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Subject:Re: ground location on 89
From:Mark McCulley
Date:Tue, 5 May 1998 08:12:28 -0700

On my 87, the ground on the driver's side is on the top of the engine. Open
your engine compartment and have a look, it should be obviious.

-Mark McCulley
At 09:39 AM 5/5/98 -0400, Mark Schrope wrote:
>OK, I'm willing to accept the possibility that I'm a little bit slow, but
>where is the ground on the driver side of the engine.  Last night while the
>oil filter was off I took the tin off the driver side to check the ground.
>I couldn't find one anywhere.  Could someone tell me specifically where it
>is in relationship to something obvious like the fuel injectors or the oil
>pressure sending unit?  I suppose I would rather find that I'm a bit of an
>idiot, than that my engine hasn't been grounded since it was put in by the
>PO.
>
>The other goal of the night was to put in a new ground on the passenger
>side.  I was thinking of running it from one of the bolts on the tin
>(between tin and engine) to one of the bolts that attaches the engine
>support beam into the frame, just forward of the bumper mounts.  Does this
>sound like a good location?  Anybody have other suggestions?  Thanks as
>always for the help.  Pmail would be great as I'm on digest and need to do
>this today.
>
>Mark Schrope
>'89 Wolfsburg
>
>
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