I had this problem with a Cabriolet. THe starter heated up or the solenoid
heated up and would not work. THis eventually created a dead spot on the
starter. See if you can jump past the solenoid and you will know.

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:Vanagon@vanagon.com]On Behalf Of
 KENWILFY@AOL.COM
 Sent: Thursday, August 20, 1998 11:50 AM
 To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
 Subject: Re: Electrical/starter problem??

 Have you tried replacing the battery?  It could be a bad cell.  Or your
 alternator could not be putting out enough voltage (should be around 14v).
 Also you could have corrosion up inside the wires that run from
 the battery to
 the starter.  Sometimes they corrode inside the shielding.  I
 guess the only
 way to check on this is to cut some of the shielding back and
 inspect the wire
 itself.  Ron sells the new wires I believe (they are over 9 feet long).
 Have fun.
 Ken Wilford
 John 3:16