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• Re: Starting Problem '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:55:09 -0400
  ...I was told that it may be the starter solinoid or it could be that the gear on the starter or fly wheel is...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:57:48 -0400
  ...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: Syncro starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:16:24 -0800
  ...Syncro starter removal > > >> Alistair wrote: >>> Also make sure the >>> spade connector from ign to solenoid is on there good and tight. >>> If I >>> had...
• Re: Fridge Switch Position
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:31:31 -0700
  ...stock is typically run through a fridge relay that disconnects the fridge from the starter battery when the engine is not running. If the...
• Re: Starter Bushing Blues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:40:19 -0500
  ...Is there >> a method to do this without an official starter bushing puller? >> >> Thanks, >> >> John >> >> -- >> John Rodgers >> Clayartist and Moldmaker >> 88'GL VW Bus...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:05:06 -0800
  ...Starter I am in need of a good used starter (monies tight) for a 1987 Vanagon that is a known good unit and that...
• Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:37:37 -0700
  On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > > If you are talking about a Remote Starter...
• Re: Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:01:30 -0700
  > ....... Packaging for this part did not indicate that it was a starter solenoid but I now > have to wonder. Yikes. This MAY be the...
• RE: specs for Vanagon '86
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 09:24:00 -0700 (PDT)
  > What I'm looking for now in a hurry is a starter as mine >seized on the *boat* trip over from Canada to Belgium...
• Re: Slow starting when hot
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 20:12:25 +0100
  ...I did the "Starter solenoid fix" as documented in the archives and behaviour was better, but not perfect. I suppose I'll have to...
• Re: starter solenoid heads south
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 May 2002 13:20:21 -0700
  ...Bell <albell@uvic.ca> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: starter solenoid heads south > > This is a quibble, but any decent 12v battery...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:56:15 -0400
  ...I have never actually had the opportunity to find out where the starter is on a Vanagon. It seems odd, I know, as much...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:37:56 -0700
  ...I have had diesel vanagon starters rebuild locally by an electrical rebuilder shop. It's very straightforward word for them. Any good electrical rebuilder...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 06:02:39 -0800
  ...It > does away completely with the Bosch starter shaft bushing that gives so > much trouble. The TDI starter is cheaper than the a Bosch...
• The Real Starter Problem Found. Now I Need a Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:50:43 -0400
  Good evening, Last week at this time I enlisted the help of the list in solving a problem I was having with my starter...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:20:52 -0700
  Any minute now Scott's gonna get on here and tell you to get a remote starter switch. Using one is a quick way...
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:57:56 -0800
  ...Inside the junction box, the wire is bolted to a stud which is the main connection point between the battery and the alternator/starter...
• Re: Water in starter housing?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:29:03 -0700
  Since nobody weighed in on my last post, it seems I may have a unique problem with water in the starter. The bad news...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Feb 2017 18:58:36 -0800
  ...And yes, I clearanced the starter for the top fastener. D-oh, ;) Neil. On Friday, February 3, 2017, Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote...
• Re: Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:29:37 -0400
  ...Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version Hi, My starter problem from last week all boiled down to a melted wiring harness...
• Re: Driver in Distress! Need Starter Near Taos NM
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 21:56:57 -0600
  ...you bang on the starter solenoid" problem? If so, there's almost certainly no need for a new starter. Pull off the solenoid, take...
• Re: replace starter
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:42:55 -0700
  ...replace starter > Head out to your local parts store, Flaps, Schucks, > etc... and get the starter with a lifetime warranty. I got > my first...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:18:01 -0500
  ...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: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 00:59:57 -0700
  ...Mike aka ECHO --- Martin Walz <mwalz@VMRESEARCH.ORG> wrote: > > Volks, > > > > My starter [my new starter I should say] sometimes turns > over, hesitates > > then continues...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 15:14:29 -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...
• Intermittent Starter
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:48:22 -0400
  ...Whacking on the starter from underneath with a hammer didn't work either, like it had before we replaced the dad-gum thing. Got...
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 May 2018 16:28:32 -0400
  ...I am still on my original starter. What is your preferences for > a replacement? 1985 automatic with a 2.1 Boston Bob. > Can't...
• Re: Need Bosch parts source
  Historical mailing list - DCN Member Account
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 17:39:22 -0800 (PST)
  On Mon, 13 Feb 1995, Dan Houg wrote: > > Does anyone know of a good supplier for Bosch parts? > Ideally, a Bosch rebuilt starter but...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Dec 2000 - Special issue (#2000-424)
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 21:47:37 -0500
  >my 1986 vanagon isn't starting, the starter motor just clicks a little >bit and stops. the connections are all green and cruddy. seeing...
• starting from aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:40:40 -0500
  ...I think my starter battery is dying, but I just put in the aux battery and it's fine. We just had a cold...
• Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:38:06 -0500
  Michael, On a '91 I would expect the main cable from the battery to the starter to be of adequate diameter. VW upgraded it...
• Re: no start no click
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:24:33 -0700
  ...The Amazon starter looks nice and in > expensive. my only issue is I have the Gowesty gear reduction starter and > it’s been so...
• Trouble on the road: starter motor and charging relay have common problem?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 20:33:55 -0400
  ...Our starter gave out on us twice. First time we roll started down a hill and after that it worked again for a day...
• Re: VDUB QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - J. Austin
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 10:16:13 -0800
  ...I thought my starter >may be getting >> too hot and tripping a "breaker" so I ran a wire >directly from my >> battery to the...
• Re: Won't start in the mornings.....
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 10:38:27 -0500
  ...The fuel pump primes each time I turn the > key but not a click from the starter. After keeping the key turned for > quite...
• '72 Bus Starter Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Oct 1994 10:19:18 -0700 (MST)
  ...When I get in and crank the starter, it sounds like it or somepart of it is spinning, without engaging the flywheel. If I...
• Re: starters-used vs. cheap rebuilt vs. Bosch rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:01:22 -0500
  ...Bosch rebuilt >> I am trying to choose between a used starter for about $55, a >> cheap AutoZone starter for $90 and free shipping or...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 09:05:40 -0600
  ...Prolly could have cooked breakfast on top of the starter, but that starter lasted another 3 years after that incident. Don't remember the...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:18:33 -0400
  ...Connect a switch between the large starter terminal and the little one....actually easier to connect between the alternator large output and the small...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:35:17 +0000
  Short bolt bottom of starter? Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: Tom Stone<mailto:tstone8359@aol.com> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 12...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:23:30 -0400
  When I re-installed the starter in my '85 crew cab after a clutch job, I was able to acccess the nut by sneaking...
• Re: premature battery death or just not enough use? Flat spot on starter?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:58:22 -0500
  ...In 87, a larger battery cable and starter was used. Both easy retrofits. You need to be sure the charging system is working properly...
• Re: Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:17:47 -0300
  ...starter and it's issues. > if it's never been done (to your knowledge), > I'd say that everyone should R&R their starter...
• Re: Anybody have a good starter?
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 00:50:12 -0800
  I might be selling starters myself soon both remanufactured and new ones.. We'll see in a few weeks what happens with two points...
• Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 23:51:13 -0400
  ...If the voltage was greater than 10.50 volts while the starter was turning the engine would crank. The starter would turn over the...
• Re: 84' Vanagon starter falling apart
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:36:17 -0500
  At 03:38 AM 1/25/2011, Tobias Gogolin wrote: >Ok I got regular screws to replace the missing ones and put the starter...
• Re: HELP! van broke on I80 trAveling East
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:04:30 -0600
  ...It's their habit to analyze/diagnose from that perspective, starter problems with vanagons. bob On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:39 PM...
• Strater/relay woes
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Fri, 21 May 2004 17:47:32 EDT
  I bought a rebuilt starter for my 86 syncro, I must have hooked the wires up wrong. The second I hooked up the battery...
• WTB: used starter, coolant pipe 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sat, 5 May 2007 12:30:40 -0400
  Hi Folks, I'm looking for a used but working starter for my 88 Gl with manual transmission. Also, a used but structurally sound...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:56:13 -0500
  ...Clutched it, but could not turn off the starter. > Fnally > >> did, and long story short, got it tow to HESCO, one of the best...
• Fuel pump relay problem solved!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 11:42:03 -0400
  ...The starter energizes the first relay, and when the starter goes off, the coil energizes the second relay. But the whole sequence goes awry...
• Re: Your Trek
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 97 09:17:14 -0700
  ...Every VW starter I've seen is self contained; they don't have a separate "solenoid" like you used to find on some cars...
• Re: Remote starter switch mayhem (Funny -now)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:35:51 -0700
  ...I rigged up a heavy duy auxiliary starter button on the dash right above the light switch ..nice spot there. I intentionally bypassed the...
• Re: Buying my first VW
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:28:02 -0500
  ...That problem has been solved and the starter is sitting with my toolbox waiting to go. Now I've got some detail questions hopefully...
• Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 2 Jul 2017 22:57:06 -0500
  ...Both starters and alternators. For the starters the common comeback is slow cranking or the no start, often temporarily fixed by smacking it. Often...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 07:04:46 -0800
  John offered a Vanagon transmission..."deisel starter.."..and that's what I was inquiring about... manual deisel tranny is a 5sp and I have...
• Re: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:57:23 -0400
  BTDT, you can try jumping the starter with a wire from the alternator to see if it's the switch or the starter (it...
• No start questions
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:22:07 -0400
  ...Over the past few years the starter would take a second or two to engage after turning the key. Well we know where thats...
• stupid, ignorant question
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Sat, 22 Feb 1997 15:46:13 -0800
  Yes I'm ignorant (at least about this ...) Where is the starter on an 87 vanagon? It finally warmed up enough, and wasn't...
• Re: HELP!!! Van won't start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 19:41:51 -0700
  ...I've had starter problems 4 different times over the last 3 years, all different reasons. 1. Battery - In December I had to replace...