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• Re: Confirm please? Vanagon automatic transmission starter motor?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 06:04:42 -0400
  That starter in the photo is for an auto tranny set-up. No nose cone support shaft = Auto tranny. Nose cone support shaft = Standard...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Martin Walz
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 09:55:50 -0700
  > Volks, > > My starter [my new starter I should say] sometimes turns over, hesitates > then continues to work. Turns the engine over quite well. > > Only...
• Re: Starter One more time!!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 1 May 2011 09:21:47 -0700
  John Muir explained many years ago in his long famous "Idiot's Guide" a procedure to check the starter and solenoid which I feel...
• Re: Starter Woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 2018 17:30:02 -0500
  ...As I was getting ready to remove the old starter I note that the stud on the starter solenoid is loose. Ah Ha I...
• Re: Anybody have a good starter?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 19:34:28 -0600
  ...Larry > mark fisher wrote: > > > > Hi all > > The starter on my '87 Syncro just gave up the ghost- Does anybody have a > > servicable one I...
• Starter help- Sunday afternoon
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:26:34 -0700
  ...This is the stock VW starter. I took the starter off and it doesn't want to go back in, do I need to...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:51:06 -0700
  ...put a 'starter trigger wire' on while you're working on the starter wiring .. a cheater wire you can hide in the engine compartment...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:22:30 -0400
  ...when I said the starter stalled while trying > the engine, I ment it will turn pretty slowly and then the starter > it self stops...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:45:25 -0300
  ...Starter doesn't work on long trips Hello, I have been experience an intermittent problem with my starter. It seems that it works perfectly...
• Re: '82 Diesel vanagon. Starter isn't turning over.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:42:32 -0600
  ...wrote: > > Does that seem to indicate an > issue with the starter, or starter solenoid, or ground connection, or...? Could be any of those but...
• FW: diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:44:31 -0400
  ...diesel starter motor Hi- Does anyone happen to know the Bosch/other manufacture part number for the starter used on the vanagon diesel? I...
• Will an 85 starter fit/work on a 2.1 liter?
  Historical mailing list - Roade Kampe
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:58:08 -0800
  My starter on my 90 Vanagon is hanging up occasionally. Will a starter from a 85 van fit my 90? both are 4 speeds...
• Batt is 100% - no crank/starter doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:10:55 -0600
  ...all - starter doesn't turn or make any noise...need help....does this Dx indicate it's time to replace the starter...Thanks...Chuck
• starter help needed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 4 Apr 96 23:30:08 EST
  ...He bought a rebuilt Bosch starter to cure his non-starting blues (turn key, lights dim but nothing happens out back). He put in...
• Re: Dragging starter
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 10:02:51 +0100
  ...Simply take off the starter, shine a torch into the starter mounting hole in the gear box and look at it. It should be...
• Re: need a starter, have some questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 21:05:51 -0500
  ...Not just on my specific starter > questions, but also on the subject of mechanics . . . > > I need a new starter, I'm at the point...
• Re: 1987 Westy engine starter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:25:15 -0700
  ...What is the > step-by-step procedure for 1987 Westy engine starter removal and > installation? It's one of the most straight forward starter...
• Re: Vanagon DEAD- Starter relay- Manually Jump??? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 16:56:06 -0700
  ...If you have time, pop off the starter, pull the solenoid off the starter, put some grease on the solenoid shaft, push it in...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:27:58 -0400
  I have never had to remove the throttle body to remove the top starter bolt. It's a bit tricky to access, but never...
• Re: Starter issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:47:16 -0400
  ...Starter issues > > I recently pulled the starter on my 87 and cleaned all the contacts. � > For a short time I had no starting issues...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:06:08 -0400
  The wire from the alternator to the starter does not carry any current at all during starting. The current travels from the battery through...
• HELP!! alternator for starter swap???
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 17:09:04 EDT
  ...i neeed a starter for a 86 and up vanagon! the 86 and under dont have enough torque. part # is bosch bos sr401x. i...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:49:30 -0600
  I never had a hot start problem with any of my VW starters. I did put a remote relay in most just to get...
• intermittent starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Martinez
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:02:35 -0800
  A little advice if you would, my 85 westy has an intermittent starting problem where the starter will not turn. I know my batteries...
• Re: starter turns except when the battery is disconnected but does not turn engine-solenoid problem?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:58:53 -0800
  Ditto on that, for porblems like a starter won't disengage .. or spins without engaging .. or slow cranking ... you think about the starter itself...
• Re: starter/ignition weird
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:13:36 -0800
  ...I don't think its my starter but I have read that the lube in a starter can get stiff and be hard to...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:02:48 -0800
  It is the auto tranny vans with cruise that have the known conflict with the added starter relay. The cruise system is more complicated...
• Re: Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 11:14:33 -0600
  I have Karl's adapter and a diesel starter from a later VW in my "88 GL Tintop with the 2.1L WBX. Great...
• Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 10:24:03 -0400
  Because it looks like $30-35 puts a working starter in my hand, to decide whether or not i'm keeping this bus. : ) -Craig...
• Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 06:39:35 EST
  ...I thought it was the ignition switch until I hooked me remote starter switch up to the starter to crank it from the rear...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:13:23 -0600
  ...I've worked on 100's of Vanagons >> over the years and have never needed, or even contemplated >> installing a starter relay. >> >> - Got good...
• 10/09/2015 How to clean up and return that new, never-needed, starter for a full refund?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Merrill
  Sat, 10 Oct 2015 01:48:41 +0000
  10/09/2015 How to clean up and return that new, never-needed, starter for a full refund? Hi, y'all! Thank you for...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 20:37:31 -0400
  Don't you have an adapter plate that your starter is mounted to? The close tolerance of some of those plates can make your...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 15:14:57 -0700
  ...stuck where the two main mounting bolts are, or in the starter bushing, assuming it's a manual trans. I havn't seen one...
• Re: Help - Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 3 May 2014 10:09:33 -0700
  Sounds like a short or inadvertent major load happens when key turned to 50 position (crank starter). If starter has failed, in that failure...
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 07:55:54 -0700
  > > > I do know that any automotive starter can be rebuilt, and rewound by a > starter specialty shop here for $125.00 to my specifications...
• Re: Starter wiring access. 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:36:39 -0400
  ...87 syncro I had intermittent, and then consistent starter malfunction due to loose wire connection at the starter. (Digitool showed starter circuit power as...
• Re: starter turns except when the battery is disconnected but does not turn engine-solenoid problem?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:06:45 -0500
  ...I wanted a bit of feedback before buying the part listed on the Samba (solenoid and starter together that is either new or most...
• Re: Ignition Switch Source & Tips
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:49:21 -0500
  ...Put the same make of starter back in. > > The "grinding" sound is like when you hit the starter and it is already > running. It...
• Re: Hard start, added a ground wire
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 21:32:44 -0600
  ...I was cheap and used that small VW starter on the > Subaru 2.2 > > To make it a bit easier to start I took...
• Re: 1.9 or 2.1 starter for a 2.1 in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:13:59 -0400
  ...1.9 or 2.1 starter for a 2.1 in an 85 > Engine is brand new .. > starter looks 100 years old. > it's...
• Re: Dragging starter
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 10:14:43 -0500
  ...Dragging starter >To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > >I have installed a relay to feed the solenoid on my starter. It did NOT >make any difference...
• Re: Diesel starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Gruber
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 09:44:09 -0800
  THis starter is like many american car starters; the bushing is housed in the casting of the nose of the starter. In fact, the...
• Re: Vanagon starter final drive issues?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:58:07 -0700
  ...Vanagon starter final drive issues? > > For those of you experienced with the internals of the vanagon starter: > > When doing my engine conversion, I had...
• RE: '71 Ignition Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Jun 1996 17:09:12 -0400
  ...Any ideas where to >>go from here? > Also, check the wire from the fuse box to the starter, and the connection at the starter...
• Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:10:10 -0700
  Since buying it earlier this year, the starter on my 87 Westy hesitates when I turn turn the ignition to start. There's an...
• 3 questions: starter/ignition switch/temp warning light
  Historical mailing list - K G Gilbert
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:48:06 EDT
  ...I just replaced starter motor on my 84 westy. Does a new bushing really go in there? Where? How? 2. How do I know...
• Re: I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:02:53 -0700
  The stock wbx starter to battery cable is 12 feet long! They doubled the wire diameter for 2.1 models, with a slightly stronger...
• Sourcing this Hitachi starter motor for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 13:11:15 -0700
  Hi Guys Dead boche started will take a few days to get the induction motor from http://gowesty.com/starter_story.htm any know...
• slow starter?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:33:10 -0500
  How fast should the engine turn over in a Vanagon? My starter sounds rather labored and slow, though it does start up with no...
• starter solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:33:20 -0400
  Can you just buy this or do I have to buy the whole starter
• Re: New Info RE: Can't Search Archives: 1.9 stalled at speed, won't restart...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:07:51 -0700
  ...Bohannan" <david.bohannan@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Removed wires from starter...no more "short"... > > Will get new starter tomorrow and start troubleshooting the rest of...
• Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:51:37 -0800
  ...New Rebuilt Bosch starters come with a new bushing and they say you *must* replace it when installing a new starter. remove starter to...
• Re: No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:27:21 -0600
  ...The short cable that leads from the solenoid into the starter body is part of this circuit. When the starter on my '91 GL...
• Rebuilt it yourself! Was: bosch part number for diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand 1
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:10:35 -0400
  Dave Bayer Wrote: > Hi- > After not finding the starter for the diesel vanagon > listed with anything other than VW part numbers (on any > vendor...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:15:10 -0700
  ...you have a Remote Starter Switch ( a tool ) in your tool kit. You've previously rigged a 'starter trigger' wire ( tied into the trigger...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:53:52 -0700
  You can purchase the solenoid separate from the starter, it is about $70. If you take the starter out, make sure you do not...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:45:47 -0500
  At 11:03 PM 12/22/2014, Marc Perdue wrote: >Hi all, Excellent! I now have three verified cases of a starter control lead...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 30 Jun 2016 05:46:30 -0400
  ...I sell the Bosch rebuilt starters, always have ! NEVER had any of them give any kind of problem, NEVER ! I have installed several just...
• Re: Starter Replacment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:38:06 -0700
  ...Starter Replacment I am wondering what th shop time manuals say it is surpose take to replace the starter on a 1987. When I...