Date:         Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:37:17 -0500
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
Comments: To: AAG - Larry Word <word_aag@COMCAST.NET>
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Larry -- Hot day here in Georgia?  Right!  Hot Georgia days equal difficult
Vanagon starting unless you make sire that solenoid getting what it needs.
I wouldn't have made it around town today without my trusty Bosch Ws-11 (?)
relay in the starting circuit.   Bosch relay puts full battery voltage on
the starter solenoid.

John in Macon
----- Original Message -----
From: "AAG - Larry Word" <word_aag@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:17 PM
Subject: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?


RE:  Trouble shooter "logic" - starters

My daily driver quit on my recently.....battery "appears" good but nothing
else is happening when I try
to start her up?

I have no manual and need to know where to start in my search for my 12V
current to starter?
Do I check for 12V at solenoid (after switch)?
If 12N is there but still nothing, do you replace just solenoid or both
starter & solenoid?

Thanks for info. to get me started on this new task....

Larry
Georgia