Re: [T3] start issues....

[Bob Myers <bmyers@kc.rr.com>]

Bosch sells a relay kit with harness, relay and fuse that's available online
from a number of sources. Just do a google search for: wr1 starter relay
Bob Myers
KCMO

On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Hal Sullivan <tristessa@tristessa.us>wrote:

> On Mar 13, 2011, at 8:21 PM, Jim Adney wrote:
>
>> OTOH, most other small relays won't have sufficient
>> capacity. I think there are some rather small automotive relays that
>> are rated at 50 A continuous that should be fine.
>>
>
> I've been using a German Bosch 40A unit (think it came from an Audi 5000)
> as a starter relay on my Westfalia camper for 7 years with no problems, and
> it's been a daily-driver for 5 of those 7 years.  SR17X starter, manual
> transmission, and (most recently) a 1.8L GTI engine with 8.5:1 compression.
>  Since the local pick-a-part yards charge ~$1-2 for small relays like that
> (when they bother charging anything), I've usually got a half-dozen
> potential spares in the garage at any given time.
>
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