Try to refasten your battery poles (i hope thats the right word) and your
ground cable from engine to body. they are often corroded. the result of it
is if you want to get a lot of power from your battery the resistance on
this points is too high.
greetings michael
excuse for that terrible english

> >Having a quirky problem on by '85 Westy.  Intermittently, when starting,
> >sometimes I turn the ignition key and hear the fuel pump activate, but
> >other than that - nothing happens.  Its almost like what happens when
> >you try to start a late model american car when its in gear as opposed
> >to Park.  One more key turn (sometimes two, but never more than two) and
> >it kicks over normally.   Seems like its more of an electrical problem
> >than a starter problem but I am baffled.  Has anyone experienced
> >anything similar?  Any ideas?  As long as I don't get stranded without
> >being able to start it at all, this quirk is something I can live with.
> >
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