Thanks for the "reminder" and tip Alistair. Good troubleshooting! I've been meaning to keep a spare ignition switch handy when my similar no start occurs. I have a different engine but the fuel pump prime time length *sounds* very very short (or none at all) compared to my '88 stock WBX. When the no start occurs, bypassing fuel pump relay always allows the engine to start normally. I now wonder if it's simply an issue with the 15 or 50 contact(s) of the ign. switch. I've read that the switch has several to many contacts. I see this in Bentley too. Neil. On 5/18/14, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > B me over the last few weeks the van would sometimes take quite a few tries > with the starter to fire up. I couldn't make out any real pattern, sometimes > it would fire right up, sometimes I would have to crank and crank. > > If I was forced, I would say it happened more often with the engine warm. > I had my wife crank the engine and I measured voltage to the coil. I > wondered if there was a voltage drop problem during starting. Well it was > more than a voltage drop, it was a voltage absence during starter cranking. > > I got out a spare, and plugged it in to the steering column plug and turned > it with a screwdriver. Engine started up immediately. Tried it again and > again, engine started. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group: |
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