Itinerant Air-Cooled

BusBassist wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 10, 2018 5:46 pm

When you did the 6" drop, did you keep the tranny attached? And did you have to detach the CV joints?

Yes/no. QuiknEZ

Amskeptic wrote: ↑

Thu May 24, 2018 8:13 pm

Some guy, some guy had to compliment NaranjaWesty too effusively in Wichita Falls. Bashfully, NaranjaWesty refused to start after a fill-up. I decided to wash the windows for several minutes until Mr. Flatterer had taken leave of his car to go into the convenience store. A couple of solenoid chatters with my adjustable wrench on the terminals seems to have restored it for the time being.

I have this issue intermittently.
What’s your opinion of hot start relays?
What of the newer high torque starters with adapter plate?

Happyfolk wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:34 pm

Amskeptic wrote: ↑

Thu May 24, 2018 8:13 pm

Some guy, some guy had to compliment NaranjaWesty too effusively in Wichita Falls. Bashfully, NaranjaWesty refused to start after a fill-up. I decided to wash the windows for several minutes until Mr. Flatterer had taken leave of his car to go into the convenience store. A couple of solenoid chatters with my adjustable wrench on the terminals seems to have restored it for the time being.

I have this issue intermittently.
What’s your opinion of hot start relays?
What of the newer high torque starters with adapter plate?

I'll share my experiences. I had an occasional no starter response on my 70' bus when it was hot. I would turn the key and get no response from the starter at all.

I knew my battery cables that were on the bus when I bought it were crap. I replaced them with the excellent new set from Wolfsburg West. I cleaned the ground strap to looking new again. All the posts on the starter were shiny metal as were all the connections and grounds.

I haven't had the no response from the starter since. My lesson is the battery needs the correct size battery cables with no corrosion so the amperage can flow nicely through them. Good contacts/ground are mandatory as well. I also removed the starter and made sure where it contacted the transmission case was nice and clean for a good contact there as well.

I have three VW's and none of them have a hot start relay. Yes, they can reduce the wear on the ignition switch and make them last longer. However, I've never had an ignition switch failure in 35 years. I also have a NOS switch just in case. :)

Happyfolk wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:34 pm

Amskeptic wrote: ↑

Thu May 24, 2018 8:13 pm

Some guy, some guy had to compliment NaranjaWesty too effusively in Wichita Falls. Bashfully, NaranjaWesty refused to start after a fill-up. I decided to wash the windows for several minutes until Mr. Flatterer had taken leave of his car to go into the convenience store. A couple of solenoid chatters with my adjustable wrench on the terminals seems to have restored it for the time being.

I have this issue intermittently.
What’s your opinion of hot start relays?
What of the newer high torque starters with adapter plate?

a) as a temporary measure on a road trip, absolutely yes to a clean install ( seal the relay box/spade plate AND hang so water has to drain DOWN off the spade terminals
b) recommended for practical people versus us purists who find the sound sickening*
Colin
(* sickening, as in they sound like an old Chrysler trying to wheeze to life)