klfvw wrote:

> Hi, all.  I've got an '89 Wolfsburg Weekender, and I'm
> fairly *in*competent mechanically.  I'd appreciate
> some advice, background, etc., from anyone who cares
> to give it.  Not just on my specific starter
> questions, but also on the subject of mechanics . . .
>
> I need a new starter, I'm at the point where I'm
> tapping the solenoid every 3 or 4 starts.  I'm doing
> it a little slower than I should because I just pumped
> out a lot of money for new front brakes and I'm trying
> to spread out expenses.

You might want to try a relay.  Might solve the problem unless the
starter/solenoid is really bad.  I've had that problem on 4 vans; relay
solved 3 of them.  On the 4th I had the starter rebuilt for $75.

Larry A.