Battery is dead
Battery connection is poor
Ground connection is poor at the battery or under the car from body to
tranny.

Zoltan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dug Smith" <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: fix one problem, get a starter problem

>> Today I went to the house where the van is parked, sat in the drivers
>> seat and turned the key. The van made the initial starting sound much
>> slower and with less force than what is normal, and it didn't turn on.
>
> Check that you're getting a spark - you should also hear a buzz from the
> fuel pump when you first turn the engine on, before you even start to
> crank it.  No buzz suggests that the relay's not getting power.
>
> toodle pip,
> --
>        Dug Smith         | Terry Pratchett: It's almost
> (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) |  impossible to ride a rock and roll
> (http://www.dugbert.com) |  motorbike and stay on for three verses.

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