Hi Bill. 

I had a similar problem for a bit and to get around it, I just attached a remote starter switch to the starter, ran it under the back hatch and left it under the back seat. It's a great tool to have even afterward and fairly cheap at $10-20.

Depending on the issue that may fix you up temporarily.

On Apr 14, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Bill Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Well 400 miles from and I go to start van (86 2wd 2.1) and it doesn't turn over, just a click on the relays.  I try multiple times and nothing.  I decide push start to get going and stop at a shop in Columbia sc, wife gets into drivers seat and I'm buckling the kid in
> I tell her to try to start it and voila it starts.  She said she had to turn the key what seemed to be really far.
> 
> We are on the road but this makes every stop nerve wracking now.  Is there a troubleshooting procedure for the switch and is there a way to hotwire if it gets to that.  I'd hit the archives but it is really difficult from a phone.  We are en route to live oak fl,  right now we are on I 77 in south Carolina (9am).   Thanks for any and all help.
> 
> 
> Ryan
> 
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