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Date:         Thu, 5 May 2016 11:41:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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Look for a local place that rebuilds starters/alternators. Had mine done for $60 bucks. If they replace solenoid an addition of a starter relay may be needed. The relay can be handy for trouble shooting too On May 5, 2016 7:53 AM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have an 84 van with an inline gas motor and the diesel style 50 degree > mounting set up. The transmission is currently out. I have had this > strange "squelching" sound when I start the vehicle...not every time but > frequently. Been doing this now for a few years and perhaps 40k > miles...There is no problem starting, the starter seems to behave normally, > other than the weird sound as the gear retracts, I guess. > > On this diesel starter, there is a small bearing or bushing sharing the > shaft with the starter gear. It is about 5mm wide, with a shallow groove > around the circumference and is slightly loose on that shaft. It seems to > be meant to slide back and forth slightly on that shaft, perhaps to keep > the gear from being extended too far into the flywheel teeth? I can > 'wiggle' this bushing slightly with my fingers....It seems like this could > be the source of the weird sound that sometimes comes when I release my > starter switch....kinda sounds like when you trap a ping pong ball (do > people still play ping pong?) under the paddle against the table.... > > Does anyone have anything to advise about this? Is that bushing (sorry > for the imprecise terminology) supposed to wiggle, or should it slide > smoothly on that shaft? Can that little bushing be replaced by itself? > What's it called? thanks. Don Hanson >


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