Re: cold electric problems?

["Casey Webster" <tinfool@home.com>]

Yup.  Must be something to do with the connections needing cleaning.
Thanks.

Today the battery is dead.  Now I can't get to school.  Low temp + low batt
= no start   :o)

> >
> > Anyone ever have these problems on their mk2 when it's
> > cold........-21C on the MFA here in Barrie Ontario tonight.
> <snip>

-24 this morning

> Cleaning the switches (contact cleaner), reconditioning the contacts
> (dialect grease and mechanical reconnection), and a bigger (90 amp)
> Alternator would be a good start. Increasing the size of your main power
> cables to 4 or 2 gauge wouldn't hurt.

Casey
84 Black Wolfsburg Roc
84 Silver Beater Wolfsburg Roc that won't start


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