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Date:         Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:30:27 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU
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Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAB2RwfjYW=Q8RoNvyUQM8DNRczfs2RvnuP3obi-uxpFsRLOoQQ@mail.gmail.com>
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what year is the van please ? now that Iread 'ecu cable-strapped to intake snorkle' it's soundinglike a 1.9 wbxr. Do you need a proper ECU mounting bracket from a 1.9 wbxr vanagon?

I still go for the Remote Starter Switch test right away .. ( like inthe fist 4 minutes of 'starter-seems-dead' troubleshooting. It takes the whole rest of the car out of the picture .. Gets it down to just battery, starter, battery and ground cables, thus eliminating and bypassing numerous possible weak areas. Helps you know where to look for the real problem

'stubsitute and bypass' is a very useful diagnostic strategy often. dig out your remote stater switch is my suggestion.

On 12/15/2012 11:31 AM, neil n wrote: > Thank you Mark. > > Disconnecting T2m made no difference. Hand brake released, turn key, > ! still comes on. Battery tested @ 12.5 Volts but "67%" charged. > > Re: track 25, I see what you mean. I swapped ICU's last summer. Maybe > cable strapping the ICU (on its side) to the intake snorkel duct put > it in a poor position? Allowed moisture in somehow? I doubt it, but > will disconnect the ICU and try again after battery is fully charged. > > FWIW, I have swapped ignition switches yesterday. This was with a used > switch but it made no difference. > > I thought maybe I'd disturbed something at the fuse box or near by > when doing previous unrelated wiring, (headlight upgrade etc) but I > see nothing disconnected, singed, or otherwise. It ran fine after that > wiring was done. > > > Neil. > > > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 12:58 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: >> You could remove that start signal connection from the ECU easily enough as >> a test to see if the starter then cranks. On the forward edge of the engine >> compartment double relay box is a 2 wire connector. One of the 2 wires is >> that starter 50 signal and that is where it joins the FI harness. Simply >> unplug that 2 wire connector and try the starter. The engine won't actually >> start up of course since the other wire of the 2 is power for the ECU etc. >> >> Bentley diagram 1987, current tracks 29 and 5, connector T2m >> >> Both the ECU and ICU get that starter 50 signal from the T2m >> >> Mark >> >> >> neil n wrote: >>> Meant: >>> >>> ".... This no start happened shortly there after." >>> >>> And: >>> >>> "Could there be a short in the ECU or elsewhere in the 50 circuit that >>> is causing the 50 circuit to short thus causing the starter not to >>> engage or turn?" >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Neil. >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:30 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> ..... This issue no start happened >>>> shortly there after. >>>> >>>> Could there be a short in the ECU or elsewhere that is causing the 50 >>>> circuit to short thus causing the starter not to engage or turn? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Neil n >>> >>> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp >>> >>> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. >>> >>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >>> >>> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: >>> >>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >>> > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >


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