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Subject:Re: Good Earth/Grounds Importance !
From:Rob
Date:Sat, 17 Dec 2016 08:50:47 -0500

I've never gone wrong by adding a ground to a VW.

Each head light right behind the headlight plug.
From the starter lower mount bolt to the frame

Rob
vwrobb@gmail.com

On Dec 16, 2016 5:23 PM, "OlRivrRat" <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

                Just to ReIterate the Importance of Eng'&Trany Earth/Ground
to Frame/Body ~ I spent way to many hours,

over the ThanksGiving Weekend, Under My VDubaru Un&ReInstalling the Trany
due to the Necessity to Replace the Bad

ClutchSlave in My SmallCar BellHousing ~ The Combo' of ColdTemp's,
ShortDays, & 72Yr'Old Body caused it to take Way

Longer than it ShouldHave so when the Job Finally neared the end I Failed
to Reconnect the Trany GroundStrap & also a

GroundWire that I Have Had connected between a StarterMotor Bolt & the
Eng'Bay BodySkin ~ During the couple weeks

that have passed since the ClutchWork I began to have StartUp that was More
Difficult than Usual ~ Usual is a Couple of

Beats & Vroom & what it began to do was 2 to 3 Beats, then what felt like a
Missed Beat & then Vroom ~ Before thinking

about Grounds I Misdirected toward the Ignition because of what seemed to
be a MissedBeat & found 1 Coil Terminal that

was Corroded & DarkColored so I swapped in a Spare Coil that I have & NoJoy
~ That is when the Grounds "Light" Lit in

My head & SureEnough That Was TheProb' ~ But I Do Believe SpareCoil is
Doing a NicerJob ~

        Also, Kinda Sorta Thinkin, that My HeadLights were Dimmer when
those 2 Grounds were Missing ~

            ORR ~ DeanB