[T3] Ground for Fuel Pump Plug

[Jim Adney]

On 15 Jul 2011 at 13:18, SCS Crewcab wrote:

> That makes sense, the spare looked like it had only been on the car for 
> about 6 months where mine was adorned with 40 years of road goo. Also,  
> on mine, no spark at all when I touched the neg to ground. On the spare, 
> a bright spark. And, on both, I got the shock when I touched neg to 
> ground not, when I removed it. It was a very hot day and, my hand was 
> wet from sweat. Maybe the electrons got confused and couldn't decide to 
> ground through me or the car or both. I was worried the winding had 
> shorted to ground someway.

The neg side of the motor is connected to the case (ground) 
internally. That much, at least, is normal.

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