Date:         Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:44:43 -0400
Reply-To:     Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>

That's it!

Thanks, Dennis.  Those are exactly the symptoms I experienced when I
added a relay to protect the ST contacts in my ignition switch.  Moving
the wire back to the starter (a TDI starter for my Subaru conversion)
fixed it.

Thanks again,

Ed


On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:20:07 -0400, Dennis Haynes
<d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

>On the full Westy that second wire is the used as the chassis ground
for the refrigerator control relay. For the relay to energize the
starter cannot be operated and the alternator must be charging. If you
look at the relay you will see the blue wire from the alternator warning
lamp. The warning lamp circuit is also needed to help get the alternator
started. The Fridge relay loads the circuit down. So simply connecting
that wire to ground may also make the alternator require additional
speed to get it "activated". When adding a starter boost relay is
important that this extra wire remains with the starter solenoid and not
with the new relay coil. Failure to pay attention to this can result in
the added relay remaining energized after releasing the key from start
or even energizing unexpectedly while driving. Same goes for wiring for
the brake warning light circuit and vehicles with cruise control.
>
>Dennis
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 11:52 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
>
>I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full
>Westy.   This has air conditioning but does not have an auxiliary
battery.
>
>The #50 terminal on the starter solenoid has two wires connected to its
electrically identical twin push on spade connectors.  One is a Red
w/Black stripe large (6.0) wire that supplies current directly from the
ignition switch ST terminal.
>
>The other is a Red w/White stripe of somewhat smaller size that I can't
find in the wiring diagram.  Does anyone know what this does?
>
>
>This question is, of course, about original wiring and not an added
auxiliary load reduction relay.  Also, It not about the battery cable or
the large (6.0) Red wire connecting to the B+ alternator terminal.
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ed