> coming in off the highway the van will not start. > No action from the > starter at all. No clicking. Nothing. Sit down > and eat dinner and go back > out and try again in an hour and it will start. > There has been one occasion > when I got the no start when the engine was cold, > too. Half-an-hour later, > it fired right up Sounds like the solonoid is heat soaking or you have a wiring problem, first check that all the wires going to the starter are clean, grounds in good condition, transmission and battery. If all the connections are good replace the soloniod. This happened on mine (80 Westy) and it was the solonoid on the starter. Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree |
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