>my 1986 vanagon isn't starting, the starter motor just clicks a little
>bit and stops. the connections are all green and cruddy. seeing that =
>it's like 20 degrees here tonight i won't be able to get underneath it
>properly til tomorrow. has anyone had a similar problem?
>
I had these symptoms and it turned out to be a dead battery.
Check that first.
The other possibilities are a bad solenoid or starter.