Are you sure on that gear reduction thing ?

the only two vanagon gear reduction starters I know of are Bosch
rebuilts for diesel vanagons ..
and IMI aftermarket racing starters for waterboxers.

whenever I have used one they crank like gangbusters.
The last IMI I ran liked a fat shot of juice to trigger it ..
like what the key supplies was not always enough to do the job..
but a starter boost relay ..
or not wired  heavy duty generic starter button ..no problem.

yes....possibly something else besides the starter itself.
I like starter booster relays actually ..
they're standard fitment on any subaru engine conversion  I do .....or
for any IMI gear reduction starter, in my world.

Scott

On 10/19/2013 12:33 AM, Alain Thibault wrote:
> My 1986 camper came equipped with a gear reduction starter. These are expensive but I wonder if they do the job. Often, I need 2 or 3 tries before the van starts. Is it the starter or could it be something else?
> Thanks
> Alain
>
> Sent from my iPad 2