Sounds like you narrowed it down to the wiring.

Either the terminal 50 solenoid wire or the heavy cable is bad.

There was a recent thread about the heavy positive cable to the starter
going bad.

I guess these vans are getting to the "vintage" age where somewhat unusual
stuff starts failing.

I don't think v-gons use a starter relay, but installing one may take some
load off the ignition switch, assuming the starter solenoid has a decent
draw.

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
KK AL
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 4:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Hot start problem

After our 87 Syncro gets  hot and we turn it off, it won't crank. The dash
lights up, the fuel pump spins,  but not even a click from the starter.  We
replaced the battery, starter and ignition switch. It solved the problem for
a while but it's happening again.

Any ideas on what to do next?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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