John - in my opinion at least, the use of a relay just masks the real
problem(s).  But, you may have a relay problem.  Scott's write-up on using
the remote starter is a good tip, and you could bypass the relay as part of
that.  When I had starter problems, I pulled it and thoroughly cleaned all
the moving parts in the bendix, greased everything up and oiled bearings,
etc., and polished the rotor contacts.  I did not need to replace the
brushes as they were not worn that badly.  the real problem seemed to be
old, caked grease in the bendix.

It has been working extremely well for the year or so since I did that.
YMMV

--
Alan Felder
Austin TX
82 Diesel Westy

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:45 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

>  Thanks. I already have the relays.
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