Date:         Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:06:41 -0500
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: re-wiring harness
Comments: To: flubach@HOME.COM
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I think I'd start out by cleaning my ground cables on the battery, chasis
to tranny, possibly adding an extra ground cable between engine block and
the chasis and check the positive mounting cable to the starter,
alternator, coil/glowplug (cold start injector). Look for frayed
connections at push on terminals.

Cables that fill up inside the insulation with oil or corrosion can cause
resistance.

A new wiriung harness would look great but I don't think it is your fix.

If you've got a cheap meter it could be the Ohms meter or the leads (my
$19.95 meter isn't correct).

Stan Wilder

On Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:54:08 -0400 Bradley Flubacher <flubach@HOME.COM>
writes:
> Has anyone replaced faulty wires in their wiring harness? I found
> that the
> end-to-end resistance of one of the fual injector wires was 18 ohms.
> Of
> course it should be darn close to zero. I'm tempted to go to radio
> shack and
> buy a spool of the right gauge wire and replace some (all?) of the
> wires in
> the harness.  Would this be asking for trouble? It seems to me that
> wire is
> wire is wire.  If I solder all the connections, I would think it
> should wind
> up good as new.  There are some damaged areas of the harness where
> is melted
> too..
>
>
>
> Bradley Flubacher
> State College, PA
> '82 VW diesel westy
> '84 GL wasserboxer

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