Well, I had my starter rebuilt today, $125; slightly cheaper than a new, factory rebuilt one. Brownings Alternator Service did the job; they have a good reputation here in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Anyway, taking off the starter and putting it back on really wasn't a big deal; however, every time the phone rang, I expected it to be Brownings calling to tell me it was shot to hell and couldn't be rebuilt. They ended up doing the job in about 2 hours; even painted the damn thing! I know its mine because it has the scars where I had hit it with a pipe wrench to try and activate the selonoid. They replaced the selonoid entirely with a Bosch one, and put new brushes in the starter. One of the brushes had fallen off inside the starter (that explains the slow, 3 to 4 second, starting time). Appearently the selonoid switch was bad. Now when the glow plug light goes off and I turn the key, the engine goes from not running to running instantly; the starter now turns the engine MUCH faster. I think it must have been a bum-starter to begin with.
|
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Vanagon mail messages have been archived.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.