Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 08:47:17 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Turn key - nada
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Karen:
After you've been to this list times your mind will start playing funny
games on you, its called
"Paranoid Maintenance Syndrome".
Your Vanagon or Westy that ran perfectly will seem to develop every
problem that you read about on the list.
Your starter is just the first of a long string of problems you're going
to start imagining.
However this one time ....... tell somebody where you're at and maybe a
list member can help or an A.I.R.S. member can help.
AIRS is on www.type2.com
Stan Wilder
On Fri, 24 May 2002 22:11:06 -0400 Karen Gritis <gritis@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
writes:
> I'm having a troubling last couple of months with my vanagon. It's
> suddenly turned into a money pit, whereas before it was pretty
> trouble
> free, routine maintenance only. I put a new rebuilt engine in it
> about
> 2 months ago, since then, it's been one thing after another.
>
> The latest - started it easily, drove approximately 5 miles, parked
> without incident, left it parked for about 15 minutes. When I came
> back
> out to start it, I got absolutely nothing. No noise, no cranking,
> nothing. Battery is new and strong, lights work and phone charger
> works. There is a clicking from the vicinity of the starter, but
> nothing else. I tried to jump it and still nothing. I was in a
> crowded
> parking lot with lots of kids around so didn't want to try to roll
> start
> it. Nothing obviously loose. What do you think? Starter? How
> can I
> check it to make sure? The shop where I take it is closed until
> Tuesday. I need to try to get it back on the road before then.
> There
> is a Bug Out near me in Manassas this weekend where I could pick up
> cheap parts, actually probably the only place open for me to get
> parts
> this weekend.
>
> How big a deal is a starter replacement? I can handle a
> screwdriver,
> wrench, etc and once changed the exhaust system on my beetle, but
> it's
> been years and I'm not sure I can handle anything too complex or
> dirty.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> Karen
> 91 Vanagon
>
>
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