Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:35:28 -0500
Reply-To: Kevin Plichta <plichtakevin@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Kevin Plichta <plichtakevin@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Subject: Starter Help!
In-Reply-To: <vanagon%2010021323472193@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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You were right! I ran all the suggestion with no luck. The last thing I added was an extra ground from the bottom nut on the starter to the negative post of the battery and started great! The only thing I need is to make it permanent line to some spot on the frame.
Thanks to everyone help.
See everyone at Bus Bur next weekend!!
Kevin Plichta
> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:45:06 -0800
> From: becida@COMCAST.NET
> Subject: Re: Subject: Starter Help!
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> The starter gets it's ground thru the mount but I agree with you. I
> added a ground cable to my starter from the bottom mount bolt to the
> frame. An extra ground on something electrical will not hurt on a VW.
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
>
> At 2/13/2010 07:28 PM, chris and/or ruth wrote:
> >Subject: Starter Help!
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Check your ground. Put a heavy jumper on frame(not the engine) to
> >the starter body and try. You can have all the 12 volt you need,
> >but without a good path to ground it's useless.
> >The ground strap to the engine may be broken.
> >When I spent 3 hours swapping in a known good starter and having
> >same results I regretted not applying Scott tubovan's remote starter
> >switch idea!! That is a good idea to put together before you need it.
> >Chris C
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > My 91 starter not turning. I here the fuel pump come on, there is 12v
> > at the
> > main starter lead and less than 4 at the solenoid when turning the
> > key. When
> > I disconnect the solenoid lead and turn the key there 12v. So under a
> > load
> > is when I think is the problem but what ?? I had the starter tested at
> > a
> > shop and worked. Some history, this past fall the short braided cable
> > between the starter and solenoid was replaced at a shop.
> > Thanks again for your wisdom!!
> > > > Kevin Plichta
> > > >
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