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Subject:Re: unstuck starter
From:Dane Tessler
Date:Fri, 20 Mar 1998 20:05:41 -0800

Would love a copy of the "Should You Own a VW Bus" list.  Where can I find
it?

Thanks in advance

Dane Tessler
87 Westie

http://members.aol.com/Dane714/westfalia.html

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl F. Bloss <bloss@ENTER.NET>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 4:22 PM
Subject: unstuck starter

After talking with Chris Turner yesterday (he came over to drop off
some pics for me to scan), he said to try banging on the starter, not
the solenoid, to get it unstuck.  Did that and heard a CLACK.
Reconnected the ignition switch wire and she started right up.

Stuck again once after that, but same deal "fixed" it.  After reading
that "should you own a VW bus" quiz, I feel like I've just gone
through some sort of VW rite of passage...the stuck solenoid and
starter.  :-)

Still gonna replace it, but now I don't have to have her towed and I
can do it at my leisure.  Meanwhile, the toolbox with the hammer
stays in the van.  :-)

-Karl

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Karl and Kristina Bloss - bloss@enter.net
Trexlertown, PA
http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw
'87 GL Weekender  "Beverley"