good point. I wondered, but didn't write.

I was curious, (although this is far fetched) to know if clunk may
have been a mount? If so, and movement was severe enough (image:
engine trying to run after 2.5 years) could it have dislodged
connections to starter? (my original thought)

Neil.

On 7/23/07, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> No one seems to be paying much attention to the clunk sound it made the last
> time it stalled out or quit.
> It could 'mean something.'
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Zoltan
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:12 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 87 started, then died again
>
> The grounds are; from battery to body, from body to transmission (under the
> car), and the contacts of the starter.  Take them off, clean and put them
> back.  By now, rust has stopped the contacts.  Negative contact is very
> susceptible to corrosion.
> Z
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 12:46 PM
> Subject: Re: 87 started, then died again
>
>
> > One other thing; clean battery clamps.
> >
> > (new batt posts should already be clean no?)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > On 7/23/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Check connections to starter.
> >>
> >> If there was really rough idle and/or jerky movement while moving van,
> >> something could have come loose.
> >>
> >>
> >> Neil.
> >>
> >> On 7/23/07, Tonya Pope <Tonya@holoreality.com> wrote:
> >> > I think I thanked everyone who responded to my previous request for
> >> > help.  If I didn't, I'm very thankful for all the good advice.  I did
> >> > finally get my 87 started after it sat for I guess about 2-1/2 years.
> >> >  No special magic trick, just out of frustration I was sitting and
> >> > turning the key over and over again and it finally decided I wasn't
> >> > going to give up so it sputtered itself to life.  After roughly
> >> > idleing for a bit to get things moving, we tried getting it to move
> >> > under its own power.  It promptly said "no" and died.  However, it
> >> > did start right back up.  After a bit more coaxing, and giving it
> >> > more gas as I put it into gear, it did move under its own power.
> >> > Killing a few times, but starting right back up.  While moving it
> >> > around the driveway, it died one last time (with a clunking noise, I
> >> > might add).  That was it.  Since then, when you turn the key to the
> >> > on position, you can hear the fuel pump kick on and when you turn it
> >> > to start, you hear the click from the engine compartment, but nothing
> >> > from the starter.  I've checked the battery (which is new) and put it
> >> > on the charger just to see if all those starts weakened it, but still
> >> > no luck.
> >> >
> >> > So, while I'm in the middle of planning a conversion, it'd be nice to
> >> > be able to move it around until that happens.  However, I don't
> >> > really want to spend $$ on something that I'm about to yank out
> >> > (which will be practically everything for this atypical conversion).
> >> > Could I get lucky and there is something that came unplugged from the
> >> > moving after sitting so long, or do ya'll think that the starter
> >> > probably officially died on me (or even worse, the engine seized or
> >> > something).
> >> >
> >> > As always, the lists guiding light is much appreciated,
> >> > Tonya
> >> > 87 Vanagon Wolfs
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
> >>
> >> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

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