[Vwdiesel] starter issue , one final thing

[Bryan Belman]

I will do that as well as swap the neg. ground cable from battery to trans now.
 
more to follow.
 

Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)


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From: Will Taygan <lists at alaskabiodiesel.org>
To: "vwdiesel at vwfans.com" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com> 
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] starter issue , one final thing

Have you tried cleaning up the ground wire at the front of the Vanagon
transmission that connects to the frame?

Will.

On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 10:34 -0700, Roger Brown wrote:
> One thing you might check is the ground connection.  For a quick check, check the voltage 
> at the starter power terminal to the starter body and compare that to the voltage across 
> the battery when it clicks.  If the voltage across the starter is a lot less than the 
> battery, see if you can isolate the drop to the power or ground side.
> 
> I had an issue in my pickup where I was getting a lot of voltage drop on the ground side 
> of the starter, so I added a separate ground cable from the main chassis ground point to 
> one of the engine/transaxle bolts and that fixed it.  And this was even with brand new and 
> upgraded ground cables between the battery and the chassis ground.

-snip-

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