Date:         Fri, 14 Apr 2000 23:34:19 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
Comments: To: JKrevnov@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <49.2a65186.262929ee@aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed

At 22:11 4/14/2000, Rico Sapolich wrote:
>case halves but, what about the potential difference between the left
>(grounded) head and the case?  There are numerous things that tend to isolate
>the case halves from the head.  That big rubber gummy for one; the sealants
>and oxides at the interface of the head and head nuts for another.  So, maybe
>we all should be installing grounding bonds between the lower cases and the
>heads.  What do you think?

Could just measure and see?  Of course it wouldn't show up RF with any
ordinary voltmeter...


>As an aside, I once braided my own grounding strap from stripped 14 AWG SO
>cord.  It was on a Sunday before we had such things as 7 day-a-week supply

My, you certainly must have been well-grounded (or sat in the sun too long) <g>

d

David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"