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Date:         Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:41:45 -0500
Reply-To:     ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Starter removal
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>Hi Bill;</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>As a matter of fact, the removal was from an original waterboxer.&nbsp; It had just been sitting for about 12 years as a cabana&nbsp;for my&nbsp;small&nbsp;swimming pool. That was after many years of service.&nbsp; It had what was left of the original metal pipes.&nbsp; Talk about rust everywhere!&nbsp; I took Ken's advice and a few raps later it was out.&nbsp; &nbsp; </FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>The installation was a piece of cake.&nbsp; The guys at FAS went out of there way to avoid heavy adapter plates etc., and just used the VW setup.&nbsp; The angle of the engine and the fact that it is an I4 made the starter really accessable.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>Dave B.</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 08/03/12, <SPAN>Bill M&lt;billmonk@GMAIL.COM&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Don't you have an adapter plate that your starter is mounted <BR>to? The close tolerance of some of those plates can make<BR>your starter more difficult to get out. You'll need to pry or<BR>give it a whack with a large rubber or dead blow hammer to<BR>loosen it up. Just be careful as it can drop suddenly. <BR><BR>Bill<BR><BR>On Aug 3, 2012, at 5:27 PM, David Bjorkman u&lt;<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET" target=_blank>ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; Hi Volks;<BR>&gt; The starter in my parts bus (84.5 WBX) is giving me a hard time about coming out for a rebuild. I removed the 2 bolts and the 2 wires and it won't budge. Am I missing something or do I just need to give it a few good whacks (what I am currently doing with the bus that's running to make the starter operate).<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Dave B. <BR></DIV></div>
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