ok guys.... I actually changed the starte before i saw any of these
replies.. thanks for all the helpful sugestions... it was easier then
i had expected, but not a cake walk like the 2wd's ;)

my wiring was surprisingly nice with almost zero corrosion... i am
just happy to be able to get the snowmobiles to the mountain this
weekend!! i am the only guy around towing a trailer with 2 sled on it
into the mountains around here behind a westy!! i get some funny
double taking looks lol

merry christmas to ya'll
On 22-Dec-10, at 8:00 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> I wouldn't  consider owning or operating a van without a 'starter
> trigger'
> wire hidden in the engine compartment somewhere, so there's an
> alternative
> method to operate the starter.
> Could really save your butt sometime,
> and we know the stock circuit with somewhat underbuilt ignition
> switch is
> weak anyway ..
> and now all the wires and connectors are 25 + years old.
>
> Plus, a wire added in like this is very handy for diagnosing starter
> problems.
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Jones" <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Syncro starter removal
>
>
>> Alistair wrote:
>>> Also make sure the
>>> spade connector from ign to solenoid is on there good and tight.
>>> If I
>>> had the chance, i'd replace that terminal with a screw on
>>> connection.
>>> I found it most vexing when it came adrift on a trip this last
>>> summer, very awkward to re-attach on the road.
>>
>> Syncro bro Bob and I strongly agree with this.  We spent over an
>> hour under his van in Maybell, Colorado--"conveniently located in the
>> middle of nowhere"--working to get his reattached.  Four hands and
>> a table knife and a pair of vice grips finally did it.
>>
>> Richard