A Volkswagen Westfalia Camper Van Blog - VW Bus

This has not been the Westy summer I was hoping for!

I bought a new battery, installed it, and… nada. The double piss off is that I dropped off the old battery at Canadian Tire for disposal, and it probably wasn't dead after all. I'm glad Lucy has a brand new battery, but I should have kept the old as a spare, especially since I read that I should never try and boost Lucy using cables. Oh well, lesson learned.

I imagine the problem with start up is either the starter itself or the solenoid. I happen to be one of those rare VW owners who hates getting his hands dirty, so I'm not up for doing these repairs myself.

Case in point: my GF changed the flat tire for me! I got it patched at Canadian Tire pretty inexpensively. Apparently, I'd driven over a long screw.

So, I've been paying for insurance all summer and haven't even got the motor running. Since I live on an island, getting Lucy towed in for repair is a rather expensive endeavor, even with my Canadian Tire Auto Club membership (the tow is covered, but I have to pay for their time waiting in ferry line-ups and the ferry ticket.) My best option is probably to call the mobile auto repair guys and have them come over and check it out. My insurance runs out in a month, so assuming it is a starter or solenoid issue and I get it fixed pretty quickly, my insurance will run out, the rainy season will begin, and Lucy will go into storage for the winter months. Sigh. Oh well, at least she'll be running and that means that as soon as spring arrives, I can drive her into town, invest in the other repairs I'd like to get done and get her ready for the 2009 festival season!