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Date:         Sat, 19 Jun 2021 21:32:44 -0600
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Hard start, added a ground wire
Comments: To: Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAE_+Nq17aqBYPcVBMAw+fK+v8eszFz33AMhLr+NoQ=OBKg_r1g@mail.gmail.com>
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100% in Agreeance with that ~ I have never understood why VW chose to

place a ground cable on the opposite end of the Trany from the Starter Motor ~

I always recommend that in addition to making sure that Cable & Its Connections

are Clean, an Additional Ground should be placed from 1 Starter Motor Bolt to

Chassis ~

> On 19 Jun , 2021, at 8:48 PM, Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > My second Subaru conversion was an '84 with the small VW starter that > came with the 1.9. I was cheap and used that small VW starter on the > Subaru 2.2 > > To make it a bit easier to start I took the Subaru battery ground wire > and ran that from the lower bolt on the starter to the frame, (drilled > a hole and mounted it there). > > It helped, the starter worked well. > > FWIW over the years on all the VWs I've owned I've found that for an > electrical problem, adding a ground never hurts. > > That 84's headlights each had an extra ground wire attached just > behind the bulb connectors... couldn't hurt. > > Rob > vwrobb@gmail.com


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