First I'd check and clean every electrical connection from the battery to the solenoid (and the ground connections, too.) Look also for significant resistance at the ignition switch and replace or clean it up. If that doesn't do it, look for frayed, broken wires and braid that could account for the voltage drop. The starter relay setup is good but you don't want to put a bandaid fix on something systemic like corrosion or wear.
-Roland ----- Original Message ---- From: Eric Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: vintagevwlist <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 7:51:45 PM Subject: [vintagvw] Starter Relay I have a stock 6 volt, 1960 Karmann Ghia. I thought the starter quit working. I tested the starter and it works fine. I tested the key switch and it gives me 5.5 volts at the starter. Somewhere I'm losing half a volt. Is this enough to make the starter not kick over? If I put 6 volts to the same terminal, the starter works fine. Do I need to do the "Starter Relay" thing, with a 6 volt Ford relay? Any thoughts on what I should do? Thanks, Eric _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
