Date:         Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:06:50 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
Comments: To: mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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Bingo!

Mr. BZ-no ps/pw/pb/cruise/pm/separators/non stock speakers, etc.


On Jul 15, 2008, at 3:40 PM, mdrillock wrote:

> This is the kind of problem I had in mind when I started this
> thread. A
> list of real problems that prevent use of the vehicle under some or
> all
> conditions! Not crackle in the speakers or balky power
> windows.........though I'm sure those fit the bill for some.
>
> Mark
>
> Larry Alofs wrote:
>> I nominate the mickey mouse circuit that activates the starter
>> solenoid.  By
>> my measurement, the solenoid draws about 37 amps.  This is not a
>> reasonable
>> current for the contacts in the ignition switch.  Eventually you
>> end up
>> banging on the solenoid to get it to work.  The most effective
>> remedy is the
>> "hard start" relay.
>>
>> Larry A.
>>
>>