19 Jul
2007
19 Jul
'07
12:05 p.m.
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
Hugely off-topic, but it's funny you should
mention that... I just
handle-started something for the first time in about four years - my
mate's Landrover Series 3 had just about enough in the battery for the
ignition, but not the starter.
Many VW type 3's endured monstrous unnecessary "repairs" involving
replacing the processor, due to misdiagnosis of situations where they
would crank, but voltage fell below the required threshold.
A classmate of mine got a 3 year old one for $200 due to a bad cell in the
battery.
There's a knack to it...
The death of Byron Carter is widely accepted as being the inspiration for
Kettering's development of the starter motor