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It sounds like the muir "install a ford starter relay" trick. This helps, like Jim mentioned' save the key switch contacts. The VW's sometimes had a problem with the juice for the starter going from the battery to the key switch then all the way back to the starter. This causes a voltage drop in the length of wire. Muir suggests running a cable from the starter to the relay then to the battery. This eliminates about 10+ feet of wire. The relays are about five bucks at any flaps. Just ask for a starter relay for a 70's ford truck. Then show them the old one you have. Its actually a good idea to leave it in to keep more current getting to the starter. Thank You, Jason Renville Jrenville@wafertech.com > On 24 Apr 99, at 14:44, Bill Niles wrote: > > > So, all of a sudden my notch doesn't want to start this morning. > > > > When I turn the key I get a click but that's it. > > > > Rolled under the car. Put a screwdriver across from the battery terminal > on > > the starter to the switch terminal. Starter takes off without a > hesitation, > > > > So I'm looking at the whole starter setup and I realize there is some > other > > gadget that has been added to the mix. From looking at Muir's book and > his > > description it sounds like the horn relay that he says to use if you > aren't > > getting enough juice from t¬ tion switch to the solenoid. > > > > I began to wonder if this thing had gone bad so I bypassed it. I simply > > took the wire from the ignition and connect it to the started instead of > > the gadget. Car started right up. > > > > Soooo... What is this device? Horn relay? > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/