Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 18:40:50 EDT
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From: James Bowen <JBowen7@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Re-occuring problem
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Charles,
It does automatically what I've been doing manually for months with a piece of coated wire...LOL: It routes power directly from the battery to the solenoid via the relay.
There are four wires (one each; blue, red, black, yellow) that connect to the relay. The wire that connects the ignition switch to the number 50 terminal on the starter solenoid (the voltage drop culprit), is removed from the number 50 terminal and plugged into the the blue wire from the relay. The red wire runs from the relay to the battery cable connection on the starter solenoid. The black wire runs from the relay to the number 50 terminal on the solenoid. The yellow is a ground. Clear as mud, right?
It' great. All I need to hot start my van now is enough energy to power the relay. It's hot in Austin now and she's been starting fine since I installed this relay.
Hope this helps.
Jim Bowen
'88 Wolfsburg
'74 Super Beetle Sun Bug
In a message dated Tue, 12 Jun 2001 2:54:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Charles McGehee <chasm@elltel.net> writes:
<< Interesting, Jim. How does it work?
Charles
'85 Westy
At 01:21 PM 6/12/01 -0400, James Bowen wrote:
>I'm surprised no one on the list has suggested the Bosch WR1 Low Voltage
>Relay kit as a fix for your problem. I've been suffering with the same
>problem on my '88 Wolfsburg (Lola). This past weekend I fitted this Bosch
>relay to my Lola. Voila! She's fixed. No more hot start problems. Bus
>Depot and Bus Boy both sell this kit. Good Luck.
>
>Jim Bowen
>'88 Wolfsburg
>'74 Super Beetle Sun Bug
>
>
>At 04:20 PM 6/11/01 -0500, Andrew Payton wrote:
> >Well I don't know who read my the story about my trip to Florida & all the
> >problems I incurred with my Vanagon but it seems to have resurfaced.
> >Originally I assumed it was the alternator but now I'm not really sure b/c I
> >installed a new one only a few weeks ago, went ahead & put in a new starter
> >too.
> >
> >Basically after driving for about 3.5hrs, Evansville to Frankfort, I pulled
>up
> >into my driveway & turned off the van b/c I had to run inside for something.
> >When I came back outside, no more than 5min later, I turned the key to start
> >my van & there was clearly power but the starter did absolutely nothing -
>the>key just kinda sat there. So now I'm stumped & don't really know what to
>look
> >for next. Please help me out if ya can. Thanks.
> >
> > Andrew Payton
> > Frankfort, KY
> > 82 Vanagon L (Water-Cooled
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