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Subject:Re: Help: Engind keeps running after taking key out of ignition
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Sat, 15 Aug 1998 17:44:36 -0400

> The 1990 Vanagon camper keeps running after I take the key out of the
> ignition  but only sometimes.  When it happened I tried to shut off the

maybeyour starter isnt't disengaging properly when you start the van up.
maybe you need to put shims under your starter?
thesame thing happened to one of my friends, on his 68 chevypicup. all he
did to fix the problem was put shims under the mount on hos starter so
that it would disengage properly.

good luck
my $.02 worth

Sudhir H. Desai                         1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6
cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu            1996 Subaru Outback 2.2 liter flat-4
sudhir_desai@geocities.com              1997 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter I-6
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http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889

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