Date:         Sat, 19 Jun 2021 19:35:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Question about hard start relay
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
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Thanks. That is exactly why I asked the question. 

Jim

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> On Jun 19, 2021, at 4:07 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
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>      From J Browns WebSite >
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> “     ** Important installation notes: The hard start relay will not function properly in 1986-1991 Vanagon's with both Automatic Transmission and Factory Cruise Control due to a relay conflict with the cruise control system. If your van only has either an Automatic Transmission or Factory Cruise Control, the relay will function properly.
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>       It has come to my attention recently that running a hard start relay with the GoWesty Auxiliary Battery Kit or the GoWesty Gear Reduction Starter may result in complications where the starter will continue to spin after releasing the key from the ON position. If you have either of these products installed in your van, the use of the hard start relay is not recommended and must be considered as completely at the risk of the installer. "
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> 
>> On 19 Jun , 2021, at 11:35 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> Years ago I installed a Jay Brown relay kit on my 82 diesel Westy. It worked fine. For some reason I can’t recall, I once wired the car back to the original wiring setup, probably when I went to a gear reduction starter. The relays and wiring are still in place where they were installed in the engine bay but are not hooked up at present. I would like go back to the relay setup BUT I have read that the relay should not be used with the Gowesty gear reduction starter. I know nothing about the GW reduction starter but am wondering if that warning applies to all gear reduction starters or just the Gowesty one. Anyone know a reason I should not go back to the relay setup?
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>> Also, does anyone have a set of installation  instructions lying around that they could share? I don’t like experimenting on electrical stuff. 
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>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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