Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:11:19 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: hot starter isues
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Take the starter off.
Clean the starter solenoid.
Clean the trash that has collected around your brushes inside your starter.
Try to examine the starter bushing in your bell housing (poor alignment
caused by a worn out bushing will make the starter drag).
Clean the wire connectors on the solenoid.
Clean the battery terminals and the connectors.
If these things don't fix the problem then they should have been done prior
to installing an auxiliary solenoid.
Stan Wilder
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Stevens" <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 8:39 AM
Subject: hot starter isues
ok heres the beginning. I have a newly acquired 1980 AC vanagon.
now that it's finally getting close to summer here in upstate NY I have the
"hot start syndrome'
ok NO PROBLEM, i have the wonderful article/diagram from
http://www.oldvolkshome.com/
Article: http://www.oldvolkshome.com/hardstart.pdf
anyways. I can hear my relay clicking but the starter don't give a hoot..
on the topic of relays.. I used a used off the shelf fog lamp relay..
but I was wondering on the use of lawn tractor starter relays? Ford style
automotive solenoid (or would have similiar current issue as the stock
solenoid?
now is it a lack of voltage/amperage on the positive battery cable
connection to the starter? it is a LONG cable from battery to starter.
is it a iffy braided wire from the solenoid into the starter body? (looked
suspect)
is it a old tired starter windings that don't like the heat?
or my ign circuit wire+connector that was tough to disconnect and rusty ( i
attempted to clean with a swab of acid base cleaner)
to complicate the heat issue, the passanger side heat duct from the 'by-pass
valve??' is disconnected letting the HOT heat air out in the area over the
tranny
but that shouldn't be a problem while tooling down the road?? as there'd be
a lot of air current to dissapate that hot air?
in all because it's a heavy vehicle to push start and I would like to take
it on trips farther then my AAA will get me home on.
It looks like it'll be getting a NEW starter. and use the old one in my
engine stand.
thanks for listening to me think outloud.
Dan Stevens
1976 baja 2.0L
1980 AC vanagon ASI riveria
