This ia an upae on some problems I've been having with the starter on my 1987 Wolfburg with 2-wd and gas engine.

I had the starter checked out about a week ago and they put a new starter in after the one thats been in the car since before I bought it in 2001. The starter would not hardly turn the engine over so I took it to the place here in Springfield, MO that the list members here sait the shop as good.

Anyway, I took it back cause the rebuilt on tat they bought at Auto zone was doing the same as the old one, it turns the enging over very slowly if at all some times. I hve to let go of the key then, try it again until it does start. not fun lol.

Yesterday, they replaced the starter with a rebuilt one they got from Auto zone ( am not a real big fan of Auto zone.) So after the put the new starter in, the same thing happens,,, it doesen't  have enough power to turn the engine over. Adding a jump box to the mix seems too help a litle.

The tog mechinit toled me that the torque converter has to be replacedbe cause the theth have "Flatened-our" from old age and you can't buy just the ring gear as he said that it's weldered  on to the trannie and  they cost  like $100.00 .

After leaving the garage, I stoped off at a gas station and after filliing the tank (which almost gave me a heart-attack for the price of a gallon of gas.

When I tried to start the car to leave the gas station it was worse then ever and I was beginng to wonder if I was going to have to get it towed by to the shop I had just left from.

Hope some of our versed Vanagon people here can share some light on this.

Chris