You have a loose connection or a bare wire that is intermittently rubbing against a ground. Drop the fuse box and give it a lookover. The nostart may or maynot be related. Do you hear the fuel pump running? If not, pull the relay and use a jumper wire to test the relay. Z --- Aaron Ellringer <aarone@WESTERNDAIRYLAND.ORG> wrote: > My 83.5 westy won't start. > > A few weeks before nostart, there were random > occurrences of an electrical > clicking sound from beneath or near the drivers > seat. The e-brake light > might blink. The radio may have cut out. Then it > would be fine. It was > worse around bumps. > > One day it wouldn't start. There is power to other > accesories, and a cable > attached right to the starter produces start. > > QUESTION: > > What is the recommended fix for this problem? > > I assume I should address more than simply the > starter wiring. And I should > be removing the dash to replace my wiper arm thing > soon... thanks. > > aaron in it's finally raining in wisconsin
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