Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 15:51:38 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: Battery to starter cable
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re I was cursing VW engineers when I was trying to reattach wire (I had
in my tool kit an inline spade fuse holder that had right angle
female connections on either end which I managed to get on the
solenoid, and a male-male at other end got me connected to the stock
wire).
and the other guy struggling with a syncro starter issue or wiring
issue...........
you guys don't try to work on the starter with the engine fully bolted up in
place do you ?
all you do is loosen the two bolts on the left end of the 'mustache bar' ...
then put a jack under the engine,
and remove the two bolts on the right end of that rear engine cross bar.
then you lower the jack..
and the starter is not jammed up in there against the fuel tank.
I wouldn't even think of trying to work on the starter wires without
lowering down some.
..unless it was a side-of-the-road emergency ..
and even then I might lower the engine/trans down some on the right side.
all you need is a bottle jack really.
in general..
it is always worth it to get the right tool,
always worth it to move other things out of the way ( in aircraft work
that's called 'FOM'..faciiate other maintaince )
and always worth it to get good access to what you are working on so you can
do a good job.
and ..the more you take things apart and put them back, the more you know
they are horribly rusted in place or whatever etc.
It's 'good' for syncro's and vanagons to work on them.
'not working on them' ...and 'not taking things apart now and then' is bad
for them.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dylan Friedman" <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: Battery to starter cable
>I will consider stepping up and having replacement battery to starter lines
>produced. Please pmail me if interested in purchasing one and reply with
>the price you feel comfortable with paying.
>
> I am testing the water here. I don't need to make millions on this, but
> don't feel like wasting my time either.
>
> I will offer them to VanCafe, VanAgain, RMW and Bus Depot once specs and
> pricing have been set.
>
> Shipping can be USPS Flat Rate $15 to lower 48, add $7 for HI & AK, $40
> worldwide via priority international.
>
>
> I have numerous factory lines from 91 vans to use as templates.
>
> Dylan
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
> Sender: Syncro@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 07:17:30
> To: <Syncro@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: Syncro@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: Battery to starter cable
>
> Dan,
>
> I was cursing VW engineers when I was trying to reattach wire (I had
> in my tool kit an inline spade fuse holder that had right angle
> female connections on either end which I managed to get on the
> solenoid, and a male-male at other end got me connected to the stock
> wire).
>
> Cursing them that they used a spade connection, why not a stud and nut?
>
> In any case, soldering as you did sounds like the thing. But back to
> the 70mm wire, surely you need to remove the starter to replace that,
> right?
>
>
> alistair
>
>
>
> On 3-Nov-10, at 6:17 AM, Daniel O Stevens wrote:
>
> Alistair, this brings up a BIG POINT that I make now on ALL my
> Starter installs.
>
> I SOLDER the wire to the terminal (then plastic dip it)
> We had a HECK OF A TIME on Dad's Syncro winter beater, yes you
> guessed it in the middle of the winter
> It popped off several times once it was disturbed.
> I did get adapt at slipping one up there with a long needle nose
> pliers, and a short section of more "rigid" wire to plug into (think
> jumper extension like piece)
>
> But now we SOLDER a jumper with a Male weathertight pigtail onto the
> starters to a far easier to access location.
>
> Dan in NY
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> . Re: Battery to starter cable
> Posted by: "Alistair Bell" albell@shaw.ca alistairbell@rocketmail.com
> Date: Tue Nov 2, 2010 4:15 pm ((PDT))
>
> Can you really get enough access to the starter to do the wiring
> connection with starter in van? I had a hell of a time re-attaching
> the red/black ign wire to solenoid when it came adrift on a trip. I
> thought that you might have to pull the starter to do the connections.
>
> alistair
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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