I was doing that too, and jumped the darn thing to hell and back, but no matter what I tried it wouldn't go. The starter just wasn't going fast enough. Got the battery cables replaced with bigger ones (2 or 1 ga instead of the normal 4) and and it starts like a champ! -Arthur Anderson Portland Maine 85 Weekender Richmond Mike wrote: > Buenos Nachos, > > Last night in about -10 degree weather my 85 vanagon decided to take a > nap. Turns over just fine, just doesn't want to go through with starting > up.. > My question right now, is if I have to end up giving it a jump is it safe > even with the EFI? > thanks! > -Mike > > love to hear some good "freezin ass cold, my van won't start" horror > stories > if you got 'em. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > |
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