It's possible no one answered your last request because you didn't put
include the model year, colour of wire, whether or not is has a
connector.

      :)

They are .... ?

A pic is really handy too though I could be accused of posting too many.    ;)

The starter body is the negative connection to frame so there isn't a
negative wire to the starter.

Neil.

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Does anybody know what that ground wire attached to the coolant hoses on the passenger side just in front of the firewall goes to?
>
> --- On Sat, 5/21/11, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
>
> From: Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Mysterious loose ground wire
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 11:02 AM
>
>
> While doing a general tune-up in my van today, I pulled off the air cleaner and noticed a heavy guage wire haning from just in front of (front meaning front of van) the firewall where the coolant hoses are mounted. Is that to ground the starter or what? It seems to have been like that for a while.
> Any thoughts?
> Thanks
> Steve
>

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