On Fri, 23 Jun 1995 DocTaylor@aol.com wrote:

> I have been plagued with problems with my '82 Diesel Vanagon's starter; today
> I will have to put on my third in two years!  The selonoid seems to give-out
> eventually, and won't engage the starter.  Anybody out there equally
> frustrated?
> 

Yes, me too.  That's an expensive starter, isn't it?  Should I be 
suspicious of burrs on the ring gear, bad ground, and somehow the 
solenoid needing more current to actuate?  Should I clean up the ring 
gear with a file, install a new ground to the starter and buy that extra 
solenoid kit that Berg (I think) sells?

Mike
82 Vanagon diesel