[Vwdiesel] OT Somewhat--diesel tractor

[Erik Lane]

Yes, I know that they use the mounting points generally for a ground,
but that just means that those points need to be clean to effectively
conduct the electricity. That the wire got warm simply means that it
was a better path to ground so it conducted a lot of amps. That
dielectric grease might be causing you problems. That grease is made
to *NOT* conduct electricity, so anything in there covering the bare
metal is not going to help you with your electrical connections. It
will keep it from oxidizing as much, but that's little help when it's
not working.... :)

Erik



On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Kneale Brownson
<knealeski at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Thanks, Loren.  This tractor has a frame to which the front axle (it's a 4X4) and body mount.  The battery ground, like in a car, goes to this frame.  I haven't yet found a frame-to-engine block ground, but if there is one, I'll clean that up too.
>
> --- On Fri, 10/8/10, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] OT Somewhat--diesel tractor
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Friday, October 8, 2010, 2:59 PM
>
>
> In a message dated 10/8/2010 11:12:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> knealeski at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
>> However, I found  that the extra bit of cable I used for the extra ground
>> got warm while I cranked the starter for just a few seconds, and wondered
>> if that indicates another problem?
>
>   It indicates that your original ground cable (should run from battery to
> block)
> is either insufficient or has a bad connection.  It also could indicate
> your starter
> is getting "old" and using more power.  Probably just a bad ground.
>
>>
>> Secondly, I wonder if I should establish an improved ground between the
>> frame and the engine?
>>
>
>   Shouldn't need it.  Most tractors don't connect anything to the sheet
> metal and
> the frame usually IS the axle, diff, trans, bellhousing and engine.  You do
> need a
> great ground from the battery to the engine/tranny/starter.
>     Loren
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