It was the starter. Rob At 10/2/2006 08:01 PM,Rob wrote: >This is an '87 Vanagon Wolfsburg with a '91 Subaru 2.2, 238+k on the >speedometer, standard tranny. > >I had starter problems in the past, in June I had it rebuilt (230K). >Today after work I turned the key and gave half a wirrr then went >click. Nothing but 'click' since then, push started and drove it home. > >12.9v at the battery, 12.5v at the starter (big wire), 12.4v at the >wire that attaches to the solenoid when the key is turned. > >I cleaned the batt terminals (they were clean but I did it anyway, >both ends), I cleaned the tranny to body ground, I cleaned all the >wires that attach to the starter, I already have another ground from >the lower starter bolt to the frame. > >With the good voltage at the solenoid (red/black stripe), at the >starter and the battery I'm thinking there is something wrong with >the starter. > >I'm going to go pull the starter now. Unless I can come up with >something else I'll have to take the starter back to the place I had >it rebuilt at in Tacoma (50 miles away). > >Am I missing something? > > > > >Rob >becida@comcast.net > >With a '91 Subaru 2.2 in an '87 Vanagon in western Washington. |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.