Have you considered having the vendor send you a new ignition switch by
FedEx? You will have it in a couple of days. Pricey? Sure. But what is the
cost of shorted out electronic components if you jump the wrong wires?

Extend your stay in the campground a few days and drive home secure in the
knowledge that there isn't another electrical gremlin lurking in your
workarounds.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Raimund Feussner" <ray@V6BUS.DE>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2016 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Broken down, need some advise

> Ignition pigtail? Not sure what that is (german...).
>
> However, if battery fine, you should jump the starter motor, from big B+
> wire to small wire (yes, red/black), at the starter itself.
>
> The glow plugs can be bridged inside the black box in the engine
> compartment´s front.
> The big metal fuse across the relay base is the one feeding the plugs.
> So Starter B+ to one of the fuse´s ends will power the glow plugs
>
> Regards
> Raimund
>
>
>
> Am 13.11.2016 um 16:35 schrieb joe kallo:
>> I'm in my 82 diesel at a camground and after having a tough time starting
>> this morning, it suddenly refused to turn over. It seemed like the
>> battery
>> still had juice, so I suspected the ignition switch. I just tested
>> jumping
>> the big red wire to the red wire with black stripe on the ignition
>> pigtail
>> and it turns over.
>>
>> So I have a new ignition switch sitting at home. Perfect right? Is there
>> any wisdom on making my broken one work enough to start? Or is it
>> possible
>> to actually hotwire it? My situation is made more complex as I need the
>> glow plugs warm as well.
>>
>> Thanks for any advise!