DaveB Unless you have replaced it recently, a good place to start is to replace your IgnitionSwitch. Go get a new one (they're cheap & we all should carry a spare anyway) & simply unplug the connector from the old installed one & connect it to the new uninstalled one & give it a twist. The ScrewDriver across the SolenoidTerminals works but I prefer a heavy gauge wire or even better, a RemoteStarterSwitch. Good luck. ORR ~ DeanB
On 23 Jul , 2012, at 9:50 AM, David Bjorkman wrote: > Hi All; > What's that Roseanna Anna Danna's dad used to say, It's Always > Something. > > Camper won't start. Noticed a delay a few (intermittant) times when > starting over a few weeks. Turn the key, just a moment or two of > hesitation, then start. Then once it wouldn't start so I pushed it, > jumped in and popped the clutch, and it started and then no problem > for a few weeks. Went out this AM and no start. Lights and bells > fine. Starter gave no signs of getting tired. I would like to try > to electrically "jump" the starter to see if it is broke (I don't > think so), but havn't done that in a long time and would like a > refresher from anyone out there who has done this recently. Any > other diagnostic hints would also be helpful. I have a VW inline 4 > in there, and the starter is somewhat accessable. Same type starter > as waterboxer. I am also facing downhill in a pull in parking spot > so jumpstarting with a push is not an option (unless I get someone > to pull me out of this parking spot). > > Dave B. |
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