At 06:29 PM 5/25/2012, B Feddish wrote:
>Sorry about the subject line.  Crappy campground connection.   I'll
>buy  some aligator clips tomorrow and build a remote starter just in case.

RS has packages of clip leads in three sizes, tiny with alligator
clips, medium ditto, large with crocodile clips.  You want the large
ones.  The boot on the clip extends over the end so it's protected
from all side contacts.  It's dead anyway unless the column switch is
turned to START, but a ground then would likely fry
something.  There's a hose nearby the B+ stud that's handy to take a
clove hitch around - oops, I'm thinking 2.1l.  Anyway, you'll figure
it out.  Needs to be taped or tied both ends.

Starter has a double male for the control terminal, so you can move
the 50 lead to the outboard side if necessary and clip to the inboard
side by reaching through the space over the bell housing.  My '89
White Star actually had wires connected to both sides of the starter
terminal.  I unplugged the extra one and never bothered to trace
where it came out.

While you're in there - it's a freak occurrence but it's happened to
me twice, with a Vanagon and a Fiat.  The 50 wire slips off the
terminal so it's just barely touching, and sometimes not quite
touching.  Easy fix if that's it, just be careful not to tighten the
female terminal too much.

I leave that wire permanently rigged.  I thought about rigging a
pushbutton but decided it was too dangerous.  This arrangement
*looks* haphazard, but I have to reach down, lift the clip and press
it against the stud to get any action.

Yrs,
d