I totally agree. When I bought my 1989 Vanagon over a month ago and felt
much more in the dark than I do now I ended up paying a VW dealer $40 to
spend 5 minutes to clean the connections in my door switches to get the dome
light to work. I wish I had known then how easy it was to fix.

William P.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Marshall" <Willolyn99@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:53 AM
Subject: Re: Help! No ground to the fuel injectors???

> One thing to do with a 19-year old vehicle is to clean EVERY electrical
> connection and ground screw you can find.  Use a contact spray, steel
wool,
> and dielectric grease, and tighten down every ground.  I had many problems
in
> my '85 over the years that were complete mysteries until I cleaned all the
> wiring.  A guy with a diagnostic computer showed me that my injectors were
> screwing up every time the engine warmed up, because the expansion caused
a
> ground to lose contact.  Decades of corrosion can screw up lots of stuff,
as
> we all know.  Even if that doesn't clear up the problem, it will prevent
more
> problems.  Lots of luck!
>
> Bill Marshall
> 85 GL/ Tiico
> PHX AZ