Especially with an automatic I think of it as the "sound of confidence". Dealing with Syncros you can only imagine the sounds I make when I have to change a starter "again". 

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Eric Caron
Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 5:38 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Starter removal???

And,  Can you comment on how it sounds or starts differently then the old one?  I’m just wondering if this is a upgrade I should be planning ahead for.  My current 85 Auto starter seems fine at the moment.

I’d love to hear your impressions of any difference with the new starter.

Eric Caron 

> On Dec 6, 2015, at 5:33 PM, Robert Clemmer <n51219@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, for some reason I thought that bolt went through and threaded into the engine case.  I looked closer as you recommended and  there was the nut.  All came off with relative ease and my new gear driven starter from Van-Café is installed.  Now we're ready to head south for the winter.
> 
> Thanks, BobC
> 
> 
> 
> Just remove the air flow meter boot and use an open end wrench to loosen the nut. Then a short Allen key can be used to hold the bolt back while removing that nut. Hopefully that long bolt is not rusted to the cast iron bell housing. That can happen and it can make for a bad day. 
> 
> Dennis
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