3 cyl for...
• 1987 Ground strap question
  Historical mailing list - Erik Feddersen
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:23:36 -0400
  ...I have half a braided ground strap connected to the left hand side of tbe engine compartment body. It is near a ground star...
• Re: 87 Syncro - Vanagon-type Syndrome and Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:06:22 -0800
  ...There is a ground strap between the drive train and frame at the forward end of the transmission. If you replace that strap or...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Sat, 12 Oct 1996 20:19:10 -0400
  ...My engine ground strap was broken in two! Unless you are down inside the engine compartment, you can't see the ground strap. I...
• 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...
• ground straps
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 00:46:08 +0000
  Hi Volks, Is it ok to replace the braded ground straps with a batery like cable ? In perticular the one to the left of...
• V6anagon Trip: Day 1 (continued) /L
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 22:32:56 +0500
  ...as to the short ground strap, been there. done that. The solution is to drill a hole at the top of the battery holder...
• Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:04:56 EDT
  ...Check the transmission ground strap for corrosion damage. Mine was bad and I replaced it with another webbed ground cable. When the bolts that...
• Re: flooding digifant
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:33:18 -0800
  Earl, This may sound like a long shot but, check the big the big ground straps form engine and tranny to chassis. I have...
• Engine ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 17:53:13 -0700
  Today I started cleaning up and checking ground straps in the engine compartment, and found that the right side cylinder head did not have...
• Re: Slow starter when hot
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:55:39 -0500
  Also, try replacing the ground strap from battery to frame. Went through much grief this summer until I bought strap at the flaps. John...
• 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: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:26:05 -0300
  ...braided ground strap.. > > https://www.amazon.com/Small-Parts-Tinned-Copper-Braid/dp/B003R501JU > > http://www.centurytool.net/10_Gauge_Braided_Ground_Strap_p...
• Re: St. Muir Solenoid Trick
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 08:33:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...sez... > >>I don't _have_ a trans strap > > >I bet you do, unless it's corroded away, your tranny has a big flat ground...
• HELP/starter/UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:18:44 PDT
  ...but still on shaky ground: I got the starter to operate by grounding directly to the solenoid ground strap. Grounding to the starter body...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Olsen
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:17:09 -0400
  Thanks for all the great advice guys. > >make sure the trans ground strap is good. > I've located a braided ground strap from the...
• 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...
• WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:25:53 -0700
  ...Under these conditions: - grounds between engine and frame cleaned and ok, new braided strap between engine and frame - battery negative clamp dis-connected, ECU...
• Re: Ground strap from out of nowhere
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 13:40:45 -0800
  ...I tried to hook this ad-hoc tranny ground strap to a bolt where the fuel injection stuff seems to be grounded (near the...
• Re: St. Muir Solenoid Trick
  Historical mailing list - Bob R. Kenyon
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 10:28:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I must have the solid mount, but I'm pretty sure I have the trans strap too. You can never have too many grounds...
• Re: Pigtail needed_looking for add'l grounds
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:41:14 -0800
  ...2 ground locations under the coil, also the 1 on the distributor, the braided ground strap on the #3/#4 head, the ground on...