| Subject: | Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related? |
| From: | neil n |
| Date: | Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:31:46 -0800 |
Thank you Mark. Disconnecting T2m made no difference. Hand brake released, turn key, ! still comes on. Battery tested @ 12.5 Volts but "67%" charged. Re: track 25, I see what you mean. I swapped ICU's last summer. Maybe cable strapping the ICU (on its side) to the intake snorkel duct put it in a poor position? Allowed moisture in somehow? I doubt it, but will disconnect the ICU and try again after battery is fully charged. FWIW, I have swapped ignition switches yesterday. This was with a used switch but it made no difference. I thought maybe I'd disturbed something at the fuse box or near by when doing previous unrelated wiring, (headlight upgrade etc) but I see nothing disconnected, singed, or otherwise. It ran fine after that wiring was done. Neil. On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 12:58 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > You could remove that start signal connection from the ECU easily enough as > a test to see if the starter then cranks. On the forward edge of the engine > compartment double relay box is a 2 wire connector. One of the 2 wires is > that starter 50 signal and that is where it joins the FI harness. Simply > unplug that 2 wire connector and try the starter. The engine won't actually > start up of course since the other wire of the 2 is power for the ECU etc. > > Bentley diagram 1987, current tracks 29 and 5, connector T2m > > Both the ECU and ICU get that starter 50 signal from the T2m > > Mark > > > neil n wrote: >> >> Meant: >> >> ".... This no start happened shortly there after." >> >> And: >> >> "Could there be a short in the ECU or elsewhere in the 50 circuit that >> is causing the 50 circuit to short thus causing the starter not to >> engage or turn?" >> >> Thanks >> >> Neil. >> >> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:30 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ..... This issue no start happened >>> shortly there after. >>> >>> Could there be a short in the ECU or elsewhere that is causing the 50 >>> circuit to short thus causing the starter not to engage or turn? >> >> >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp >> >> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. >> >> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >> >> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >> > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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