What would I do without you?  Thanks to all of you who responded to my
questions about my starter.  It was the starter!  You guys saved me lots
of money.  I tried to whack it, then jump the starter, but still
nothing, so I just roll started it and got it home.  No tow fee.  I
would especially like to thank Joel Walker who took the time to type out
the whole starter removal/replacement procedure for me, right down to
disconnecting the battery so I didn't fry myself.

I checked the Bug Out in Manassas for a starter, but no luck, just found
Bug starters, so first thing today when the junkyards and shops opened,
I started calling.  I found a starter rebuilder in Manassas who charged
me 86.00 to rebuild my starter, which seems a good price, considering
that I called another place, who wanted 180.00 to do the same thing.
Bus Depot charges 129.00 for a rebuilt which is a good price from what
I've seen around here.  I found a factory rebuilt for 175.00.  The best
thing about Artie's, the rebuilder is that the turn around was around 2
hours.

So, now thanks to the list and to all of the encouragement I received
here, my vanagon lives again!

Thanks again,
Karen