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• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:43:09 +0000
  I've been running their starter for 3+ years on an I-4 (first with a Tiico, now an AVH 2L) without a problem...
• Dead starter fixed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 09:32:10 -0800
  Thanks for everyone's help yesterday with my potentially dead starter. Turned out to be a stuck starter. "The starter gear may be hung...
• Re: : Gowesty starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Oct 2016 16:24:34 -0700
  ...Gowesty starter problems Finally an UPDATE on my Gowesty starter. The starter was bad and confirmed by Gowesty. I did purchase a new one...
• Re: Starter problem?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:19:52 -0500
  Most of the time this is due to worn brushes in the starter. The quick fix is to replace the starter. The cheap fix...
• Re: 3-4 needle bearing style pins fall out of starter area when I removed the starter?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:15:11 -0400
  ...I removed the starter and found 3-4 of these trapped on the starter "shelf" (the bottom of the starter hole). Any clue as...
• Re: Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 18 Oct 2020 06:24:41 -0400
  ...It is the only starter they offer for the Vanagon with manual transmission. AND like I said, the longer starter and the shorter starter...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 14:56:47 -0500
  ...Howard >Subject: [VANAGON] Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER >problem > All, > Has anyone ever used the starter testing at your FLAPS?
• Re: Gowesty starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 04:14:29 -0400
  Regarding the TDI starter adaptors sold by mentioned vendors: These are of my design and I am the sole producer; I sell wholesale to...
• Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:53:41 -0500
  ...I elected to go with a new gear driven starter from VC. It is working flawlessly. > > However, if I were to do it again...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 14:15:51 -0500
  When I mentioned the adapter and diesel starter, I failed to mention that ot does away with the need for the starter bushing. John...
• Starter Cranking Amps?
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 10:49:56 -0400
  Just put a new rebuilt starter on my 85GL. The van now only starts when its freezing cold (-4F today) and still turns over...
• Re: Starter Cranking Amps?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 00:02:06 -0500
  What is the condition is the bushing in the transmission? If the bushing is worn or missing, the starter will not turn properly. Dennis...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 15:37:51 -0700
  ...but the one I had liked a starter booster relay operating it. I don't know what those guys sell. On 10/19/2013...
• Re: Starter Power Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:04:11 -0700
  The starter is comprised of 2 main parts, a solenoid actuator and a powerful motor. The 2 parts get power from 2 very different...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:29:48 -0500
  ...Starter Help! > > > > > > My 91 starter not turning. I here the fuel pump come on, there is 12v at the > > main starter lead and less...
• Re: Starter not working - problem solved
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 23:01:36 -0800
  Todd I just fixed my intermittent starter today too... actually it was a NEW (rebuilt) starter that was installed about 3 months ago. The...
• Re: Starter problem?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 15:52:09 -0700
  ...Starter problem? > > > > Most of the time this is due to worn brushes in the starter. The quick fix > > is to replace the starter. The...
• Re: Subject: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:28:16 -0800
  ...When I spent 3 hours swapping in a known good starter and having same results I regretted not applying Scott tubovan's remote starter...
• Re: Subject: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:45:06 -0800
  The starter gets it's ground thru the mount but I agree with you. I added a ground cable to my starter from the...
• Re: Starter Interchange
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 09:56:13 -0700
  The A1/A2/A3 starters (like your 'rocco) look the same but they are different from the T2/T3 (Vanagon) starter as the teeth...
• Re: Gowesty starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Sep 2016 23:00:03 +0000
  ...Gowesty starter problems > > > > I've had my Gowesty starter for two years plus for 22,000 miles starter > > does not work now. Is this...
• replace starter
  Historical mailing list - Pete Moore
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 01:41:00 EDT
  I need to replace my starter. What should I do other than just going to the local supplier get one. I would like to...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Demarest
  Sun, 1 May 2005 19:25:44 -0700
  Thanks to several folks for the starter suggestions. I ended up directly connecting the two terminals on the solenoid to send power to the...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:28:32 -0400
  Hi David, I’ve been following the starter threads carefully. I have a 1.9 auto. Still, Dennis Haynes recently posted links to some...
• Starter Problems update
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:45:12 -0800
  ...The old starter was in the van for 70-80K miles. Guy who rebuilt starter is a local starter rebuilder. He also did the...
• Re: Starter going??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:24:39 -0600
  Seems like classic failing starter symptoms. Usually the cause is worn brushes. Tom www.towercooler.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone -----Original Message...
• Electric burner starter
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:30:19 -0400
  Has anybody attempted to install an automatic electric starter for the stove burners? the same kind of starter you would find on your outdoor...
• Re: Gowesty starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 5 Sep 2016 11:42:46 -0400
  I added an extra ground wire (neg battery cable from a Subaru actually) from the lower starter mount bolt to the frame. The stock...
• Re: Solenoid/starter problem or ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 19:29:27 -0800
  David - a slow turning starter may not be getting all the power it needs. check/clean wiring at terminals on starter , battery ground and...
• Re: starter woe...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 18:40:16 -0500
  ...But, how come the starter doesn't turn? It seems like if the solenoid is stuck, the starter would simply turn with a retracted...
• Re: Starter whizzing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:24:42 -0400
  ...The starter gear is driven by a one way clutch (Bendix). This clutch keeps the engine from driving the starter after it starts so...
• Re: '91 Starting Issues
  Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
  Tue, 12 Dec 2023 01:27:28 +0100
  ...Probably there is sufficient current missing to pull in starter. In case starter had pulled in there is a switch attached to solenoid which...
• Re: Starter solenoid powered by fuel pump circuit....arrrrgg...long...help!!!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:31:19 -0600
  ...Engine started...starter engaged...disconnected the starter wire....starter still stayed engaged. > > Tried it a second time, but disconnected the fuel pump wire....starter...
• Re: FW: Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 21:43:01 -0600
  If you're there in Kemah you'll find Starter and Alternator shops in Pasadena, Baytown, LePort that can properly rebuild your starter. I...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 21:30:45 -0800
  Actually, what GW is referring to is the housing itself, there is no separate flange like you need for the diesel starter. That's...
• Re: New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
  Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 11:54:45 -0500
  I have 12 volts at the starter. The lower voltage I mentioned was measured at the solenoid on the starter. This voltage passes through...
• Re: starter bush
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:02:18 -0800
  Dan, Put an automatic starter in... no more bush! (Easy now ;o) Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Starter issues
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:56:15 -0600
  I recently pulled the starter on my 87 and cleaned all the contacts. For a short time I had no starting issues, but I...
• No voltage at starter?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 14:16:38 -0700
  My van's starter doesn't seem to be working, but it actually is. The problem is that when I try to start it...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Mar 2016 18:58:11 -0400
  The relay fix is indicated only when the starter does not engage and makes no noise at all. Be sure that the connections everywhere...
• Vanagon Starter
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 5 Sep 2016 21:05:37 -0400
  If you have a Vanagon with the automatic, I can set you up with a Bosch starter that's about 33% bigger, fits perfectly...
• Re: Are syncro starters any different than 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:32:36 -0400
  You can use the same starter for 2WD or syncro. I have heard somewhere that the original syncro starters were shorter, not sure if...
• Re: Starter solenoid powered by fuel pump circuit....arrrrgg...long...help!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:51:00 -0500
  ...Engine started...starter engaged...disconnected the starter wire....starter still stayed engaged. >> >> Tried it a second time, but disconnected the fuel pump wire....starter...
• Syncro Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:03:44 -0700
  Could some one give me the scoop on syncro starters again? Dealers Etc. list only one starter. I was told that at some point...
• Solenoid/starter problem or ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 22:04:27 -0500
  I posted a problem recently of an intermittant problem of a very slow turning starter that I thought might be something in the starter...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:05:43 -0700
  ...try a really fat shot of juice to the starter trigger terminal via a Remote Starter Switch ( a tool ) or some other means. On...
• Re: Intermittant Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:01:23 -0800
  ...I took the starter to a reputable starter/alternator rebuilder and paid to have my starter serviced. The tech said that the starter "looked...
• replace starter and bushing at some time?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:48:33 -0400
  87 Syncro passenger van I am replacing the starter, major PITA in a Syncro. My new starter from Vanagain came with a new bushing...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 12:00:29 -0700
  ...new battery, cleaned grounds, new ground strap at tranny, new starter bushing in clutch housing, replaced long cable from battery to starter. Starter symptoms...
• Re: Are syncro starters any different than 2WD
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:18:47 -0400
  "the original syncro starters were shorter," CLose...... longer ..... about 1/4" I have one.... a real PITA..... TO close to notice until your thoroughly...
• Starter
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:00:07 -1000
  I am having a problem with my starter. It intermittently doesn't work. If I attach a jumper at the positive lead that goes...
• Re: Starters for 85GL 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:46:57 -0600
  The late bus and vanagon standard trans starters are all the same bolt up. The difference is in the power each will handle. The...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Starter differences - diesel vs gas?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:21:39 -0700
  ...KEP plate + flywheel = $600 High Torque Starter = 225$ Diesel Bellhousing, Flywheel and Starter= 300$ Used gasser starter at junk yard= 50$ + core. I would...
• Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:29:07 -0700
  Don't forget to check the heavy wires at the starter. I recently had a van that a mechanic said "needs a new alternator...
• Re: Starter Power Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:14:47 -0700
  The main starter power cable comes from the battery, a very thick black cable. It attaches to the threaded wiring stud on the starter...
• Re: starter help
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:06:23 -0400
  Take a hammer and wack the starter a few times . If it starts, the brushes are gone, replace the starter. Don't laugh, it...
• Re: Runaway starter - 88 GL w/2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:16:31 -0400
  Sounds like the starter solenoid is shorted time for a new starter. Eric Ley Garage Mechanic ELM 2001 Demers Franklin, Qc -------------------------------------------------- From: "JRodgers" <jrodgers113...
• New Starter Stopped Working
  Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:02:59 -0500
  ...Questions about starter motors. I just put in a new starter that stopped working after only 6 days of use. Before pulling the new...
• Starter going??
  Historical mailing list - C. Chris
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:40:31 -0500
  ...I am thinking it is the starter solenoid or the bendix. the starter has done this a few time in warm weather but not...
• 84 Camper Starter replacement Question
  Historical mailing list - Georg Apitz
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:13:42 -0400
  I just got a new starter for my '84 Camper and removed the old one from the car, the odd thing is the new...