Jetta GLI ground cable

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

I replace the stock negative cable with two shorter ones, and maybe that's
what they mean. I run one from the negative terminal to the ground which is
buried under the airbox (on the frame), and then from there, a second one
to the grounding bolt on the tranny. I know that without that tranny
connection the car won't start well except if you're real lucky, mine had
that strap omitted when the dealer did the engine swap, and it started okay
for two years after that, and all of s sudden decided it couldn't find
grounded goodness. That moment was my official cutting of the apron strings
too, I think the dealer only saw the car for the gas tank recall after
that.

So, maybe they're spec'ing two short cables to replace the factory ground
strap which attaches in three places?

Cathy

On 1:29:17 am 04/09/06 "Peter" <peter@thescirocco.com> wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Brown [mailto:sharpshooter33@adelphia.net]
> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 1:12 AM
> To: scirocco scirocco
> Subject: SPAM-LOW: Jetta GLI ground cable
>
> Ok so I got my GLI running the last 2 days by push starting it.
>
> Runs ok for awhile, but then it starts to miss.  We narrowed it down
> to a faulty ground.  We think it's the main ground wire.  We attached
> a meter and the battery has good Voltage, the alternator puts out
> good voltage, but the battery when the car is running is not getting
> charge.
> We ground the battery with jumper cables to the block and BANG we get
> a good charge coming back to the battery.
>
> My question is this:
> I look up the stock negative battery cable and it's 15"  The current
> one that I took off is about 22".  All the models that I looked up
> Scirocco 8v, 16v and Jetta GL and GLI all say 15".
>
> This car was wrecked in the front at one time and the electrical
> wiring is FUBAR especially with the radiator relay and other items in
> the front area. I'm wondering if it's grounded to the wrong place
> also?  The Bentley says ground to body, but it looks like it's on the
> back of the tranny.  Also it has a inline connector that wasn't
> connected to anything.  I'm tempted to get a B.A.cable and ground it
> to the tranny and body.
> Any input?
>
> Thanks
> David
>
>
> 15" sounds more like a positive cable, unless they're just connecting
> it to the chassis, or it might reach directly to the top of the
> driver's side trans mount, but I doubt it duplicates the stock setup.
>
> I use a thick low gauge wire, and run it from the negative battery
> terminal, to the top starter bolt, or to a trans to engine bolt/stud.
> Then I use a little thinner cable with ring terminals on each end,
> and connect it to the chassis.
>
> Here's what that trans to engine bolt/stud looks like:
> http://thescirocco.com/images/forsaletransgroundbolts.jpg
>
>
> Peter
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