Just did my starter today.  The top bolt, 85 Westy, is a 5 inch long 10mm
metric bolt, bottom is a stud.

Mike

> From: Walter Evens <wrevens@MYEXCEL.COM>
> Reply-To: Walter Evens <wrevens@MYEXCEL.COM>
> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 15:35:44 -0800
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Getting weirder by the day!
>
> I was trying to put my starter back in and found the bottom bolt would not go
> in all the way.  It'll go in half way from either side, but not all the way.
> I decided to use a tap to clean out the threads.  I discovered the bolts to
> be- 3/8 by 16 SAE!!!!!  Pulled the bottom bolt on my other GL and found the
> same thing.
>
> What's up?  I thought Vanagons were made in Metric Germany.  Did they make
> some here?
>
> Walter Evens
> Hesperia, CA, USA
> 2-85GLs
>