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Subject:Broke down last night... engine heat killing the starter?
From:ok artguy
Date:Mon, 11 Nov 2002 13:34:36 -0600

I used the bus ('81 Transporter) to haul my Ducati to Tulsa and back this
weekend. Did about 200 miles at 70-80 mph with no problems and decent gas
mileage. Got back into town last night, and happened to stall the thing at a
stoplight about four blocks from the house. Turned the ignition to restart,
and (of course) nothing happened. The battery was good, heard the fuel pump
kick in, but absolutely no juice to the starter. After some kind souls
stopped to help me shove the thing up off the road, I crawled underneath and
jiggled the wires around looking for a bad ground, but found nothing. I
called a neighbor and we towed the bus back to the house (didn't think about
trying to push-start it 'til later). I let it sit for a half-hour or so and
tried the starter again, of course it fired right up. What gives? Anybody
else dealt with this one? It seems like it's probably something simple, but
I'd like to start in the right place. TIA-

JJ
Oklahoma City

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