Battery strap ground needs to be cleaned up ON THE BODY.
Same under the car that connects the body and the transmission.  Replace
bolts with stainless if you can.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tonya" <tonya@HOLOREALITY.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:08 AM
Subject: 87 no start

I have an 87 Wolfsburg that has been sitting for about two years.  It had
"issues" that we just didn't have the time or money to deal with when it was
parked.  I'm now trying to get it up and going again and not being very
successful.  Here's what I know:

1987 Vanagaon Wolfsburg edition, stock
automatic transmission

before unplanned hibernation was running extremely rich

put a new battery in it to see if it would crank .... didn't
interior lights, beeps, etc., all good, fuel pump kicks on
fuel smell in the engine compartment on first attempt and we found a dry-rot
fuel line so we replaced that before further attempts

When you turn the key to the "on" position, you can hear the fuel pump; when
you turn to start, I think I hear a click, interior lights dim slightly (not
much, just a little), but nothing.  We've tried tapping the starter with no
luck.

I just need the thing to start ... and I don't need a real "fix".  It has
other issues that need to be dealt with so a temporary solution would be
just fine.

Any advice on where to start?
Thanks,
Tonya

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