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Ground wires

umm, a stock 16v has 2 connections on the stock ground wire, same thi=
ng, one for tranny, one for
body.
Al

----- Original Message -----
=46rom: "Marc scirocco Qu=E9bec" <marc_scirocco@yahoo.ca>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: Ground wires


> Better yet, go to the dealer, and order a new ground
> strap. It is an upgraded version (EC had something
> about this around 1995) with two ground points, one
> for the body, and one for the tranny.
>
> It keeps your VW stock instead of cramming it with
> crappy looking household hardware... (my opinion,
> flame away)
>
> Cheers.
>
> Marc
> '83 Scirocco
> '88 Scirocco Slegato
>
>  --- Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> a =E9crit : > If
> it's an indication, on v. late A1's (i.e., my '93
> > Cabby) and on
> > A2's, the factory changed one enine-tranny bolt to
> > include a stud for
> > attaching a ground cable.  So one choice is to get
> > that stud.  More
> > practically, run a ground cable to one of the
> > starter bolts, or even
> > one of the tranny case bolts.
> >
> > FWIW, my local hardware stores have suitable copper
> > lugs in the screw
> > stock section (not in the electrical section, since
> > that's household
> > stuff generally).  A bench vise works nicely to
> > crimp the lug; I use a
> > screwdriver shaft on one side (held on the same axis
> > as the wire) to
> > put a nice indent in it, versus just letting the
> > vise smash it flat.
> > HTH.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > --- JARED HASS <jhass@monacohr.com> wrote:
> > > Sorry about bringing this thing up again but,
> > >
> > > I need to redo the ground wire to the tranny.
> > Where is the best spot
> > > to
> > > locate the ground on the tranny?  It there a
> > better spot or does it
> > > not
> > > matter?
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help...
> > >
> > > Jared
> > >
> > >
> > >
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