Todd I had the same problem a couple of summers ago, occasionally the starter would not engage even though the battery was charged. I took the starter out and cleaned up the solenoid, I also replaced a small pivot pin that was badly worn, since then the starter has worked fine. George '85 Westfalia >>Can I just take the solenoid out and clean it? Or is this >>just the >>beginning of starter failure? battery failure? |
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