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Date:         Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:54:21 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Ray <svomikey1@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Mike Ray <svomikey1@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Dead battery or other problem?
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Hi all. I’ve just spent an hour looking at the archives for battery info. There’s a lot!

While starting my `87 Westy, I turn the key and during the crank cycle, it slows down like there’s a dead spot on the starter field winding, then it picks back up. It did this for about a month and when I was 6 hours from the house, it finally failed to crank at all while in a parking lot. Turning the key did nothing. Bentley test procedure (p27.13) showed voltage at solenoid and not at terminal A (field winding, should be 8v+), I had .5v. The import FLAPS couldn’t get a solenoid so I replaced the entire starter & solenoid. On my return trip (w/ new starter) it failed to start 2 more times and has the same hestitation!! The ignition switch is new so I ASSUME I need a battery? My Autobahn is 5yrs old. Is this starter hesitation a sign of a bad cell or something? Sometimes it still starts fine so I can’t tell. Any opinions would be appreciated! Pls p-mail me in addition to posting to the list, I’m on perma-vacation as far as the email server is concerned :-)

Thanks all! Mike, Macon, GA

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