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PostPosted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spin the drivers seat around and you will see the relay. The black/red wire is removed from the relay, then a short (5-6") ground wire with a #10 ring terminal on one end and a 1/4" female disconnect terminal on the other goes from the empty terminal on the relay (the one you just pulled the wire off) to the machine screw that mounts the relay to ground it to the chassis.

Use a cable tie or some tape to keep the connector you removed from the relay from bouncing around and you are all set.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

where is the coil ground wire on the aux relay Question hell where is the aux relay? Rolling Eyes is it under the part of the seat you can't get at
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The aux bat relay is conflicting with the starting relay. It is a simple issue to fix. You just need to move the coil ground wire of the aux relay. Stock that relay coil ground is connected to the starter circuit. You need to ground the relay coil directly to chassis earth instead.

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the westy is a T-25 with dual batteries but the aux(under the drivers) is only connected to a solar panel there are two red (double connector ) on terminal 30 any info would be great
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the westy is a T-25 with dual batteries but the aux(under the drivers) is only connected to a solar panel there are two red (double connector ) on terminal 30 any info would be great
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just to avoid confusion, if you are using a Bosch WR-1 kit, the relay will have 5 terminals (SPDT) instead of 4 (SPST) like the OldVolksHome .pdf shows. The middle terminal on the Bosch 0 332 019 150 relay is terminal 87, which should connect to the black wire that goes to the male tab (terminal 50) on the starter solenoid.

From your description it sounds like the connections are correct, but the hard start relay is having problems interfacing with another system.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you have a full Westfalia or a weekender with a factory auxiliary battery? If so you will need to do a modification to the relay under the drivers seat. Let me know and I will walk you thru it.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pull off the connector and verify what color wire goes to which number on the relay.
http://www.oldvolkshome.com/hardstart.pdf
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:46 am    Post subject: trouble with a low voltage bosch hard starter relay kit Reply with quote

installed it correctly? blue to red blk / yellow to body ground /black to terminal 50/red to terminal 30 started ok then horrific noise from starter ? starter still engaged? shut it down started it again no noise till I trottled up noise again Evil or Very Mad any ideas would be helpful
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