Thanks all. I popped out my Bentley and learned that the glow plug and
ignition circuits are one and the same. So you jump the battery to the
ignition and then touch a jumper from the battery to the starter terminals
and voila. We're back on the road heading home.

Joe

On Sun, Nov 13, 2016, 10:12 AM pcking <pc.king@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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!
>