Uhhh....Can you hear me Scott? I have the feeling you replied to the wrong
"thread".

Too much xmas libations, perhaps? ;)

Jon

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> Hey thanks for the good laugh !!
> and what gall..........no title.
> shoot, I've got a whole diesel vanagon  with no title that's 10 times better
> than this thing.
> and air-cooled 1600 engine too  - this red eBay van.
>
> At least who every did it, if this is real.......I say this............they
> have imagination !!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jon" <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
>
>
> > I'll post this to the entire list, so it might help more than just you.
> >
> > This is a common-ish problem. It's probably due to very cold (and old)
> > lubricant on the starter. It will prevent the gear from sliding an
> > engaging.
> >
> > You could try heating the starter up, or, as I've done before, tap on the
> > solenoid (the little round appendage) lightly with a hammer or whatever.
> > Be careful not to short out any terminals, etc. It might take a couple of
> > tries, but it always has worked for me in the past.
> >
> > Good luck, and stay warm!
> >
> > Jon
>