My 2 cents... If its an automatic, its the switch which prevents the vasn from being started in any position other than Park.... Ask me how I know. Bob Norman 81 westy St. John's Newfoundland >>> Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> 06/24/02 04:50AM >>> Wouldn't a new starter have fixed this problem though? It's also available at www.bowwow.ca, I think it's Bosch part number WR-1. Jeff 85 Westfalia GL with the same intermittent problem. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Ingalls" <ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 10:09 PM Subject: Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
> Does it sound to anyone else like he may need the 'hard start solenoid kit' > like Gene Berg's sells? > > www.geneberg.com , under the electrical section part #GB-639-12U. It's about > $15US. There is a discription of the problem on the web site. They have > overnight or 2nd day air service, I don't know about Canada though. > > Or the John Muir 'Idiot' book for aircooleds has a discription of the > solenoid procedure on pg 446 of the 25th edition I have. I understand though > that Berg's supplies a solenoid that draws less power to close in than the > one Muir suggests. > > Obviously I don't have any way to know for sure if this is Marshall's van's > problem....... |
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