'85 1.9L Vanagon
Potter Co. North Central PA

Hi Folks,

My van wont start....

All was well when i last drove it (admittedly, almost a month ago)
Now, it wont start. I tried to jump start it, And no luck. took the battery
to NAPA, and turns out, one of the cells or something, is fried. Okay.

So, i have another newish battery, i try that... No luck. Try to jump start
with the new battery. Nothing.

So, i take the battery out, put it on a trickle charger to make sure its
charged. Yep. No luck, once again.

The dash is lighting up, when i turn the key, it doesn't even try to turn
over....

New starter in March.

Any thoughts?

Also..... My exterior sliding door handle broke off beyond the key hole.
So, locking mechanism is functional, but i cannot open it from the outside.

Short of replacing the entire unit (and getting another key) what can i do?

Thanks.

Hopeless and not even a slight bit mechanically inclined,

Laura