Bryan, you directly jumpered across the heavy terminals. That will spin the motor but as you found out on this type of starter it won't engage the pinion with the ring gear. To do that you have to energize the control terminal, which is either of the two spade terminals sticking out of the [forward-facing] back of the starter solenoid. One of those should have a #10 wire from the ignition switch plugged into it. The other is spare or has a little wire plugged in that has no function I know of. If it cranks well by jumping the control terminal, then either the wire from the switch isn't plugged in, or the switch is bad. If it doesn't, the starter solenoid is bad, and tapping the side of it firmly with a hammer a couple times may free it up temporarily. David At 11:03 AM 10/23/2015, B Feddish wrote: >How do I test to see if it’s the starter switch? > >Thanks, >Bryan > >Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > >From: Jim Felder >Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 11:00 AM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Trouble starting > > >Starter switch? > >Jim > >On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 9:46 AM B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com> >wrote: > > > I am scheduled to leave later today on a camping trip.  The van battery > > was dead because I left the interior light on > the other day. I charged the > > battery and turned the key but nothing happened. I tried to jump start but > > nothing. The starter makes no sound > whatsoever. If I crawl underneath and > > connect to 2 large connections together the starter spins but does not > > engage. > > > > What are the next trouble shooting techniques to determine what is wrong? > > > > 1983.5 WC > > > > Thanks, > > Bryan > > |
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