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I took the plugs out and tried to turn the engine by hand in both
directions.  It stopped in the same places.  I removed or disconnected all
of the components connected to the engine yesterday.  They all spun freely,
but the engine would not.  I will pull the starter off again and inspect
the ring gear.  Thanks for the suggestion.

Tom Stone, temporarily in Florida

On June 22, 2018 14:00:55 "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> Are you using your hands on the pulley (or belt) to turn over the engine,
> which should be fairly easy with plugs out, or the starter? If you can turn
> the engine around fully by hand but not with the starter, you have a badly
> damaged ring gear on the torque converter.  Probably happened when the
> starter mount was broken due to misalignment.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Dennis
> Haynes
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 10:35 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Engine Puzzlememt
>
> Short bolt bottom of starter?
>
> Sent from my Windows 10 phone
>
> From: Tom Stone<mailto:tstone8359@aol.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 12:22 PM
> To: Dennis Haynes<mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com<mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> Subject: RE: Engine Puzzlememt
>
> Thanks Dennis and Jim.  I pulled the spark plugs and there were no fluids
> inside the cylinders.  Manually turned engine to stop point in both
> directions.  It stops in the same places.  I checked all three torque
> converter bolts.  All seem tight.  Going to remove some exhaust pieces to
> verify.
>
> Since the last change made to the engine was the installation of the starter
> long bolt, I am looking for some kind of obstruction in that area.
>
> Thanks for your always helpful suggestions.
>
> Tom Stone, temporarily in Florida.
>
>
>
> On June 21, 2018 19:08:09 Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Look for a loose torque converter bolt. One of the three between converter
> and flex plate or something fell in there. Also, if multiple tries to crank
> engine the cylinders could be locked up with gasoline. Remove the spark
> plugs and check.
>
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> Sent from my Windows 10 phone
>
>
>
> From: Tom Stone<mailto:tstone8359@AOL.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 6:01 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Engine Puzzlememt
>
>
>
> Working on my son's '91 Westy Automatic. New engine from the guy that took
> over Boston Bob's business. It was installed and running. The starter had
> been installed with only the short bolt which had loosened. The starter lost
> ground and would only work intermittently. Then the bolt ear broke. I got a
> new starter and the long bolt and installed it with both bolts. Now the
> engine will only rotate to a certain point and stop. I can manually turn the
> engine backwards and it stops turning at just before the stop point. I took
> the starter off and ran it. I took the belts off the P/S pump, the
> alternator and the water pump (A/C not connected) and they all turn freely.
> I took the valve covers off and without being able to rotate the engine,
> visually checked for a valve stem in each keeper. I am at a loss for what to
> look at next and what might have happened.
>
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Tom Stone, temporarily in FL where it is hot!