I installed a 1 Gauge(overkill, I know, but I figure more is better, lol) wire on mine from the negative post to one of the tranny bolts. Also replaced the starter wire with a 1 gauge wire, and used the old starter wire for the chassis ground. Starts like a charm now.
on 1/25/03 11:52 PM, FLi GLi at [email protected] wrote: > Matt, > > Where/How exactly did you run the supplemental ground? I'm thinking of > running one on my 16V Passat, and probably on the GLi, too, just for the > sake of it. Seems all 16Vs suffer from poor grounding, whether it be a Mk1, > A1, or A2 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Matthew Yip > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] 16V Starter Issue? > > > Another thing that A1s are infamous for is a bad ground. Check that > the grounds are clean and tight. Heck - even try running a > supplemental ground. My 16v Slorocco wouldn't start in cold weather > regardless of what I did - after replacing every sensor, the 5th > injector and a few other pieces we FINALLY diagnosed a faulty ground > cable. Now that it's in, the car starts easily even in our balmy 20 > degree weather. > > --- > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
