

| Subject: | Re: 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem |
| From: | Stuart MacMillan |
| Date: | Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:52:23 -0700 |
Yikes, put in a $10 ignition switch!! They fail all the time, and try to get your money back from this idiot! Donna Stewart wrote: > > I am $250+ into this problem with the local VW dealer. Probably about every 3rd time I go to start the van, I turn the key and nothing happens (almost like having a dead battery, except lights, radio, everything still works but no start). I assumed it was a bad starter. After repeatedly turning the key the engine finally "catches," starts and I'm on my way. Sometimes it takes 10-20 times of turning the key before the engine turns over, hence my reluctance to drive the van very far from home. I take it to the dealer on Monday - they say it's bad cables to the battery and that the battery is bad. Had to keep it til yesterday as they didn't have parts. $250 later I have new battery and cables. This morning I stop for coffee on the way to work. Same problem - can't start van - turned key about 10 times before it started. Drove back to the dealer. Any ideas before I get soaked another few hundred bucks I don't have? > > Donna, 1987 Wolfsburg, etc. -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext. 8208 Fax: 206-269-6360 Getting your share of the Net yet? http://cobaltgroup.com http://UsedEquipNet.com
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