woman .. whatever she needs. if I ever get up that way Andrew....I'd like to stop by. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Martin" <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 3:51 PM Subject: Re: Ignition lock fail - Update
> p-mail sent to Bretts... > > I have whatever part he needs on hand and my shop is minutes from > Bainbridge > Island. > > Andrew > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Scott Daniel - Turbovans > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 3:31 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Ignition lock fail - Update > > hot dog ! > good work there Bretts ! > > you want a NEW igntion switch though. > they are not expensive at all. > Talkin' about the electrical part.. > a known failure item .. > not the key & lock cylinder part. > > and isn't it great when the vanaogn community can help people stay running > with their vanagons ! > About Vanagon people not part of the online community .. > I don't know how they get by .......they do of course, but look what they > are missing ! > > good work you. > Scott > www.turbovans.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cunegonde" <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 1:44 PM > Subject: Ignition lock fail - Update > > > Talked to the knowledgeable and generous Scott of Turbovans, and he said > "look for bad grounds in the starter circuit" and lo & behold, there was a > short in the starter ground. Screw had backed out. I removed the surface > grunge with emery, and used a tiny bit of loc-tite blue on the screw. > And off I go to Bainbridge Island. > > But - I'd still like to buy a spare ig switch. Since Cunegonde needs to be > re-keyed anyway, anyone have a used one? > > > Bretts > > 83.5 Ivory 1.9l WBX "Cunegonde" |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.