On an '81 there is no ground strap in the engine compartment.  There's a
ground strap that runs from the transmission to the chassis.  You'll have
to crawl under the vehicle to find it.

On Sat, 6 Dec 1997, Frayed1003 wrote:

> I read a listmembers post about the difficulties he was having concerning the
> ground strap.  He was even kind enough, once he found the problem, to explain
> where the strap is located.  I have an 81 Westy and have been experiencing
> similar problems, I went to look for the strap in the engine compartment and I
> can't find one.  Is it pretty easy to find?  Is it possible mine is missing?
> Could someone let me know where it should be?  Thanks in advance for any info.
>

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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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