Re: [T3] Electrical grounding.

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 8 Aug 2001, at 19:35, PunkDork55@aol.com wrote:

> << 
>  What year? VW added ground wires all over the car in 69, but 
>  before that everything was just grounded by its mounting. 
>  Switches, however, seldom need or have grounds.
>   >>
> 
> 67.  in the wiring diagrams i have and in  bently it shows the wiper
> switch and hazard light switches grounded.  bentley also says "NOTE--
> The wipers will not turn off or park if the wiper switch is not
> grounded properly." (Electrical sectioin, page 37, section 11.9) 
> however this could not refer to my model year.  BTW, does anyone have
> a good 67 headlight switch? it has 5 terminals.  

Not sure about the 67, but I thought the parking switch got its 
ground via a ground wire at the motor....

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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