Desperation... any more ideas (16V problems)?

[abatzis2@hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

TBerk, you're always preaching about the electrons--what say you let us know 
where you'd throw in new ground wires? i'm curious about the "brain" ground, 
but maybe a schematic or something is in order?


-Michael Abatzis
Hotlanta! GA
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, finally taking orders: 
www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...




>From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Desperation... any more ideas (16V problems)?
>Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:23:18 -0800
>
>Brian Honnold wrote:
> >
><snip>
> > One thing I did just think of, mine was an 86 gti motor swap with cis-e
> > that I wired custom grounds into, yours is a stock 16v motor right?  Is
> > it possible that the grounds from the idle switch and WOT switch are
> > corroded?
> >
> > BcH
> >
>
>
>Rev Tosh here:
>
>I want to make sure you have a big ol' honking path for the electrons
>to flow around your motor and it's electronics.
>
>Esp the 16vs which have a ground strap from the back of the head to
>the fire wall, it's braided copper which can corrode and is often left
>off during repairs.
>
>Besides these is the 'brain' and it's need for a good (and importantly
>Common) ground, and then there is the whole battery, Alt, Starter
>cable issues.
>
>Good mechanical electrical connections, bright clean metal to metal,
>coated with something to keep the oxygen out in the future, good (big)
>wires and cable free of corrosion down it's length- these are the
>things a good running car are made of.
>
>TBerk
>
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