Neil,
�
Turns out to be a bad ignition lock housing.� It won't let the ignition switch fully engage.� I pulled the switch out of the housing and I'm able to start with a scewdriver.� Good enough for now until I can get a new housing.� Go figure, the last thing left to check ;)
Thanks
�
Steve.

--- On Sat, 10/3/09, neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Ignition Switch? (Update)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 3:10 PM

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for your replies.� I was able to change out the ignition switch quite easily.� Only one problem...it still won't start.� I can pop the clutch to start it but the starter will not engage, not even a click.� I'm sure I had a bad switch before, because it would start for a while when I jiggled the key.

......

Did you swap in a new switch?

If so, I'd check/clean connections at starter, battery, and ground
strap from tranny to frame. Likely you've done this already though.

Does your Vanagon have an automatic transmission?

A long shot, but are all the spade connectors at plug to ign. switch
properly in place?

Neil.

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