You don't need to replace that wire unless there is something wrong with it,
it just closes the relay with very little current and the relay switches the
heavier load to the starter solenoid.

I'm in the camp that doesn't believe in them. It's just another thing to go
wrong, and if it isn't sealed properly it can short and activate the starter
while driving down the road on a rainy day. That would not be good. My son's
'87 had a kludged one installed and the starter was still intermittent, so
it now has a GW gear reduction starter and no extra solenoid.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jeff Palmer
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 9:13 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit

Don't you need to drop the gas tank to replace the wire? Think I ran into
that headache.

Jeff

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> On Dec 9, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Really, why would anyone want to replace a  25+ year old ten foot wire
> run to energize the starter solenoid with a relay?
> Just because it's cheap, it makes sense & it works was good enough in my
book.
>
> Rob
> vwrobb@gmail.com
>
>
>
> At  12/8/2015 04:50 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote:
>> I find this thread interesting.  I've worked on 100's of Vanagons
>> over the years and have never needed, or even contemplated installing
>> a starter relay.
>>
>> - Got good grounds?
>> - Got a good ignition switch?
>> - Got a good starter with a good starter bushing?
>>
>> Then you don't need no stinkin start relay...
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff