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...
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----- 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
> >
>
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