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O'bannion finally got around to fixing the starter on Red and Blackie. The bushing was wallowed out inside the transmission, just as he said it would be. He got the old bushing out with a tap. He installed the new bushing with a distributor puller-outer. He put grease on it, installed a 6-Volt bug starter (on a 12-Volt system), and it cranked right up. The starter spun rapidly, but no mores than would be expected from using a 6-Volt starter on a 12-Volt system. The old bushing had about 1/2 inch of brass missing throughout its length. The car had the points closed, it has 6-volt chokes BTW, and it still needs the carbs and valves adjusted. The 6-Volt starter was necessary to avoid a new flywheel of the 1500-S engine. The final tab including tax was $4,070 for recMÓ 66 pieces of chrome. That's $61.66 per piece, and the old boy who's doing it ways it looks great. I can only say that it should look great for the price I'm paying, and I don't like it. Don Garies dgaries808@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/