Ouch!  I did this a few years back after filling up the tank.  Rolled 
under the Bus (been doing it for about a week) with the claw hammer, 
arced across the terminals and damn near ran over myself.  Vowed to fix 
the problem ASAP.  (Turnout out that the ground strap on the tranny was 
in two pieces).

        Bob Hufford                   \\  //   
     "...in the GROOVE"           \\   \\//   //     '60 Double-Door Panel
 General Registry Of Ozarks'       \\   \/   //      '69 Bus (Sunroof)
   Volkswagen Enthusiasts           \\ //\\ //       '81 Vanagon (Sunroof)
   bhufford@mail.orion.org           \\/  \\/        '61, '63, '67 Bus Bones

On Wed, 13 Sep 1995, Tobin T. Copley wrote:

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> Short directly across the terminals for the live wire and the solenoid: 
> nothing?  Then it's the solenoid.  Replace it.
> 
> Oh, you'll want to do the above with the bus in neutral!  =:O