[T2] solinoid

[Bob Pratt]

The solenoid is brand new. I was wondering I'd I mixed up the terminals when I installed the solenoid. I double checked the regulator and the generator wiring when installed the new wire. The only thing I can't confirm is the solenoid.

Bob Pratt

> On Apr 19, 2016, at 3:23 PM, jkfoster <jkfoster at chibardun.net> wrote:
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> It sounds like the wiring got mixed up at the starter/solinoid.  Or you have a bad solenoid...never heard of one failing and sending current through but might be possible. I don't think you can put on the solenoid backwards.
> Just my thoughts...
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> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:49:18 +1200
> From: Robert Mann <robtmann7 at gmail.com>
> To: VW type 2 late aircooled <type2 at type2.com>
> Subject: [T2] re ceramic coatings
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>    On the exterior of exhaust manifolds, pipes etc this has been 
> commercial in NZ for a couple decades.
>    On the inside of cylinders, I'd not heard of much ceramics. 
> Pistons are coming along, I gather.  If the combustion chamber's 
> several surfaces can be lined with ceramic, better specific power is 
> expected.
>    But the notion that intrigues me is ceramic added to valves. 
> Exhaust valves are liable to wear, as are their seats, from the v 
> high temperatures imposed on them by the exhaust gases pulsing past 
> them.  They have been cooled in expensive engines this past 7 decades 
> by a heat-pipe of sodium contained in the valve stem.  The idea is to 
> conduct as much heat as possible away from the valve head & seat, 
> thus tending to slow their wear.  That aim would appear to be opposed 
> by slapping a relatively insulating layer of ceramic on the valve 
> head.
>    If someone is offering such aftermarket ceramics, ask to see 
> the data compiled from failures so far.  Is the ceramic not falling 
> off from time to time, in various sizes?  Are those fragments readily 
> flushed out the exhaust valve, or do they sometimes cause damage? 
> And anyhow, what is the plurry idea in the first place?
> 
>    I confess to the vice of theorising, with no facts  -  please 
> supply the latter.
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> 
> Robt Mann
> Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
> '73 VW 1600dp Devon camper
> '53 Meteor V8
> various Jawa-CZ and Jawa-NZ strokers
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> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:55:18 -0400
> From: Bob Pratt <ka1dza at verizon.net>
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> Subject: [T2] Solinoid
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> Hi all,
> During the rewiring of my bus, I had to replace the Solenoid. Is it possible to install the solenoid upside down? When I connected the battery again, the engine started to turn over without the key being in the ignition. I triple checked each connections. The only thing I can think of is the solenoid.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Bob Pratt
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