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Subject:Re: Trouble starting
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:00:17 +0000

Starter switch?

Jim

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 9:46 AM B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I am scheduled to leave later today on a camping trip.   The van battery
> was dead because I left the interior light on the other day.  I charged the
> battery and turned the key but nothing happened. I tried to jump start but
> nothing.  The starter makes no sound whatsoever.  If I crawl underneath and
> connect to 2 large connections together the starter spins but does not
> engage.
>
> What are the next trouble shooting techniques to determine what is wrong?
>
> 1983.5 WC
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>