On Sat, 4 Jan 1997, Robert Cronin wrote: > I just had my starter rebuilt by a shop here on cape cod, but have > recently had problems with occasional no-starts. I assumed the starter > was defective, but the guy who rebuilt it told me that I may need a relay > because of the distance betwwen the ignition and starter. I'm not sure... > any ideas? > paul Of course, there could be many causes to your problem, but excessive voltage drop in that long wire from the ignition switch (and the connections] is a common one. So, yes, it is possible that a relay would help. Bob Hoover <veedubber@aol>, I think, and others wrote some good stuff on this subject. Search the archives at "http://halfdan.med.umn.edu:8853/misc/archives/vanagon.html" for more information. Mike '82 diesel '88 GL
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