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• What year starter, and Bentley on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:03:05 EDT
  Hi, all - I have an '85 Vanagon, with an '84 engine, and I need a starter. Do I ask for the '84, the '85...
• Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - KK AL
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:19:30 -0800
  ...The dash lights up, the fuel pump spins, but not even a click from the starter. We replaced the battery, starter and ignition switch...
• Re: Today's PUZZLER... SLWR-VAN won't start
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 12:16:12 -0700
  ...If I unbolt the starter and try to start ol' Slower, the starter whirrs. The starter was sold to me as a new starter...
• Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 20:09:05 -0700
  ...It needs a starter. I obviously have no interest in buying a > >> rebuilt one for this project, as it may end up being a...
• Re: Starter removal help needed
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 09:40:19 -0500
  ...Take a look at "Step 3" in my clutch article - it will show you how to remove the starter. The article is at: http...
• starters-used vs. cheap rebuilt vs. Bosch rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:42:14 -0500
  I need to replace the starter in my '87 with stock 2.1 engine. It used to need an occasional tap if it wouldn...
• Srarter woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:59:26 -0600
  ...Upon trying to restart, the starter engaged, locked itself into runaway mode. It kept turning as soon as I pushed in the clutch. Let...
• Will not start?
  Historical mailing list - Feehan,Jim
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:47:57 -0400
  My guess that I have a starter problem, but I want to run it by. I turn key and the starter doesn't turn...
• 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:13:54 -0500
  ...This leads me to believe I'm not getting power to the starter. I've read through the Bentley and it's not much...
• Rust repair? and starter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:39:36 -0700
  ...He had a new Bosch starter available which he put in in half an hour. Starter $176.00, Half hour labour $35.98. With...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:37:45 -0600
  Occasionally I have to smack my starter too!! Pia if the back is loaded with gear in route to or home from an adventure...
• Re: Starter system woes
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:01:36 -0600
  If it was an old GM system, I would suggest a dead spot on the starter armature. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Turn key - nada
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Fri, 24 May 2002 19:47:36 -0700
  Karen, Sounds like your starter is definitely to blame. You can replace it if you want, or have someone do it for you. It...
• Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 09:21:12 -1000
  ...I like to wire them direct from the battery to the starter solenoid trigger terminal .... with fat wires. THAT will give your starter a...
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:16:58 -0700
  ...Just how far in over my head am I? (long) > Ever replaced the starter on a Syncro, with a diff-lock? > > Paying for the...
• Re: Installing Starter Bushing
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:06:22 -0400
  Walter, The starter bushing is normally made of 'sintered' bronze, which is porous to help hold lubrication. As a result, it is somewhat fragile...
• Re: 80 Vanagon not starting after extended driving
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:46:45 EDT
  ...If this isn't the problem, then it is something else. :) You can take it apart, (starter/solonoid), clean it and lube it, and...
• Re: Remote starter switch
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:54:18 EDT
  ...A temporary, clip-on remote starter button will serve the purpose as well. Or, if you really want the convenience of something at the...
• Re: Diesel starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 03:53:20 EST
  The early Type Is and Type IIs used to suffer the same fate when the starter bushing was bad. Don't know if the...
• Re: Ignition Switch Source & Tips
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:49:01 -0500
  ...Is the starter making "Grinding" noises or "Cranking" noises? If Grinding noises, then, again, the ignition switch doesn't sound suspect. If it's...
• Re: Starter, Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 18:46:36 -0500
  Chris, You may want to look at the connections at the starter. Mine were positively horrible causing the alternator to be unable to fully...
• Re: Heavy Duty Starter Cables
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:44:46 EST
  I actually have a couple of these VW heavy duty starter cables in stock for $75 each if anybody need them. They have factory...
• Re: '84 AT starter
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:36:16 -0500
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>I'm interested in the starter if still available.&nbsp; I tried sending a pmail but it bounced...
• Starter Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 14:59:51 -0800
  I am trying to remove my starter in my 95 GL to have it tested. The bottom bolt was a 15mm hex head. The...
• Re: Need 2 Liter starter bolt
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:19:10 -0700
  Adam, Just happen to have one, just pulled a parts engine out of a bashed one, it's still hanging out of the starter...
• Archives
  Historical mailing list - cHRIS sNYDER
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:41:04 EST
  Please would someone tell how to access the archives for this list? I need to find an article on the removal of the starter...
• Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:58:23 -0700
  ...rotation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STARTER 45 Separate starter relay, output; starter input (main current) 45a Output, starter I Input, starters I and II (Two-starter parallel operation...
• Re: Starter removal???
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 18:09:41 -0500
  ...Rather than getting a rebuilt starter from a FLAPS, I would recommend taking your present starter to a reputable shop for rebuilding if you...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:30:03 -0700
  The starter solenoid is not actuating either because it has a mechanical issue, is sticking, or may not be getting adequate juice from ignition...
• Re: Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 22 Jan 2017 00:56:33 +0000
  ...I read about the GoWesty gear reduction starter--it's a solid contender too. BTW...when having starter grief, I bought a "hard start...
• Mechanics just dont listen!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Gardner
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 13:26:14 EDT
  ...Then he tried to tell me that Mikes Starter is set up differently.....I dont believe that VW changed the placeing of the starter...
• Re: Starter Motor Bushing Lube. Quick Answer? Daylight Abating!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:06:46 -0800
  ...n wrote: > Moly grease ok for starter motor bushings and bushing in engine block? > (for end of starter when it turns) -- Neil n 65...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 09:04:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >I finally broke down and installed a second relay for my '77 westy >starter. The problem is, the windings on the magnet get hot...
• My heads and the starter
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Mon, 28 Oct 96 10:07:00 E
  ...Also, I am having that stupid starter problem again where the starter motor turns but it doesn't engage. A have to let it...
• Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:27:13 -0700
  ...Rev the engine and starter engages. Shut > engine down and restarted....no problem. Pulled red/blk wire from terminal > 50 on Starter Solenoid while...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:15:35 -0700
  ...I learned this the hard way after having two new starters installed on my '81 only to find the problem continuing. An expensive lesson...
• Re: Engine out, now in: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:11:41 -0700
  ...Use a remote starter switch to be sure you have a working starter, and then check the wire from the solenoid to the ignition...
• Brake light comes on and van won't start
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:26:33 -0400
  ...Any ideas? I'm sort of stuck out here in the country; I will check the starter wire in the morning and then the...
• Re: starter flywheel for tiico.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 10:19:26 -0800
  ...a while back saying they could get a flywheel for my > starter for a tiico. never heard back from them. if you are out...
• Re: Stuck starter
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:40:10 -0700
  Years ago there was a "lube" that was made for the starter solenoid , to put on it after cleaning it up and reversing the...
• Re: For Starters
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:46:12 -0500
  Just a few days ago I replaced the starter in my '85 Westy. Of course the 2wd machines don't have the problems that...
• Re: Odd no start condition
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 11:33:35 -0400
  ...Check at "Starter" junction, remove that 13mm bolt on starter where the Alternator and Batterie meet and clean everything there, make sure it's...
• Re: Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:43:06 -0400
  ...Thanks, Larry A. "I update our AT vans to the cheaper and more readily available 76-79 Bay AT starter (some linkage adj necessary...
• Re: Starter woes...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 14:25:31 -0400
  ...There is no sound from the starter; no click, no motor turning sound(s). Now, I may actually be wrong about the above. This...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:59:22 -0500
  ...The starter is grounded through it's casing. So....take one of the bolts out of the starter (I can't remember which I...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:52:09 -0500
  ...rotation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STARTER 45 Separate starter relay, output; starter input (main current) 45a Output, starter I Input, starters I and II (Two-starter parallel operation...
• Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:51:10 -0700
  ...The brothers advised > > that she keep her existing bat in the car to whack the starter when needed > > although she had bought a replacement...
• Re: Eurospec conversion available on East Coast!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 17:52:37 -0700
  ...At 15:54 9/23/98 -0400, Michael Sullivan wrote: >The problem as I understand it is the location of the starter -- the >adapter...
• Re: how to tighten starter wire nut??? Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:51:32 -0700
  ...how to tighten starter wire nut??? Syncro > what wrench does one use to tighten the starter wire nut? I can get > combination wrench over...
• Stranded Vanagon owner in WA - PLEASE HELP if you can!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 19:10:25 -0700
  A customer of mine had his starter die on his automatic Vanagon. Does anybody in the Prosser WA area have a spare to help...
• Re: tiico starter flywheel.
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 18:42:08 +0000
  ...tiico starter flywheel. >Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 11:19:00 -0700 > >anyone know if the flywheel for the starter on a tiico engine...
• Re: Newbie Question Flood - Hot start
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:26:33 -0800
  > coming in off the highway the van will not start. > No action from the > starter at all. No clicking. Nothing. Sit down > and eat...
• Re: [WetWesties] hot-not-start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:03:57 -0700
  ...if that's the case, my attention would be drawn to the starter itself, .....but also all of the starter circuit. you might try...
• Re: "Muir solenoid trick, and resistance!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jul 94 10:13:46 CDT
  Randy writes, (among other things) > However, now the starter gaily turns over but the engine > doesn't always start. If it's been sitting...
• Re: New behavior from the starter..deisel (gas) inline...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:58:09 -0700
  ...the starter seemed to >> spin >> free for a fraction of a second before engaging...Second start, same spin >> up by the motor before it...
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 13 May 2010 18:54:13 -0400
  ...I believe it to be the starter as my next likely problem. It is a 1.9 (3/4hp) used original starter now turning...
• Re: <AIRS> 81 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:44:19 -0500
  ...May have burned up the starter trying. Starter has been replaced. Then, while driving noticed a loss of power. Backed off the accelerator and...
• Re: ntermitent no start/turnover 85 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:46:38 -0600
  ...New starters didn't cure it. Many other folks had starter switches installed. The theory was that resistance was building up somewhere in the...
• Re: Installed new clutch, "used-in-good-condition,recently-rebuilt transmission, and, now, "no start."
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 09:39:24 -0700
  ...The starter was DOA at the testing station at Autozone. It drew 150 amps, excess enough over specifications sayeth the AZ "visiting supervisor," to...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:57:45 -0600
  ...PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter > > This is kinda to bring everyone up to speed on recent problems on my '88...