starter replacement reminder

[Huw Powell]

MXHOWES at aol.com wrote:
> After being driven crazy trying to figure out the intermittent electrical  
> problems with my first Audi ('81 4000) I finally was able to  solve 
> everything by adding extra ground wires (If you have an electrical  problem 
> ......It's the brown wire..dah!). My list of problems was long but the  fix was 
> easy. Wire brush all major ground connections. then...
>  
> 1. Replace the braided Ground with a new  (solid wire)  ground.

Hear hear!

> 2. Add a 2nd ground from the battery to the starter bolt.

Yup!

> 3. Add a #10 wire from the battery to the major interior ground post (next  
> to your left knee cap)

Not sure what my knee cap has to do with this...

>  
> Years ago I made a bunch of $ buying non running Audi's & VW's and  
> installing about $20 worth of ground wires.....presto! It runs.
>  
> Starting with my '88 80 Q  I haven't had a ground problem, but  then, I 
> live in a salt free environment ....which helps.   

People look under the hood of my '78 Chebby truck and say "nice ground 
wire".

For eight bucks, it's a problem I don't ever want to deal with.

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi

http://www.humanthoughts.org/