>OK, you want discussion?  I'll give you discussion!
>
>When I get out of my van, I place my left hand on the panel in question, and
>get a shock from it!!!!  I found a little chip in the paint (Yep, right
>where my butt cheeks slide across).  Why am I getting a shock?  Is this an
>indication of a bad ground, or would you call it relatively normal??

Yer van's trying to tell you something...

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi)
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel van/wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel (taxi)