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Date:         Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:41:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty
              Darn Quick
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
In-Reply-To:  <013701cc6761$36a8e9f0$6401a8c0@PROSPERITY>
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On 08/30/2011 03:07 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > "how much heavier is a starter ? ... > like how much heavier than what.. ...say a spark plug ? > Quite a bit heavier than a spark plug. > > just teasing you. > I am very litteral. A bit asburgery.

All right, Asperger Boy, context, context!

I wrote,

"Just got a spare alternator to pack. How much heavier is a starter?"

Parse that sucker. It's an open book test.

> Starter isn't that hard to change on an auto trans vanagon. > I also get the impression.. > and pretty sure this is accurate.. > you almost never get under your van .. > or almost never have it off the ground... > given you don't have a safe spot to do that.

It's true, but I do have ramps and was under the van this morning hooking up a temp sensor to read the ATF temp on one of the hoses that feed the external GoWesty ATF cooler thingy. Looked around a bit, saw a lot of brown, gray, and dark black heavy metal things. Some of which I recognized, some of which are just mysterious part of suspension and other subassemblies.

So here I am with an auto trans Vanagon and if the starter ever craps out the van is welded to the ground for eternity. My question is: If one is broken down in camp, is R&R'ing the starter difficult?

Scott says, "Starter isn't that hard to change on an auto trans vanagon." But Scott takes vehicles apart for a living, and I am pretty proud to have done a voltage regulator/brush pack swap in the field a couple weeks ago (Mrs Squirrel is still bragging to her friends how smart I am), so I suspect there is a difference in skill level here . . . so is it /really/ not particularly hard to do?

And does anyone know offhand what tools are needed to make a field swap?

-- RJS


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