There are a number of different starters that were used on the 2WD. I think the one you want is a Bosch SR25X, 003911023EX. That is a 1.1Kw , 1.47 Hp. This change was mid-year 1987. The earlier starters were .95Kw, 1.27HP. There was also a short body version for the Syncro to clear the diff lock actuator. This change was made to help with the slow cranking issue along with the increased size of the battery cable.

Dennis

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rick Cooper
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 8:36 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Starter hesitation

Thanks everyone for the info and links to other resources.   To answer your
question Neil, no it happens every time -- cold start, whatever, it is consistent if nothing else.  I happen to have another starter, that works just fine, and will swap that in and see if that resolves the problem.

That starter will come out of an 86 tintop that I just purchased to harvest some parts.  I've got a question or two related to that but I'll start a new thread with those.

Rick

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Does this happen regardless of engine temp?
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Rick Cooper <rickdcooper@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> ...  There's an initial 'umph' --
>> starter gives kind of a push, then it stops for 1/4 to 1/2 a second 
>> before it starts again and, this time, carries on to start the engine.
>
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