Date:         Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:25:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: starter
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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Ah Yes! Forgot that detail for the Diesel. 

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Felder
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 8:41 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: starter

Refresh my memory, guys, but isn't the diesel starter self-bushed, as
in the end of the starter shaft is not free like it is on a waterboxer
starter, but captive in its own housing? No way that could affect the
bell housing IMHO.

Jim

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> The starter and even the bushing really is not that bad a job. If you
think
> the bushing is bad you need to check it. If falls out or disintegrates
then
> continued operation will result in the bore for the bushing getting ovaled
> out and this will require removing the bell housing for a machine shop
> repair. The bendix (over running clutch) on the starter gear could be bad
> making for an awful sound on engagement or release.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Alan Felder
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:48 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: starter
>
> On my diesel Westy, the starter has been making a noise.  This sounds like
a
> dry bushing but could instead be a hanging solenoid.  Either way it sounds
> bad, but what are the most likely candidates for starter failure.  It
seems
> to turn very well and strong and will start my diesel in way less than a
> revolution, since I cleaned all the glow plug connections :)  It just
makes
> this awful noise for about half a second.  A ranking of possible
> causes/probabilities?
>
> Also, if the motor is good how difficult and/or expensive to rebuild the
> solenoid?  I know the bushing is a PITA to remove and the starter is too
in
> general.
>
> --
> Alan Felder
> Austin TX
> 82 Diesel Westy
>