John;
        Most FLAPs have a roll-around diagnostics cart with equipment to
test the battery/starter/charger system. They successfully diagnosed the
cause of this problem on our 85.
        I doubled the line between the alternator and starter to reduce
voltage loss to the battery.
        Now I take my vehicles, once a year, to a shop that only sells
batteries. They are more than happy to check and fill the battery.  Yes,
to my surprise these batteries need water. I now also buy all my
batteries from them.

Drive Safely & Happy Holidays
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:45:44 EST John Branstrom <Syncro86VW@AOL.COM>
writes:
>Yesterday even with the temp in single digits my 86 syncro still
>turned over
>very slowly when trying to restart it after it had been shut off just
>a
>minutes earlier.  Just wondering what causes this?
>
>I've had 3 Vanagons 2 air-cooled and the water cooled syncro.  This
>has been
>a chronic problem on all 3.  Is this just the nature of the beast or
>can this
>be remedied (replacing starter never made much difference).
>
>Blitz

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