My 2 cents... 

If its an automatic, its the switch which prevents the vasn from being started in any position other than Park.... Ask me how I know. 

Bob Norman 
81 westy 
St. John's Newfoundland

>>> Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET> 06/24/02 04:50AM >>>
Wouldn't a new starter have fixed this problem though?

It's also available at www.bowwow.ca, I think it's Bosch part number WR-1.

Jeff
85 Westfalia GL with the same intermittent problem.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Ingalls" <ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please
h elp!

> 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.......