issues with a 74 autstick and starting

Have you heard of the scifi geek battle cry, "Han shot first!"?

We can have a ACVW battle cry, "The starter relay is an *addition*!"

an actual upgrade to a system is great....even if it is just to err on the side of "safety"(safety being relative in this instance, meaning to help prevent burning up multiple inadequate parts in a short time) ..... my only beef with any type of "hard start relay" is when it's slapped on to cover up said bad part...

hehe .. most all of this car is 'said bad part' .. i am just slowly eliminating them...

I have had to use "relays" to supply the starter with energy from 2 batteries (24 volts) after installing corvairs engines in some kit cars. This certain type of relay will allow the system to charge both batteries at

I am with you about NOT using relays (starter boosters) to compensate for failing components. But even BOSCH sometimes recommends the starter booster kits for some VWs. ;-)