​Raymond,

make sure that all your electrical connections for the ignition system are
up to snuff. This includes your grounds. Also make sure that there is
nothing funky going on with your distributor.

Slow cranking could be all sort of things. I had a squirrel chew the wires
on my distributor once so it could deposit a walnut behind it.... So lots
of wanting to crank, but nothing until I was able to trace all wires down
including the ones to the distributor.

BTW is your 85 auto or manual?

GL,
Tony

On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Raymond Markett <raym02@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My '85 WBX starter cranks slowly even with a fully charged battery. Does
> the Vanagon respond well to the  Bay Window starter relay fix, or is it a
> better bet to change the starter?  Has anyone tried a remote starter or
> jumpering something somewhere to troubleshoot the issue?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Raymond
>
> Sent from my iPhone