Date:         Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:20:21 +0000
Reply-To:     Bill Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bill Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      FW: Start problems need help on the road
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From: easywind1975@hotmail.com
To: 86westy@geoexploits.org; vanagon@gerrry.vanagon.com
Subject: RE: Start problems need help on the road
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:18:54 +0000



Thanks got pointing me to that gowesty site, I always forget about their tech articles.  We had to stop for gas and it fired right up.  At least I have a few troubleshooting steps at my fingertips if it happens again.  My wife and I are push start pros growing up poor and all!  My concern us with our destination Wanee Festival, sandy camping doesn't make for easy push starts.....


> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:00:08 -0300
> From: 86westy@GEOEXPLOITS.ORG
> Subject: Re: Start problems need help on the road
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Go-Westy has a good "no-crank" troubleshooting article...
> See http://gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=924
> Sometimes, the spade connector going to the #50 terminal on the starter
> wears loose. If it won't crank, "wiggling" this connector can help. I could
> reach mine through the engine hatch...
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Bill Shawley <easywind1975@hotmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > Well 400 miles from and I go to start van (86 2wd 2.1) and it doesn't turn
> > over, just a click on the relays.  I try multiple times and nothing.  I
> > decide push start to get going and stop at a shop in Columbia sc, wife gets
> > into drivers seat and I'm buckling the kid in
> > I tell her to try to start it and voila it starts.  She said she had to
> > turn the key what seemed to be really far.
> >
> > We are on the road but this makes every stop nerve wracking now.  Is there
> > a troubleshooting procedure for the switch and is there a way to hotwire if
> > it gets to that.  I'd hit the archives but it is really difficult from a
> > phone.  We are en route to live oak fl,  right now we are on I 77 in south
> > Carolina (9am).   Thanks for any and all help.
> >
> >
> > Ryan
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone