I pulled it apart and we'll see.  The contacts looked OK, though the switch was a little angled.  But the blue/black wire on the top rear of the switch was hooked over and jammed to the end of the cam the shift stick rides on and the insulation was ripped off and resting against the metal.  I'm off to drive it now and see what it feels like.

Fingers crossed...

Dan
Los Angeles, CA
"Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender

On Oct 25, 2011, at 3:15 PM, Annie wrote:

> Good luck!
> 
> ~Annie
> 
> On Oct 25, 2011 3:12 PM, "Daniel Rotblatt" <d.rotblatt@verizon.net> wrote:
> Bueno!  Thanks Annie.  I'm doing some basic stuff now, I'll give it a try!
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> On Oct 25, 2011, at 1:54 PM, Annie wrote:
> 
>> Right on the shifter lever. 
>> 
>> Take off the cover - the bolts are under the edge of the carpet. If you want it out of the way completely, you'll have to remove the handle/knob from the lever to get the cover over the shaft. I just left it. It moves out of the way enough to work around it.
>> 
>> Thanks, ~Annie email: lsandrsn@gmail.com
>> 
>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Daniel Rotblatt <d.rotblatt@verizon.net> wrote:
>> Annie,
>> 
>> That sounds like something easy to try....where the heck is neutral safety switch located?  Couldn't find it in a quick look at Bantleys.  I looked on Van Cafe and got a pic of it:
>> 
>> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=neutral+safety+switch
>> 
>> Dan
>> Los Angeles, CA
>> "Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender
>> 
>> On Oct 25, 2011, at 1:17 PM, Annie wrote:
>> 
>>> Daniel,
>>> 
>>> Not sure if it's of any help to you but when my AT was doing something very similar, it was the neutral safety switch. It was not making full contact and was slipping around on the lever. 
>>> 
>>> I cleaned and tightened it up and it's working perfectly since. No slipping issues and no starting issues (I was also having issues starting the van sometimes, but it started out exactly like yours).
>>> 
>>> Thanks, ~Annie email: lsandrsn@gmail.com