Though I don't know the mechanism or why of this, on my '91 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, if for some reason I kill the engine (maybe driving like a cluts and killing it with the clutch starting on a hill), I have to turn the key off, then crank.  Otherwise, the ignition is simply dead.  Is it supposed to be that way, or is there some anomaly?  mcneely

---- "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> Rocky,
>
> I would check for voltage at the battery.  I had a van die like this once
> and it was because the alternator died and the battery kept the van going
> for a while until it was depleted.  Then when the van stopped, it would not
> crank over because the battery was low.  You should see around 12.5 volts
> if the battery is still up.
>
> Also do you have an automatic or a manual transmission van?  The automatics
> need to be in either park or neutral for the starter to function.  If a van
> just stalls at a light, your first instinct is to try to start it again.
> If you have an automatic, it would just act like the starter had died.  Put
> it in neutral if you are costing or park if you are still and it should at
> least crank over again.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Rocky Davis <rdavis@protechthermal.com>wrote:
>
> > Hi folks.
> > I'm fairly new to the westy world. Been reading here and have learned a
> > lot from you people. Thank you. I have only had my westy for a year. And
> > still have not been able to use it much as I don't know all the quirks that
> > go with it. Today I took the van for a ride and at the stoplight. It just
> > died. Won't even turn over I can hear the fuel pump when I turn the key.
> > Any ideas?  It's an 84 westy with a 1.9 water boxer  any help would be
> > appreciated.
> > Sent from my iPhone

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David McNeely