Does it sound to anyone else like he may need the  'hard start solenoid kit'
like Gene Berg's sells?

www.geneberg.com , under the electrical section part #GB-639-12U. It's about
$15US. There is a discription of the problem on the web site. They have
overnight or 2nd day air service, I don't know about Canada though.

Or the John Muir 'Idiot' book for aircooleds has a discription of the
solenoid procedure on pg 446 of the 25th edition I have. I understand though
that Berg's supplies a solenoid that draws less power to close in than the
one Muir suggests.

Obviously I don't have any way to know for sure if this is Marshall's van's
problem.......

Mark Ingalls

>From: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
>Reply-To: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h
>             elp!
>Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 21:56:16 -0400
>
>Hi Eveyone,
>
>Marshall Ruskin is stuck someplace in Manitoba.
>
>If you are able to help out a fellow listmember, please get in touch with
>Marshall at:
>
>mbauhs@mb.sympatico.ca
>
>Thanks,
>TomC
>tcarrington@relitech.com
>http://www.relitech.com/tomc
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: M. Bauhs [SMTP:mbauhs@mb.sympatico.ca]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 10:07 PM
> > To:   tcarrington@relitech.com
> > Subject:      URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife -
>please
> > help!
> >
> > Hi Tom, Marshall Ruskin here.
> >
> > I'm at my in-laws in Snow Lake, and I 'm not getting list messages here.
> >
> > Can you post this message to the list, and have them p-mail me to  me
> > at:
> > mbauhs@mb.sympatico.ca?
> >
> > Message follows:
> >
> > Hi Volks:
> >
> > I'm stuck in Northen Manitoba, in a small mining town with 1500 souls -
> > help!
> >
> > Here's the thing:
> >
> > Last Wednesday in Winnipeg, I tried to start the van, and there was
> > nothing, not so much as a
> > click - but all my accessories and lights worked fine.
> >
> > To me, it seemed like a dodgy ignition switch - and I towed it to
> > Continental Car Services in
> > Winnipeg.
> >
> > I told Brett, (the owner the story), and suggested it was a problem with
> > the switch.
> >
> > He did some checking - said I needed a new starter, and installed it.
> > ($367).
> >
> > Karen (disabled in a wheelchair) and I left yesterday for Snow Lake (700
> > KM North of
> > Winnipeg).
> >
> > Aboput half way there, I stopped for gas - and then the car wouldn't
> > start - same symptoms as
> > before.
> >
> > I had it towed to a local garage (with a responsible mechanic) who
> > admitted he knew nothing
> > about these vans, and was hesitant to do anything with it.
> >
> > After checking out the starter connections,, which were good, he said
> > try starting it again - it
> > started.
> >
> > So - I drove all the way here, without shutting off the engine. Got to
> > my camp site - shut off
> > engine - wouldn't start. Tried several times, same thing.
> >
> > This morning - it started fine. Thing is - it is totally unreliable in
> > this condition - and I have a
> > long way back to civilization, with a disabled wife as passenger.
> >
> > I have Bently, Haynes and wrenches and socket set, vice grips etc with
> > me. There'a a small
> > mechanic in town, if he can do something for me - it's a $200 tow from
> > the campsite, however!
> >
> > Can anybody please give me a hand here?
> >
> > I am writing from Karen's Parents place in Snow Lake.
> >
> > Please suggest something I can do, and give me enough direction to
> > action it, puleeease!
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Marshall Ruskin
> >

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