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Subject:Re: ground wire ohms
From:Tom Hargrave
Date:Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:06:04 -0500

Make sure you are not measuring from the hot or power side of the relay
coil. If you are then you are measuring the relay coil resistance.

You should read 0 or very close to 0 ohms across any ground. Any resistance,
even 1 ohm is trouble.

Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Gus Cairo
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 10:44 AM
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: ground wire ohms

On an 1982 aircooled Calif Specs checking the ohms� on the ground wire from
the block� through the harness to the fuel pump double relay, I get a
reading of 9.67 ohms is that correct or is there problems with that wire
Thanks Gus
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