With the Westy cabinets out on my '88, noticed that the screw to frame
for all the "kitchen" DC negative wires was loose, cockeyed and
rusted. Then I noticed that the connector was corroded where wire
strands contact. Cut that off, found 6" of a #12 ground wire was
corroded.

While checking engine bay grounds, ended up replacing a ~ 1.25' ground
wire due to corrosion.

Neil.

On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Don Preston Jr. <dj@fokust.com> wrote:

> Yep, what I was thinking as well Dennis. Already changed out all the
> contaminated oil and she'll be hanging out in the driveway until I can give
> a complete walkthrough of the electrics. the added secondary battery wiring
> looks a bit dodgy already...
>
> -Don
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Haynes
> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 11:38 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: She's Home! (Was: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start)
>

> .... Corrosion  of the wires inside the
> insulation is now becoming a common problem. Wires can even test good with
> meters but may not be able to carry the current load.

--
Neil n

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