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Subject:Re: Hard start relay- NAPA p/n
From:Charles McGehee
Date:Mon, 4 Sep 2006 16:37:08 -0700

If you can't find either of these recommended solenoids, you can also
use an old Ford 6-12v solenoid as described in John Muir's "Hotw to
Keep Your Volkswagen Alive," pp., 52, 446 (25th Anniversary
Edition.)  I did it both to my old '81 air cooled as well as my
current '85 with good results.

Charles
"85 Westy

At 02:49 PM 9/4/2006, Rob wrote:
>My new starter was giving me troubles, I read up on the hard start
>relay topics and went down to Napa to get one.
>Easy to put in, I followed the diagram at Jim's page
>http://www.oldvolkshome.com/hardstart.pdf
>
>The napa relay p/n 192D had the same numbering system as the diagram.
>Cost me less than $10.
>It works.
>
>
>
>Rob
>becida@comcast.net