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Subject:Re: ENGINE STIL WON"T START
From:Greg Marshall
Date:Fri, 3 May 2002 09:49:35 -0400

Is the battery good?

Ground wires to check (on aircooled anyhow)

- Ground strap in the battery box
- Transmission to body ground, look for a short braided strap
- Engine ground, this is tucked down on top of the number 4 cylinder, a few
grounds come together here, and it's a good idea to have a wire that runs to
the body from this ground.  I'm not sure if it came this way from the
factory, but my van has a gfround wire there.
- Ground on the lip of the engine bay, at the back on the drivber side.  I
think this is the main ECU ground but I'm not sure.
- Ground on the front wall of the engine bay on the drivers side, near the
double relay and fuel pump relay. ( on my californai van anyhow)
- There's a ring of ground wires up front behind the fuse panel

Those are all the ones that should matter as far as I know.

Greg.
82 Westy.

Chris Winesette wrote:

> My engine turn over it kind of a slow ruh ruh ruh ruh.  Where do all the
> ground wires properly goto. anyother sugestions

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