Date:         Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:48:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Starter woes
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Yes!
This is a repeat occurrence for him and if I recall the other time was also after a traveling engine stall and subsequent restart. You don’t normally use the brakes while starting parked, but a restart after a surprise stall out will often have the brake pedal involved.

Dennis
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 8:30 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Starter woes

Dennis, you are talking about one of those add-on starter relays right?
They didn't come stock with one, so this possibility would only be if you have factory cruise and an aftermarket hot start relay?

Ken

On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:14 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Do you have cruise control and a starter relay? If so you may have a 
> back feed problem where if you energize the starter relay with the 
> brake pedal applied the low current requirement of that (wrong) relay 
> will keep it from dropping out and almost make a latching circuit. 
> Difficult to explain but there is some interaction with the brake 
> warning light and the starter circuit and the cruise has circuitry to 
> make sure the brake light bulbs are good etc. Anyway I have seen this happen.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On 
> Behalf Of John Rodgers
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 11:59 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Srarter woes
>
> Tonight, at a major intersection of two county roads with no lighting, 

> traffic flying from every direction, my 88 GL engine stalled out, for 
> reasons unknown at this point. It was running very nicely. Upon trying 

> to restart, the starter engaged, locked itself into runaway mode. It 
> kept turning as soon as I pushed in the clutch. Let ot the clutch and 
> the van tried to lurch forward. It barely made forward progress 
> because of the incline it was on. There was an acrid smell thst came 
> I'm sure from over heated insulation. Finally the starter stopped 
> turning, but Iwas kn the middle of the road, blocking traffic, at night.
>
> Long story short - this is the second starter in the last year or so 
> to do this. What gives. What might I look for?
>
> John
>



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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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