Ken,

that's a good price. If it were Canadian bucks and for a diesel starter and
it was in stock here in town I would have bought it. Otherwise buying a 30
buck (20 buck US) solenoid is a good bet.

Alistair

PS can replace brushes later. Not that much of a pain to remove starter.

> From: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
> Reply-To: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
> Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 12:04:32 -0400
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: starter solenoid heads south
>
> Yes the rebuilt starters that we sell are Bosch and come completely
> assembled with the solenoid.  This is the nicer way to go in my opinion.  I
> would rather have the whole thing rebuilt than to put a new solenoid on an
> old starter with worn brushes, etc.  These are $135 with a $60 core charge.
> They have a one year warranty and two years free towing if you have a
> problem that is starter related.  You might also want to check your battery
> for charge and your grounding straps for connection and zero resistance.
> Also be sure that the terminals on your battery are clean and tight.
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> http://www.vanagain.com
> Phone: (856)-327-4936
> Fax: (856)-327-2242
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of gary hradek
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 11:22 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: starter solenoid heads south
>
>
> Alistair,
> I have yet to replace the starter but I
> thought in these times you get the solenoid with the
> starter.   Has anyone bought a starter from ron or ken
> and do they ship the solenoid  with the starter or is
> that extra?   thanks gary
>
> Date:    Fri, 17 May 2002 06:50:44 -0700
> From:    Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
> Subject: starter solenoid heads south
>
> Well, with 50 miles to go to break the 200K mark, my
> van's starter
> solenoid
> quit without warning.
>
> Got into the van to take my son for some swimming
> lessons and got the
> dreaded "click of death". Push start etc. Last evening
> I wrestled the
> starter from the van (BTW starter spins ok as tested
> by bridging the
> two
> large terminals on the solenoid).
>
> Now I have the dubious pleasure of discovering whether
> these solenoids
> are
> stocked in any of the local parts places.
>
> I replaced the starter soon after I purchased the van
> back in '93 when
> the
> van had about 90K miles on it. Once every 100k miles
> or so ain't too
> bad.
>
> Alistair
>
>
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