Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (September 1999, week 4)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Sun, 26 Sep 1999 09:10:28 -0400
Reply-To:     Pierre A Lachance <palachance@SPRINT.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Pierre A Lachance <palachance@SPRINT.CA>
Subject:      Fw: Re: Help -Stranded & need advice...
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"


----- Original Message -----
From: Pierre A Lachance <palachance@sprint.ca>
To: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sent: 26 septembre, 1999 09:04
Subject: Re: Re: Help -Stranded & need advice...




> my  85   weekender   " zephyr "  seems not to like going  on trips far
away
> from our house... especially when it is hot in the summertime... sometimes
> and we never know when,   we stop for gas or rest area  after a two hour
> drive   and  just to make us mad,  he does not  want to start... nothing
> happens... the dealer told us, wait a while, enough to have the engine
> cooled and try again ???  nice,   but we had to wait  sometimes  ( on
> vacation and not in a hurry ) until the next morning to have  it start
> again... after owning 15 VWs,  we never had a similar problem with 14 of
> them.   we are very patient persons ,  but think  that we are not that
> "stupid " ???  switch, transmission  lever  switch, wires,  new starter,
> everything has been checked and double checked...the problem :  when the
> engine gets very hot, the starter gets into a " neutral " state  and  does
> not  receive enough  voltage to have it  "torque" ! some people,   in  the
> quebec city region  ( where they sell more VW  per capita that anywhere in
> america ) have installed a   " relay  " on the wire to the starter... this
> seems to work,  but  my best shot,  especially if it does not rain, is to
go
> underneath   ( switch must be on )  with a screwdriver and make a contact
> with the  nut  on top of the starter  with the body.. it will now turn
and
> Zephyr  will start and be on its way even if he does not like it ...
someone
> uses a   hammer  and hit  the starter... that is not a bad idea, also ???
i
> will probably try it myself...
> pierre a. lachance
>    ----- Original Message -----
> From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: 26 septembre, 1999 07:56
> Subject: Re: Help -Stranded & need advice...
>
>
> > My first thought was, as usual, the ignition switch. It sounds like the
> > start position has given up, and needs replacing. Are the electrical
> > accessories working, like wipers, heater fan, lights etc.? If not, then
> I'm
> > 99% sure its the switch.
> >
> > PerL
> > 87 Syncro 112i
> >
>
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.