If it won't start  from the switch with a key, but you can spin it from the
battery, the switch is bad. Pull your steering shaft cover, unplug the
switch connector and plug it into your spare switch. You can start it that
way to test and to start it without having to replace the switch now.

Jim

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 10:03 AM B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> How do I test to see if it’s the starter switch?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
>
>
> From: Jim Felder
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 11:00 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Trouble starting
>
>
> Starter switch?
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 9:46 AM B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I am scheduled to leave later today on a camping trip.   The van battery
> > was dead because I left the interior light on the other day.  I charged
> the
> > battery and turned the key but nothing happened. I tried to jump start
> but
> > nothing.  The starter makes no sound whatsoever.  If I crawl underneath
> and
> > connect to 2 large connections together the starter spins but does not
> > engage.
> >
> > What are the next trouble shooting techniques to determine what is wrong?
> >
> > 1983.5 WC
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bryan
> >
>