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Date:         Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:57:23 -0400
Reply-To:     Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dead (almost) in the garage
In-Reply-To:  <BAY152-ds144FC811478D5FEC48C0FA0120@phx.gbl>
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BTDT, you can try jumping the starter with a wire from the alternator to see if it's the switch or the starter (it's accessible from the engine bay, and please be careful). I hace a Ford solenoid connected to mine (don't ask). The starter relay fix should work, too.

Hector 1990 Carat 'Ursula'

> > > Just attempted to start my van after it was sitting in the garage for a few > weeks. Reconnected the battery (green diode indicated a good charge), oil > and coolant levels good. > > Turned the key and heard the fuel pump kick in, red dash lights for the oil > and battery levels lit up and the brief flashing red for engine temp but > the > engine did not begin to turn over at all. > > So I am at a loss. Starting motors do not fail catastrophically right? > Could > this be a wirung issue? > > This is an '89 automatic. > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > Cheers, > Phil Menchions > '89 Westy >


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