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• Re: Cold Weather starting
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:30:59 +0000
  ...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: starters-used vs. cheap rebuilt vs. Bosch rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:27:52 -0900
  What is your time worth to you, and how many times do you want to replace your starter? If the answer is that your...
• Re: Newbie Question Flood - Hot start
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:27:50 -0800
  ...Check for more than 8Volts at main terminal on the starter solenoid, with the key held to the start position and the starter not...
• Re: Cold Weather starting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:14:32 -0600
  I put Karl's setup on my '88 and it worked great and it got me away from those pesky Bosch starters. I recommend...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:58:02 -0700
  ...high resistance in the starter motor > > main current path, or weak starter battery. > > > > I am in agreement with David Beierl that fat copper cables...
• Re: Need Starter Help
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 20:35:41 -0700
  Pretty simple: - Remove negative terminal from battery - remove 13mm nut with the 12V line to the starter - unplug the "50" terminal from the back...
• Re: Bendix source
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 20 Nov 94 13:16:40 CST
  On Sun, 20 Nov 94 10:53:06 CST Stuart Hutton said: >It seems that there is definately a real problem here with starter...
• Re: JC Whitless?
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 19:48:33 -0400
  Eck, You sound like you've had your starter rebuilt by NAPA. Did you? If so, how much did the rebuild cost? How long...
• Re: Starter woes...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 10:36:25 -0600
  ...the FuelPump Run & the Starter Motor Turns but the Eng' Doesn't > I Hear the FuelPump Run & the Starter Motor Turns & the Eng' Cranks...
• Starter Power Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 18:05:21 +0000
  ...The solenoid clicks with the ignition switch, but no starter crank. Pulled starter and it benched okay. Brand new battery and as I read...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:12:02 -0400
  You need to check the battery voltage at the battery and at the starter while cranking. This will tell you if you have a...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:42:55 -0500
  ...Jumping doesn't help. >>> > Voltage at starter matches battery. >>> > Turns over slowly with: >>> > � �- spark plugs removed. >>> > � �- fresh battery jumpered directly to starter. >>> > � �- WITH NEW...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:54:14 -0700
  Well since you didn't mention it, it could be all your starter problems have to do with poor ground strap at the tranny...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:00:17 +0000
  ...The starter makes no sound whatsoever. If I crawl underneath and > connect to 2 large connections together the starter spins but does not > engage...
• Re: Starter Motor Bushing Lube. Quick Answer? Daylight Abating!
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:43:48 -0500
  ...an answer. > > Moly grease ok for starter motor bushings and bushing in engine block? > (for end of starter when it turns) > > Thanks! > > Neil. > > -- > Neil...
• '85 Starter Selnoid
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 21:57:37 -0700
  ...The only major problem is that the starter selnoid tends to stick (I think) and it won't start. I used to be able...
• Re: Needed: Starter for 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 21:33:03 -0400 (EDT)
  I have a starter out of a 1980 AC Vanagon Automatic. If it will work, you can have it for $35. It looks to...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 23:36:15 -0800
  ...Here in the wilds of NE Oregon, Vanagon starters are NOT common. NAPA was the only local option and they wanted around $200 for...
• Starting problems...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 16:05:40 -0800
  ...Usually when it is cold it refuses to engage the starter. However, if I whack the side of the starter and solenoid, it will...
• Re: Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:47:57 -0500
  ...Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich? � After replacing my starter/solenoid and then replacing my ignition� switch....when the...
• New Starter - Works, but no start
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:04:38 -0500
  ...Had to have a new starter installed on the Red Brick. Couldn't do it myself - recent knee surgery. Hired it done. Engine now...
• WTB: Starter for '84 Wasserboxer (MT)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 12:18:45 -0700
  ...Anyone got a good starter for an '84 Wasserboxer MT in their stash that they are willing to part with? Jim Arnott Union, OR...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?/Bentley question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 16:26:39 -0400
  I just had the same problem with a newly rebuilt starter. After three visits back to the rebuilder they finally replaced the final drive...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 May 2016 17:06:44 -0700
  Also, Don has a gas engine with a diesel starter, and diesel flywheels may well be one piece with hardened teeth like Jim says...
• installing a new Hitachi starter
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Thu, 26 May 2005 14:10:12 -0700
  Hi Rob, It took me two hours to get the new starter installed. Pretty much a straight swap. The wire from the alternator just...
• Re: No start, no codes ... usual stuff doesn't help.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:39:42 -0700
  ...there IS a 'starter swtich' code that the ECU can have...... but it's not about the starter cirucit or starter operation - it's...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:42:32 -0400
  ...It also has the job of operating the starter gear. But is a relay for the starter motor itself. This larger relay coil also...
• Re: Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 19:35:34 -0400
  There is one wire, slide on, which attaches to the starter... and has come loose on my Westy a few times. Almost called a...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 May 2016 17:00:02 -0700
  My experience is with early MGBs with inertial starters. What a dumb idea those were. The ring gear would last about as long as...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:27:03 -0400
  Over the years I have had a share of bad from the box or fail a short while afterward starters even from Bosch. These...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:05:06 -0400
  ...However the slow spinning starter has >me stumped at the moment. I thought the problem was just that the old >starter was hurt because...
• Vanagon starter - will it a Beetle?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:31:25 -0500
  ...I have no idea whether a Vanagon manual-trans starter will fit a T1 properly, but if so my adaptor should work. Anyone know...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Adam Behle
  Wed, 28 May 2003 00:18:01 -0400
  ...In a nutshell, the ignition switch hot lead is connected to the relay which switches constant power (taken off the starter) to the solenoid...
• Re: Starter Motor Installation
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 05:47:29 -0700
  ...Your > help is much appreciated. > > The old starter motor froze-up as my wife and kids were leaving Kaiser in > Oakland. A good portion...
• Re: Use air cooled Bosch reman. starter on 1.9 WBX? (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:25:42 -0800
  On Nov 12, 2007 9:41 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all. > > Will a Bosch rebuilt starter from a 1981 air...
• Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:56:40 -0600
  On behalf of a friend who is a fairly new Syncro Owner & 1st time Vanagon Owner ~ > I recently had starter trouble and changed it...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:28:16 -0700
  Well, if it won’t turn 360 with the starter off it’s time to pull the tranny. It’s something in the bell...
• Re: Installing adapter for TDI Starter on Auto trans Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:23:01 -0400
  Ben, using the wrong starter would definitely be a problem! :-) The original waterboxer upper starter/tranny bolt will fit into a recess of the...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:19:55 -0700
  ...high resistance in the starter motor >>main current path, or weak starter battery. >> >>I am in agreement with David Beierl that fat copper cables...
• Re: Update on starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:46:49 -0700
  Hi, it's too bad that ordinary shops don't take close-uip pictures of things like your starter ring gear teeth .. then email...
• Re: [T2] help with starter relay? (odd, see pics)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:16:05 -0700
  ...That is great news, all I need to do is replace the relay, install the new starter and I should be starter happy for...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:48:42 -0500
  ...Remove and clean (clean means make shiny bright) the male/female spade connection on the starter solenoid where the wire from the ignition switch...
• Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Jan 2020 09:56:20 -0500
  ...put together a quick > motor tutorial that explains some of the features of series field wound > motors typically used for starters. Thanks, Dennis. d >
• Free starter
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 23:49:05 -0400
  HI ALL, I still have a starter form a 1980 Air cooled vanagon with an automatic tranmission. FREE to anyone who can come and...
• Starter Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:05:42 -0800
  Greetings, List Members Is there usually any warning when a starter is on it's way out? Does it make any different sounds or...
• Starter disassembly question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:47:56 -0800
  I'm trying to take a starter (for an 86) apart. Any advice on the little snap ring that holds the small bushing (?) on...
• Re: Looking for starter bolt for 87, 4 speed tranny
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:11:26 -0500
  ...Looking for starter bolt for 87, 4 speed tranny > I am in desparate need for the top bolt that connects the starter > (manual tranny...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 29 May 2005 17:38:19 -0600
  ...If you have two people and the right sized wrench and a strong flash light Remove starter (shielding wires from shorts) Remove coil wire...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 14:30:30 -0700
  Start by measuring the voltage to ground at both the battery connection at the starter, and the solenoid "start" terminal while (carefully) a friend...
• Re: Engine Won't Start...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:07:32 -0700
  ...I pulled > the wires off the starter and cleaned them up really well and pulled the > starter and did the same. This was all...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:50:43 -0700
  ...as starter R & R's go in the automotive world.. it's about and nice and sweet as it gets, swapping out the starter...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:42:48 -0600
  ...If the starter cranks as well (or poorly) > from the key as it does by jumpering the 50 terminal at the starter, then > there...
• Re: Installed new clutch, "used-in-good-condition, recently-rebuilt transmission, and, now, "no start."
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 19:21:53 -0700
  ...In my experience of swapping engines/starters/flywheels in older type 2's, sometimes I found if the starter did not engage the flywheel...
• Cold Weather starting
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 16 Feb 2023 23:21:24 +0000
  ...When my starter battery starts to give up I can jump it from my two 100ah house batteries, but it still cranks slowly and...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:38:56 -0400
  ...Does > the Vanagon respond well to the Bay Window starter relay fix, or is it a > better bet to change the starter? Has anyone...
• Re: '91 Starting Issues
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:28:50 -0800
  ...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: So... am I nuts? (ign. sw)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:27:43 -0700
  ...Warm it fires > right away. > > But.... > > This afternoon when it was warm, I tried to start it > but got that "whir starter not engaged...
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:59:51 -0700
  Ever replaced the starter on a Syncro, with a diff-lock? Paying for the starter is the least of it. BTW-excellent old-school...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:40:20 -0400
  ...However the slow spinning starter has me stumped at the moment. I thought the problem was just that the old starter was hurt because...
• Re: Looking for starter bolt for 87, 4 speed tranny
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:25:35 -0500
  ...Laurence Smith wrote: > I am in desparate need for the top bolt that connects the starter > (manual tranny) to the bell housing. It is...