Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:25:46 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: '84 1.9L engine -- no start on cold mornings -- starts fine
              late morning
Comments: To: john <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
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Can you hear/feel your starter relay click when you turn the key?


On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 8:15 AM, john <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com> wrote:

> My van ('84, 1.9L engine, automatic transmission) is having
> to spend this winter in my driveway. Â Once overnight
> temperature drop into the low 30s or worse (for middle
> Georgia), turning the key to the start position will not
> energize the starter. Â I can hear fuel pump turn on. Â Not a
> battery issue as interior lights are bright. Â Neutral-start
> switch on automatic transmission shift lever is bypassed.
>
> I have a Bosch starter relay in the starter motor circuit
> and everything works fine once the van has been in the sun
> for a couple of hours. Â I am wondering if the contacts in
> the ignition switch (12 to 15 years since replacement) are
> worn to the point they will not make contact in the cold.
>
> Is this a possibility?
>
> Thank you,
>
> John
>