Neil,

The title of the article is "the Ultimate Fix". I have been trying to track
down idle issues on my van since I bought it, many moons ago, and this
article makes a lot of sense to me, for some reason. Being able to actually
measure the effect of changes I made and witness tangible results doesn't
hurt . . . :)

How do you get to the ground hidden by the water tank cabinet then?

Marc

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 5:12 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'll have to check that BTDT FAQ article. Thanks. Have looked at BTDT site
> before but didn't know of that article.
>
> If you look along the bottom of the Bentley wiring diagram pages, you'll
> see circled numbers where ground wires connect. There's a list of these
> numbers in the index page before diagram pages.
>
> In the Westy, the main ground for the ECU is in a somewhat stupid place:
> at driver side end of rear seat box, ~ 1-2" away from the box end hidden by
> the water tank cabinet. Before removing the Westy cabinets, I moved that
> ground to a spot in rear seat area, close to ECU. Ironically, FWIW,
> cabinets out, I can now see that this ground on my '88 *looks* ok. i.e. it
> was probably fine. Still. No regrets moving that ground.
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Haven't gotten the Temp II sensor or thermostat yet, but started working on
>> the FAQ from Ron Austin on BTDT.
>>
>
>
>
>> So, what is the gauge of the normal ground wires in an '87 Westy (auto, if
>>
>> it makes a diff.)? And where are they? I'm planning on working on
>> replacing
>> all the ends of the ground wires and cleaning up the battery cables in the
>> next couple of days . . .
>>
>>
>> Marc
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Still have to complete the ground check per the BTDT page . . .
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
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>
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