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Date:         Tue, 6 Jun 2017 20:39:29 +0000
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
Comments: To: Laura Mangan <laurakmangan@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFmTd77UDpi9=hHzpyV-GJHb17hmf9SPNTQWXYCjtBYiWA8JKw@mail.gmail.com>
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Laura, most trickle chargers will only maintain the charge that is on the battery but will not increase the charge of a battery. Try jump starting or a real battery charger.

Jim

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 3:35 PM Laura Mangan <laurakmangan@gmail.com> wrote:

> '85 1.9L Vanagon > Potter Co. North Central PA > > Hi Folks, > > My van wont start.... > > All was well when i last drove it (admittedly, almost a month ago) > Now, it wont start. I tried to jump start it, And no luck. took the battery > to NAPA, and turns out, one of the cells or something, is fried. Okay. > > So, i have another newish battery, i try that... No luck. Try to jump start > with the new battery. Nothing. > > So, i take the battery out, put it on a trickle charger to make sure its > charged. Yep. No luck, once again. > > The dash is lighting up, when i turn the key, it doesn't even try to turn > over.... > > New starter in March. > > Any thoughts? > > Also..... My exterior sliding door handle broke off beyond the key hole. > So, locking mechanism is functional, but i cannot open it from the outside. > > Short of replacing the entire unit (and getting another key) what can i do? > > Thanks. > > Hopeless and not even a slight bit mechanically inclined, > > Laura >


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