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Smegggg (John) wrote:
> Ok, so Oz is a lot hotter in Summer than Germany but any ideas on what > happened to Verna the 78 Kombi the other day? > > She was parked in the driveway at home all day and the temp maxed out > at 39.5 Deg C (103 Deg F) around 3 pm. At about 4.30 pm I arrived > home jumped in and started her up as normal, she always fires 1st go, > and then drove off. I was going about 10 minutes up the road to visit > my Mum in the Nursing Home and was there just over an hour. When I > came out to not much cooler temps there was a resounding silence from > Verna when I tried to start her. > > Now we're talking no crank, no click of a solenoid, no clatter of a > starter not engaging properly, just nothing. The Battery and Oil > lights on the dash came on and dimed slightly when I pressed that > starter indicating load. > > The previous owner never replaced anything that broke so when the > ignition switch wouldn't operate past the "on" position he had a > starter button wired in on the dash. I even pulled this out and > shorted it in case it had gone U/S. > > I waited and tried a couple more times then tried clutch-starting it > by rolling it across the carpark but still no luck so I left it there > and got a cab home. > > Next morning in the cool at about 6.30 am I went back ready to have it > towed to my mechanic, but suspecting it would start to spite me and > sure enough she fired first go and each time since ( about 3 days > now). > > So is this typical of air-cooled engines (as a friend claims or is he > just a water cooled ******) not liking extreme heat or could it be a > sign of something more serious? > > To me it has to be electrical, and having worked in electronics I > figure it will probably turn out to be "Intermittant" the scurge of > every service technician in every industry because it will never fail > during business hours, close to help, of in front of witnesses. > > Any suggestions or forcasts of doom appreciated. > > John (Smegggg) > The Bay from OZ > > (Verna 1978 Bay) I had a 74 std bug in california that would do that. If I drove it too long or too much freeway time. It would need a good couple of hours before it would start again. Eventually I think the starter went out and I never got around to replacing it, just push started it. I don't know maybe the heat effected something in the starter, but I didn't drive that often to worry about it. jeremy |
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