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Date:         Sun, 10 Sep 2017 20:04:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: no start in 81 AC Westy
In-Reply-To:  <56A7D655-4DB5-4917-9A3C-8DFFC6B400B2@comcast.net>
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All great tips.

And, after that you could take the battery in and have the tester put on it. mine showed problems with cold cranking. I put in a new battery and all good for the last two years.

Testing it could at least eliminate the battery as the cause.

Best,

Eric

> On Sep 10, 2017, at 5:04 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > > A Lot of "Bad Battery" Verdicts are not Bad Batteries @ All but just Dirty Cable to Batt' connections ~ > > They can even Look Clean yet have a Very Thin layer on them that prevents a Good Charge & an Even Worse > > Discharge the next time they are called upon to Crank the Starter ~ So do a Good Clean of the Cable Ends & > > Batt' Posts > Get a Jump Start from a Running Vehicle or a Push Start of Your Van If It has a Man'Trany & > > run it for while (Without Headlights or Fans) to see if the Batt' will Recharge ~ If It takes a Charge but seems > > to wear down easily, a Good Long Duration charge Via a Good Batt' Charger may Resurrect It ~ > > ORR ~ DeanB > > On 10 Sep , 2017, at 2:32 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > >> Hi Carl, >> >> Sounds like a bad starter battery is the place to start. >> Mine acted just like that and though the starter battery was not that old and powered other things it was bad for cranking. >> >> Eric Caron >>> On Sep 10, 2017, at 4:09 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> after not using the van for a few weeks, I tried to start. Engine tried to >>> turn over but very lazily. Added a booster battery but still very lazy >>> turnover til eventually battery gave up. After a few minutes of rest, >>> attempted again to start but nothing whatsoever. No sound at all. After >>> another few minutes of waiting, I tried again. And now very loud and fast >>> clicking noises but nothing else. Can't describe it better :-(. Any >>> suggestions? >>> >>> Karl. >


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