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Date:         7 Nov 95 18:09:00 +1800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         GOLDBERG_DAVID@mpd.tandem.com
Subject:      Alternator question

All,

I feel stupid for asking this, but as they say "The only stupid question, is the one you don't ask"(or something like that). While putting my engine back together today I found my self in a quandry, there are 2 wires coming from the alternator, one with a plug that only fits in one part of the engine compartment, so I'm sure I got that one right, but the other I'm not sure of. It is the right length to reach the starter, it is red, and it has a connector that is the right size to fit over the post of the starter. However, when I went hook it to the starter, I thought that something was not right. My question is where does this second wire go? My instincts tell me it is a ground, but I was under the impression that VW colored ground wires brown. If it is a ground, is there some place that is should be attached, or would any bolt on the body work?

Waiting anxiously,

David 74 Thing 79 Westy


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