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• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:07:37 -0500
  ...I eventually I removed the starter, then cleaned up the solenoid and it is still fine 10 years later.<BR><BR>On Jul 24...
• Re: OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:37:30 -0700
  ...Check for fuel coming out the filter when the starter is > cranked--Check. Check for fuel in the injection lines when the starter is...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 May 2015 17:40:50 -0400
  ...It is important to upgrade by >installing relays. > >We sell an inexpensive and easy to install relay kit for redirecting the >starter current directly...
• Re: Day Spent In Vanagon Hell
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:43:36 +1200
  ...I go out Tuesday evening to start >it, and once again, no response from the starter. It's been that way >until today. First...
• Starter Bushing report...longish....ugh!
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:12:59 -0600
  All, I have continually had problems with my starter on this 85 so I ventured into getting that horrible little piece of brass (at...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:06:31 -0400
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out the old battery...
• Re: Starters and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 1 Apr 2018 19:06:58 -0400
  ...I am getting ready to crawl > under and replace the starter on my 87 Westy. I have the 2 battery GW > setup. I have...
• Re hot solenoid not kicking
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 17:02:12, -0500
  ...trip report starter problem Sean (via Linda Bartnik) had a starter (solenoid) problem when hot..... So you liked King's Dominion? If we go...
• RE[2]: BUM STARTING FUN FOR A WHILE BUT...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 16:06:09 GMT
  ...Also, make > sure that your starter switch wire is actually connected to > the solenoid...for a while, mine kept falling off. > > -Doug > 74 super...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:02:03 -0700
  ...Since I just replaced the engine and the starter the grounds had to have been redone, should have cleaned them up. Mike > From: Bill...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:13:45 -0800
  ...So in terms of the IS module itself, while the starter is engaged, is 50 + sent momentarily to the IS module to disable the...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 01:22:12 -0400
  ...Quick test would be to try starting by using a remote switch or jumper lead from alternator B+ to the starter control terminal. If...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 13:06:38 -0700
  ...One with "run" voltage, and one that triggers the starter solenoid. If you leave the vehicle parked with keys in it and turned on...
• Re: Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 00:13:34 -0700
  ...Even if you slide it back/forth on the connector at starter, this might help. It can come loose (re "pinch" comment) and get...
• Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:57:41 -0400
  Hi, My starter problem from last week all boiled down to a melted wiring harness. I now need the main wiring harness that runs...
• Needed EKTA p/n search: starter cable 1982 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 17:12:29 -0700
  ...heavy electrical cable supplying power from the battery directly to the starter in a 1982 Vanagon DIESEL. This is a diesel-specific part. My...
• Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 20:01:23 -0600
  ...This would certainly ease getting everything that's NOT on the starter over to the auxiliary battery. Just put the red wires on the...
• Re: Um, what's a "core charge"?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 19 May 2007 08:10:13 -0700
  ...it may be worth finding a starter for $10 at the junk yard to > use in exchange. Or you can buy 10 starters from...
• Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 15:10:16 +0000
  ...Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long) Rich:  I was having trouble with the starter installed in my 91 multivan with...
• Re: Starter system woes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:21:14 -0800
  ...When you say new starter switch do you mean new ignition switch? On Jan 16, 2008 2:56 PM, TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 7 May 2012 22:43:34 -0400
  ...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: Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 23:08:39 -0500
  ...Got under and banged on the starter and solenoid to no avail. > >Had it flatbedded home (Thanks, AAA) and it's back in the...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:14:52 -1000
  ...On 06/01/2016 05:52 AM, email99@bellsouth.net wrote: > I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full...
• Re: Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:06:39 -0700
  ...Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version Hi, My starter problem from last week all boiled down to a melted wiring harness...
• WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:16:23 -0800
  ...Turning and holding the key to > 50 position, I finally hear a faint "clunk" from starter. Maybe you wounded it with the hammer? :) > My...
• Re: Is it the ignition switch, or something else?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:31:10 -0600
  ...If it doesn't help, then install a starter relay in the engine compartment. I like the relay setup that Jay sells. http://www...
• Alternator question
  Historical mailing list
  7 Nov 95 18:09:00 +1800
  ...It is the right length to reach the starter, it is red, and it has a connector that is the right size to fit...
• Re: Fuel Line Question
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 17:10:15 -0400
  ...The main fuel line that that enters the engine compartment is leaking just above the starter, and driping onto the starter wires. The hard...
• Re: Starter trouble?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Wed, 5 May 1999 23:02:20 -0230
  ...Run a cable (like a booster cable) directly from the starter (clip it on to the bottom bolt) to the Negative terminal of the...
• Re: starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:11:57 -0800
  Sometimes starters don't work well if they get overheated. I had an old Pontiac with long tube headers that ran very close to...
• Re: HOW TO GROUND STARTER MOTOR?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:09:10 EDT
  ...1>worn starter pinion bushing 2>Bad starter 3>Weak cell in battery 4>Engine ground straps 5>weak charging system Most flaps have...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:25:20 -0600
  ...The > starter doesn't turn at all. Sometimes, if try and try again, out of > the blue, it turns at a good speed. I...
• Re: Starter Bushing Blues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:52:41 -0700
  ...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 hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:12:14 -0700
  ...There's an initial 'umph' -- > starter gives kind of a push, then it stops for 1/4 to 1/2 a second before > it...
• Starter wiring question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:09:03 -0800
  1980 Vanagon air cooled 2.0L, type 22 no options like A/C or BA-6 heater The starter has three connector points, the...
• Re: Intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 18:58:41 EDT
  ...I mean using a broomstick to tap the starter. Maybe it's stuck. Can't get a hammer to whack the starter. Not much...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:06:00 -0400
  ...Geo/ATL On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 1:56 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote: > Will do as soon as starter battery issue...
• Strange oil leak @ starter mount?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:23:02 -0700
  ...But now the oil drip on the starter bolt has me wondering - how could oil leak up that high, and if it did, it...
• Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:57:34 -0600
  ...A new/rebuilt started caused the same > > only-cold starting a few days ago. > > > > The second, long bolt to hold the starter on is...
• Re: Replacing my cheap Chinese starter after one year
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 03:55:02 +0000
  ...Replacing my cheap Chinese starter after one year Buyer beware with these. My Latrical new Chinese $75 diesel starter never worked quite right from...
• Left-over part?: starter re/re
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Tue, 16 May 1995 11:53:58 -0700 (PDT)
  Ok, so yesterday I *finally* got around to replacing the starter solenoid that packed it in after starting(?) the camper in -30 C temps...
• Sunday Update: Billy Bones
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:48:43 -0600
  ...Got ready to leave, starter began to drag. Finally would turn no more. Would not start. 6. Pulled starter in FLAPS parking lot. Tested...
• Re: ok.. last time for 84 auto trans into an 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:34:47 -0600
  ...Yes the starter has a different part number but both will work interchangeably. Don't buy another starter, support your local electrical repair shop...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:19:03 -0800
  ...how old is the starter ? I find really ancient looking starters thatare weak and due .. I find newish cheap ones that are weak.. and...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:38:07 -0400
  ...On reading it again I see that the ignition system and starter worked but the fuel injection didn't when the voltage at the...
• Re: Van broken down in Paso Robles 5/27/2014 10 AM - Any recommendations for mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Kevin P Gilleran
  Tue, 27 May 2014 10:42:49 -0700
  ...I am hoping that it is a simple matter of the solenoid, starter and or battery. We have had the van 3 years and...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 11:34:03 -0700
  ...You did add a patch (starter relay) > to help the starter solenoid current starvation problem cause by the failing > switch. Ok. You're extending...
• Re: Broke down last night... engine heat killing the starter?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 14:54:41 -0500
  ...If you have the coin, replace the starter. If not, carry a hammer and bang on the solenoid while someone else turns the key...
• Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:24:37 -0700
  ...Is that correct?? >> > > I just have a Radio Shack crocodile-clip lead with one end on the > starter connector as above and the other...
• Re: how to tighten starter wire nut??? Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:39:10 -0800
  ...how to tighten starter wire nut??? Syncro > > > > what wrench does one use to tighten the starter wire nut? I can get > > combination wrench over...
• Re: [Syncro] stretch Syncro/Vanagon lives!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 10:43:14 -0800
  ...Your special starter may be the solution if I go with a 4 cyl diesel engine. Do you sell your 15 degree engine carrier...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:12:07 -0400
  ...That will drop maybe 0.2V, which is far less than the 1.5V maximum recommended drop for a starter control positive wire going...
• Syncro Starter R&R on vacation? A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:01:38 -0800
  ...I will check the connections and such, but would like to poll the lists thoughts about swapping a starter on a syncro with limited...
• AW: Electrical/starter problem?? 2nd
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 10:35:08 +0200
  ...Electrical/starter problem?? > > Try to refasten your battery poles... > > >Having a quirky problem on by '85 Westy....... > >
• Re: engine bay mounted starter switch?/compression test
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:31:56 -500
  ...snip.. >anyone have a design for an engine bay mounted starter, >so you can crank the engine from out back and test things >like...
• Re: Cold start woes from a lurker
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 07:26:45 EDT
  ...Or it is just a coincidence that your starter was going bad any way and just decided now was the time. I have an...
• Starter motor solenoid wires
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:01:35 -0500
  On my 87 I have removed my starter (to do a clutch job) and I forgot which of the small solenoid tabs gets the...
• Re: vanagon blues
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 01:02:32 EST
  have you checked the starter? tim g 87 gl syncro
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 22:01:39 -0400
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap! > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > pretty stupid. > Amazon thinks people will believe this tool is $ 149...
• Re: Brushes? Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:20:12 -0500
  ...The dash >> lights up, the fuel pump spins, but not even a click from the starter. We >> replaced the battery, starter and ignition switch...