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• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:05:47 -0500
  ...If your starter misbehaves again consider cleaning the solenoid, cleaning the dust from the interior of your starter and putting a little general purpose...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:43:54 -0600
  ...I have a VW inline 4 > in there, and the starter is somewhat accessable. Same type starter > as waterboxer. I am also facing downhill...
• Re: Kinda Stumped
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 13:25:30 -0700
  ...My friend that owns >a VW repair shop says that changing this is a pain, so he gives me >another starter (used but looks...
• Starter Electrical Connection Corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 07:06:43 -0600
  Been reading a few complaints lately regarding starters not responding to the ignition switch. It happened to me last nite, after work, hit the...
• Re: 3 questions: starter/ignition switch/temp warning light
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:29:53 -0700
  ...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: JC Whitless?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 07:33:35 -0400
  Nothing about he starter, but alot about Wipe me. They're catalog has alot of mistake in it. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net...
• 87 GL Intermittantly Not Starting
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:45:39 -0400
  ...The starter is a few months old and this didn't happen before we put the new starter in. Any input would be appreciated...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:19:49 -0800
  ...Usually caused by the ignition switch > circuit not supplying enough current to activate the solenoid. > The starter itself is usually OK. A *hard start...
• How do I change the starter motor?
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Robertson
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:04:28 +0100
  ...It seems to me like a problem with the starter motor? Is it easy to change? Thanks for any advice. regards Dominic 87 Westy...
• Re: Need diesel positive battery cable
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 07:13:28 -0700
  ...positive cable from bat to starter, 251 971 228 E ground cable from bat to chassis, 251 971 235 A Mark Gnarlodious wrote: > > I...
• Where does starter solenoid wiring go?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:36:40 -0500
  ...Either my starter solenoid is going bad or I have a poor wiring connection that works most of the time.
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:26:23 -0400
  ...The starter had >>>>>> been installed with only the short bolt which had loosened. The starter lost >>>>>> ground and would only work intermittently. Then the...
• Re: Ignition Failures
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:51:12 -0600
  ...does this have a starter relay? There are cases of starter relays installed in Vanagons that have been wired for auxiliary equipment like second...
• Starter, Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Chris Morris
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 17:20:05 -0500
  ...Is a "tired" starter a typical way for them to quit? Or is a weak connection likely?? How important is it to replace it...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:33:25 -0800
  ...How do you clean and relube a starter solenoid? The starter is about six months old. If cleaning the solenoid doesn't fix my...
• Re: Battery cable question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:04:36 -0500
  ...There was usually (but not always) a delay from when I would turn the key to the start position and when the starter motor...
• Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 Jan 2017 09:14:27 -0800
  ...Can't see a link to the starter. Do you have a link? Thanks Neil On Sunday, January 22, 2017, Stephen Edwards <chibicyclist@gmail...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:17:34 -0600
  ...Alan On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > The starter and even the bushing really is...
• Re[2]: US License plate fetish
  Historical mailing list
  5 Oct 94 24:43
  ...The wire that operates the solenoid on the starter apparently decays and causes this problem of slow started - I don't see how myself...
• unstuck starter
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 19:27:12 -0500
  ...for me to scan), he said to try banging on the starter, not the solenoid, to get it unstuck. Did that and heard a...
• Re: Re; Do I Need A New Starter?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:32:38 -0700
  ...Re; Do I Need A New Starter? Dale, might be the starter, might be a bad ground, might be a couple of things------- but...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:13:21 -0600
  ...There are > many designed for starter solenoid service. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Steve...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:38:11 -0700
  ...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: Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:17:49 -0500
  ...Yet you don't mention the starter, solenoid, or > associated wiring among the items you replaced. > > ****Because he has a HOT START PROBLEM , not...
• Re: Trouble on the road: starter motor and charging relay have common problem?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:59:48 -0600
  ...This seems to me to indicate that there may be some >> electrical weirdness going on as opposed to a failing starter. >> >> Ignition switch? >> Wire...
• Engine craqnks too slowly or won't crank - battery cable
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Engine craqnks too slowly or won't crank - battery cable
  July 31, 1987
  A slow or non-cranking engine condition could be caused by high resistance between the starter motor and battery: * Check that the battery is...
• Re: starter solenoid
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:01:11 -0500
  ...just buy this or do I have to buy the whole starter > Take it to a local electric motor rebuild shop and get one...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:25:19 -0400
  Ken, I had a starter in and out of my van 4 times as the rebuilders repeatedly failed to diagnose the slow cranking problem...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:15:52 -0700
  ...Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change | | After having now gone through the starter R&R one time, I |have learned that if the air...
• Re: New Starter - Works, but no start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:28:14 -0700
  ...Had to have a new starter > installed on the Red Brick. Couldn't do it myself - recent knee surgery. > Hired it done. Engine now...
• Re: Help: Engind keeps running after taking key out of ignition
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 17:44:36 -0400
  ...When it happened I tried to shut off the maybeyour starter isnt't disengaging properly when you start the van up. maybe you need...
• Won't start in the mornings.....
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 22:39:18 -0700
  ...The fuel pump primes each time I turn the key but not a click from the starter. After keeping the key turned for quite...
• Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:57:45 -0400
  ...ballast resistor to ignition coil and starter" -- and the Bosch book has an example diagram of a starter with terminals 50 (control), 30 (B...
• Starter spins, engine doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:45:20 -0500
  ...The starter engages and turns the flywheel, but the engine does not turn over. Is this potentially a simple problem with the flex plate...
• Re: Trouble on the road: starter motor and charging relay have common problem?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:01:10 -0400
  ...the red/black wire was loose at the starter. (@Beierl, the Stancor relay I was talking about is triggered by our aux battery circuit...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 07:20:54 -0400
  ...Any others with autozone starter experiences? Dealing with that particular store has also been frustrating. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Tony >>> >>>> On Jun 29, 2014, at 7:00...
• Re: Cold Weather starting
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 17 Feb 2023 02:57:28 +0000
  Oh....I forgot to mention....this starter configuration is on a Subie EJ22.  This motor has higher compression than WBX motors, by a lot...
• Re: Syncro Starter R&R on vacation? A Poll
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:22:50 -0700
  ...This takes patience and sticking the starter >> > in and turning it, just so. Tip : pay attention to just how the old >> > starter tilts and...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area...
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:12:05 -0400
  ...I had it towed, the shop there disconnected one to the leads from the starter and it worked for a week, I had it...
• Re: no start in 81 AC Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 13:20:20 -0700
  Sounds like the starter and booster batteries are both too low now. I guess it would depend on the circuitry of the booster battery...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:00:11 -0500
  ...Recently (over the last 6 months) I have > noticed a small hesitation when starting (felt like a weak starter)but > worked every time. I...
• Re: Loose wire behind right rear spring
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 22:28:44 EDT
  Some research on my part has revealed that the wire turned out to be the OLD starter wire. I looked into the battery compartment...
• '84 1.9L engine -- no start on cold mornings -- starts fine late morning
  Historical mailing list - john
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:15:29 -0500
  ...I have a Bosch starter relay in the starter motor circuit and everything works fine once the van has been in the sun for...
• Re: Second Battery Success
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:33:50 -0500
  Be sure to use a manly relay for that starter assist. You want something like an older Ford starter relay with double break contacts...
• Re: no start :(
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:44:53 -0600 (MDT)
  Don, On Mon, 11 Dec 1995, Don Geiger wrote: > A while back I had the hot starter/no start problem and did the second...
• Re: Starter Sometimes Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:08:10 -0500
  ...John. >>> Kevin Gilbert <kggilbert@MYACTV.NET> 10/25/2005 10:09:03 pm >>> Dear Volks, oops, uh, Folks, Sometimes, unpredictably, the starter won't...
• 88 4sp starter trouble
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:09:43 -0400
  Hey Folks, My home-brew rewire and lube of my old starter finally burner out after two years, I tried today to put in...
• Re: 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:02:10 -0500
  ...Make sure the control wire is plugged in at the starter. Try jumpering the starter control terminal to the alternator B+. If that's...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Collum
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:33:01 -0500
  We that have had that problem have learned the hard way that the little cable between the solenoid and the starter motor has to...
• NVC- 71 Bus wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:22:22 -0800
  ...I had already bypassed the starter part of the switch years ago when the switch failed- installed a starter button. Now I need to...
• Re: SUBSCRIBE VANAGON LEON@IGB.UMONTREAL.CA
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 21:05:58 GMT
  Has anybody had problems with starters in '92 Eurovan-- I got a rebuilt starter from a rebuilder it had the wrong shaft diameter-- I...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:25:33 -0500
  ...On the solenoid, jumping the push-on spade terminal to the big positive terminal should activate the solenoid and starter. Larry A.
• Re: where did the starter bushing go?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:28:46 -0400
  On Diesel vans I've seen a couple of cases where the starter bushings (either front or rear on the starter motor) have been...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 14:12:06 -0700
  ...I had a suggestion to try jumping a connection between the main post and the small lead on the starter. Iwent out to try...
• Re: will not start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 08:18:56 -0500
  ...Replace the bushing --- or the whole starter since it's a PITA to get at. To confirm this diagnosis, the next time it happens...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:56:48 -0400
  ...to Crank the Starter ~ But ~ The More Good > Grounds the Better ~ I Like to Add > > a Ground Strap from a Starter Motor Mounting Bolt...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 17:57:44 -0400
  ...On 8/3/2012 5:27 PM, David Bjorkman wrote: > Hi Volks; > The starter in my parts bus (84.5 WBX) is giving me...
• Re: Starter wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:38:30 -0800
  ...Starter wiring question > 1980 Vanagon air cooled 2.0L, type 22 no options like A/C or BA-6 heater > The starter has three...
• Re: VANAGON digest 451
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 8 May 1995 14:49:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The starter "circuit" doesn't really include the ignition switch, since the starter is operated remotely by a solenoid. I would suspect the solenoid...
• starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 20:17:32 -0600
  Hey team, I have an 85 Westfalia GL, 250 000 km (150 000 miles) on the original motor, transmission, starter and alternator. In the...