Ground wires

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

Allyn wrote:
> 
> umm, a stock 16v has 2 connections on the stock ground wire, same thing, one for tranny, one for
> body.
> Al
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc scirocco Québec" <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 écrit : > 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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