On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Stan Wilder wrote:

> The last bad solenoid on a Vanagon that failed on me was about 1995, I
> removed the solenoid and cleaned it to get eight more years out of it
> without problems.
> Might not be a bad idea to get under there and actually look at the
> solenoid.

Good point.  A friend of mine had a no-start when hot problem on his
Dasher.  He took the solenoid apart and it had a rusty spot inside.  After
he cleaned it up and regreased it it worked fine.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon