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Subject:Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:27:28 -0400

My wife says "He needs to get a hammer."  She speaks from experience.
  Whack the starter while someone else twists the key.  Later install
relay.  Eventually have starter rebuilt.

Larry A.
also 3 hours away

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 10:05 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just got a call from someone callingme from the Vanagon Resque Squad list
> - he is about 3 hours from me.
>
> Said he has an automatic and he thinks his issue is a sensor (neutral
> safety switch??? maybe) that isn't allowing the bus to starte because it
> doesn't "know" he is in park. I'd like to get this guy somekind of help
> even if it's an over the phone "try this or that" situation. Any ideas?
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '85 GL (Gertie)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus