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• Re: "Hitachi" starter in a Vanagon - the real scoop
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 03:46:44 -0400
  ...Both have Bosch starters. The starter in the '84 is the same one that was in it when I got it in '91, and...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:21:35 -0800
  ...I think it is most related to starter peculiarities also the one from the cyl. head to the body. Both a source of starter...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 22:18:14 EST
  ...I think it is most related to starter peculiarities also the one from the cyl. head to the body. Both a source of starter...
• Re: Starter wanted
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:20:33 -0800
  ...Starter wanted Hi folks, I am looking for a used starter for '86-91 Vanagon. This is the gear drive version. Patrick Phoenix, AZ...
• Re: Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 21:11:09 -0500
  ...I kept thinking battery, coil, ground or starter solenoid; but the starter motor (windings) was shorting out once the engine was warm. A rebuilt...
• Starters
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 15:05:43 -0700
  Just reached up on my shelf for what I thought was my later model vanagon starter. Ooops! it is a syncro starter. Before I...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:58:38 -0500
  I find that turning the key to "on" and waiting for the fuel pump to finish buzzing before starting makes the starter's job...
• Re: Starter Wire Connection
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:44:02 -0700
  Some models with auto trannys have an extra wire with space connector at the starter. It attaches on the starter very near the same...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:50:44 -0600
  ...Runaway Starter Saga Continues > > I'm still in pursuit of getting my van running again after the runaway > starter incident. Here is where I...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 20:55:34 -0600
  ...You keep the VW starter in the stock position on the > > tranny passenger side and then have a second starter in the Ford > > position...
• Re: Starter removal help needed
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:24:28 -0800
  Patrick, did some work recently on my 87 Vanagon GL that required pulling the starter out of the vehicle. I'm not familiar with...
• Re: FW: Starter for 1981 automatic: questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:58:32 -0500
  I'm going to suggest that the PO wired around the starter switch when it failed. I've seen a variety of combination push...
• Re: Cold Weather starting
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:32:58 -0500
  ...Eric SR0408X, 1.9 KW starter, TDI: https://www.ebay.com/itm/290368206614 <https://www.ebay.com/itm/290368206614> SR0425N, 1.4 KW starter...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - lakersalex
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 22:11:15 -0700
  ...I ordered the starter relay kit from bus depot in hopes that it fixes the problem... Starter Relay Kit � � � � � � � Starter Relay Kit Often solves...
• Re: 10/09/2015 How to clean up and return that new, never-needed, starter for a full refund?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 23:53:28 -0500
  Interestingly enough, I believe I've replaced every part on my 85 Westfalia other than the starter and alternator. They are original. Jeff Sent...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 14:40:50 -0800
  ...Pretty sure the post I saw was in reference to a Vanagon starter. Possibly off a diesel. The starter I pulled was the WBX...
• Re: No start, (no crank actually)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:48:29 -0300
  ...Does it kick-in again when you try to crank? Try jumping the circuit either at the switch or at the starter just to...
• Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 17:38:17 -0400
  Does anyone have a spare automatic starter that you've been literally tripping over and looking to find it a home? I am purchasing...
• Re: starter probalem
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 17:21:15 -0500
  I have had, long in the past, a non-cranking starter that I finally traced down to a broken ground strap -- can't remember...
• Re: For Starters
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 06:01:12 EST
  ...For Starters Replacement of a starter on a 2 wd van and a Syncro is NOT the same story. Syncro starter replacement is easily...
• Optima Yellow vs Red as Starter Battery
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 06:45:38 -0800
  Folks, Is anyone using a Optima Yellow vs Red as a starter battery and what has your experience been. lchase 85Westy "BooB" Campbell, CA
• WANTED: Need a starter for a 86 to 91' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 31 May 2002 21:42:23 -0500
  I need a starter for a 1986 to 1991 Vanagon........Earlier years will not work for my high compression.... Malibu Tony
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 13:38:52 -0400
  I hear that a new pilot bearing, along with the starter(goes in the bell housing I think),will make or break any investment...
• Re: Starter Question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:08:32 -0400
  ...Would the starter on a '90 GL just go out all of the sudden, without any noticeable problems before hand? Story: The starter never...
• Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:54:36 -0600
  ...It's very frustrating. > Maybe the diesel starter is that different from the 2.1 starter? > Maybe it's just me? At any rate...
• Re: <syncro> starter differences
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Wed, 27 May 1998 01:20:37 -0400
  ...Re: <syncro> starter differences >Tim Smith wrote: > >> Syncro starter is same BUT the solenoid is different!! Enough that a 2WD >> one WILL NOT FIT...
• Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 11:35:01 -0500
  ...Sticky diesel starter motor > > > I've an '86 1.6D HighTop Transporter (UK) and today the starter won't turn > on the first twist...
• Starters for 85GL 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Swanson
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 05:45:06 -0700
  Someone told me that they think the starter from an aircooled bus engine will work on my 1.9L. Is that true? The bolt...
• Agony and Ecstacy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 23:53:01 -0400
  ...No start! the fuel pump pumped and there may have been a click at the solenoid but I'm not sure, but no starter...
• Re: Starter One more time!!
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sun, 1 May 2011 07:35:29 -0700
  ...The mechanic says the wires are getting hot so it should have plenty of juice at the starter. Could a starter from a diesel...
• Re: hot start relay didn't work - now what?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:46:09 -0700
  John Tom's probably right but do this first.Just because your head light seem ok, the starter draws alot more amps.Pull battery...
• Re: lazy starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 19:46:01 -0500
  Hans Brouwer wrote: > Hi, > > Some people tell me I have a lazy starter in our 86 Westfalia since it > cranks over slowly (always starts...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:41:22 -0500
  ...As has been stated, check the bushing in the transmission as it can wear down and will affect starter performance. Annual lubrication of starter...
• No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:43:09 -0500
  ...When I tried to start it I get nothing from the starter (BTW I do hear the fuel pump charge).. After checking electrical connections...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:37:17 -0400
  ...If your remote starter is the type with two aligator clip connectors on it then you can connect it directly to the starter. You...
• Re: Maybe the Starter?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 21:06:45 -0500
  Classic signs of a shorted starter: you cooked it by using it to drive the van around, and now it has lots of shorted...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 01:11:09 +0000
  Funny thing is..my buddy had a starter failure middle of winter a few years back on his 88 syncro...nobody said I had...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 14:41:41 +0000
  ...power, ground, and the bushing to support the starter motor. I > > guess you could add the starter motor itself to the list. But if...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 21:29:32 -0600
  ...Abney wrote: > > > Things you have to remove to pull the starter: the battery > > ground(:-*), and (probably) the throttle body. At least, doing that > > makes...
• Re: Diesel engine wont start
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 17:32:05 -0600
  Since the starter isn't cranking the engine first check if the starter gets full voltage and current. Turn on the cabin light. Attempt...
• Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:19:03 -0500
  I guess that it is the intermittent nature of the problem that makes me consider the starter bushing that Scott spoke of. Maybe in...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:14:32 -0700
  ...Those relays are often installed with their ground connection wired to circuit #50 of the starter solenoid. This works fine with a stock starter...
• Re: Starter solenoid current
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:27:42 -0600
  ...Starter, > starter solenoid, fuel pump and injectors and some other stuff, ignition > coil, etc. The solenoid usually pulls ~9 amps measured but you will...
• Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:45:09 -0500
  ...Could be another ground problem somewhere, or the starter >> itself. >> >> I need educating on starter trouble shooting, maintenance, R&R and >> Starter Tips and...
• Re: Auto Starter in a Manual?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:58:22 -0400
  ...Auto Starter in a Manual? >Hi All, > >Does anyone know if it is okay to use an 84 starter from an automatic in >an...
• Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 06:26:56 -0700
  Not to divert this thread back to the original topic or anything, but did the OP ever find a starter? I ask because I...
• ? on syncro starter
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sun, 24 May 1998 01:51:41 EDT
  Hi all, I recieved my starter from the bus depot a week ago and am going to have it put in this thurs. While...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:21:03 -0400
  ...Have you tried cleaning [what I think is] the relay connection at the starter? Crawl under the bus and find the starter. At the...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sat, 1 May 2010 09:25:03 EDT
  hey guys we rebuild these starters a lot, just about all of your jap cars have this type, sounds like the contacts are crossed...
• Re: Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 19 May 2003 10:09:53 -0700
  i think you can go w/o the syncro tank if you use a kennedy geared starter. check out www.fastforward.ca for pictures...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 10:23:34 -0600
  ...Engine started, disconnected wire. >>> Engine ran, but starter did not disengage. >>> >>> Tried it again. Starter did not disengage when I >>> disconnected the starter wire...
• Re: FW: Starter for 1981 automatic: questions
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 07:31:08 -0400
  ...IS THIS POSSIBLE that it no longer needs > to be attached to the starter? I am trying to get the original starter back > on...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 17:29:59 -0800
  ...I can afford a starter any day but with a diff lock equipped Syncro I am happy to leave the still working starter alone...
• Re: Starter nut
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 07:45:36 -0700
  I am replacing the wiring harness between the alternator and starter with the GW upgrade. Hoping I can get it done without going though...
• Re: Wont start
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:57:09 -0500
  ...The three basic areas for hard cranking are: - not enough supply current (battery, cables, connections including grounds, starter solenoid contacts, starter internally shorted so...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Starter differences - diesel vs gas?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:16:44 -0400
  In don't have an answer for you but I can tell you there are some universal starters. The type 3 starter does not...
• Re: Starter Question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:34:00 -0400
  ...end bearing on the starter --- either way get out the BFH and start saving for a new/rebuilt starter --- though come to think of...
• Re: Is my starter OK?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:56:18 -0500
  The starter end is supported in the bell housing. It can not be "bench tested" unless you support the end. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 07:22:31 -0700
  ...I have installed a new Starter and properly restored the wiring to stock. A slow turning starter condition still exists and, as Dennis advises...
• Re: Stuck starter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:24:31 -0500
  ...Stuck starter Are there any tricks to disassembling the starter? Are you using an impact driver to loosen the screws that hold the solenoid...