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• Syncro Starter Removal
  Historical mailing list - David Williams
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 19:16:55 -0600
  ...I cracked open the manual and started to remove the starter. I now have it ready to come out, except I can't get...
• Re: Auxiliary Battery Q: What loads have you moved to the aux bat tery from starter batt?
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Wed, 21 May 2003 10:22:11 -0400
  ...What loads have you moved to the aux battery from starter batt? I'm installing an Optima battery under the driver's seat. In...
• Re: Getting Discouraged
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:28:20 -0500
  ...Only after doing that should you suspect the starter, the solenoid, etc. My guess is that you either inadvertently drained the battery overnight or...
• Re: solenoid vs ignition switch for non-start
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:42:27 -0700
  ...Is that diagnois correct? >> >> Anything else before I replace the starter/solenoid? > > > Hi Richard. > > When key turned all the way (to turn starter) you...
• Re: Odd ignition issue
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:03:41 -0700
  First I would clean battery/starter connections, then I would look toward the ign switch, or starter solenoid. My first thought was ign switch...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Jun 2017 to 9 Jun 2017 (#2017-223)
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:41:11 -0400
  ...The problem was the starter, and this video was > helpful in getting me familiar with the starter and how to access it: > https://www...
• Re: Not starting
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:44:05 -0800
  ...starter getting slower? Intermittent starter motor? If it was already turning over and starting in similar cold temps, and this just suddenly happened, and...
• Re: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 18:54:46 +0000
  ...A new/rebuilt started caused the same > > only-cold starting a few days ago. > > > > The second, long bolt to hold the starter on is...
• Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:38:13 -0500
  ...I wanted to do a compression test on it- the starter and transmission were still connected. I hooked up jumper cables- positive on my...
• Re: Another Reason For Hard Starting -- Cracked Bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:32:36 -0800
  So is the crack caused by the starter bumping up against the fuel tank while cranking engine? (movement in drivetrain?) Or is a higher...
• Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 11 May 2012 10:10:11 -0700
  ...trouble installing new starter bushing Vanagon folk, Got the old starter bushing out with a 7/16" tap but having a rough time installing...
• Starter Hookup Question
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:19:26 -0600 (CST)
  ...I don't want to risk having wires crossed on the starter, though, before I fire it up (first fire after rebuild). At any...
• Re: Wire gauge: smaller to larger ok?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:27:01 -0400
  ...Relay terminal 86 to ground 85 to #16 wire 87 to battery connection on starter via #12 wire (best with an inline 8A fuse...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 17:28:28 -0600
  ...Just installed the new > battery and ign switch and wondering if I should go fwd with the install or > switch out the starter first...
• Re: 1.9 no start (flooded)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:37:48 -0500
  ...I do have fuel Your FLAPS will have a lovely device called a remote starter switch or somesuch -- just a big pushbutton with two...
• Re: question about terminals on starter/solenoid
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 01:40:42 -0400
  ...97.87 (depending on your VIN) you'll see that the starter uses only terminals 30 and 50. I think Robert B had a...
• Re: Fan Club Forming NVC?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 20 May 2004 09:05:38 -0600
  ...the informative but boring topics here? here's a few for starters: Starters Tires Gas tanks Paint colors Flashing temperature light Shock absorbers Emissions...
• Re: flooded engine?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:59:56 -0500
  no turn over at all? Does it crank at all? If no noise at all, then it's a bad starter, stuck solenoid. Hit...
• Re: Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:13:07 +0000
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• Re: Starter nut
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:24:14 +0000
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• POOR SEVICE: VW TERRACE, BC
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:06:37 -0800
  ...Then when the OEM starter arrived I was told > there was a delay because a bracket needed for the starter was not > sent. I...
• the little engine that could ...
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 07:51:21 -0700
  ...it's had to have the starter motor replaced earlier this week. again. 2 or 3 years ago I had the existing starter rebuilt...
• Re: Starter Relay and transmission
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 17:04:20 -0400
  ...Starter Relay and transmission Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor) wrote: > 1) I am going to fix my starter relay problem over the weekend. What kind...
• Disclaimer found on a site
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 05:37:20 -0700
  ...As starters age this can become critical. At 200 amps it is undersized. At 175 amps it is okay. This means at zero degrees...
• Re: rebuilding starter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:29:47 -0800
  ...But what about the > ground strap that goes from the solenoid to the starter. I think mine is in > pretty bad shape. From what...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:52:31 -0800
  ...I jumped into a super speedy conclusion with a > starter in my mind. My apologies to the list for wasting the > bandwidth. It's...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:49:14 -0400
  ...it seems to be the starter as everyone predicted. It is stuck out locking the flywheel. Easy fix except there is no one near...
• Re: drive on the starter -
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 06:12:28 -0800
  ...drive on the starter - > > dang...not fridae. > saw a guy with an electrified Pontiac Feraro once.. >
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:03:05 -0500
  Bosch WR1 Starter Relay will generally solve such problems. I have had one in my '84 for over 10 years. List vendors should have...
• VW bus '78 2ltr problem update!
  Historical mailing list - Ian Corner
  Sun, 21 Apr 1996 14:16:39 +0200
  ...From a suggestion of this list I had a go at starting the engine and it sounds like the starter motor is not working...
• Starter questions
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 08:10:59 -0600
  I have an 86 auto that probably needs a new starter. Having checked a few vendor sites I am now unsure which is the...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning...(addendum)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:23:11 -0800
  ...fan" > sound I'm hearing is the starter spinning! The bendix won't engage, but the > starter's obviously getting power. Earlier, it turned...
• Re: Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:50:06 -0800
  ...In both my '85 and '90 Westie's the PO had installed the batteries (starter and aux) with the terminals toward the rear of...
• Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:44:22 -0800
  ...It's probably due to very cold (and old) lubricant on the starter. It will prevent the gear from sliding an engaging. You could...
• Re: Best Starter Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 20:36:11 -0700
  ...I wanted to use a sealed starter battery under the passenger seat but could not find one that would fit the box. Good Luck...
• '84 Westy 1.9L mysterious failure of starter motor
  Historical mailing list - lakersalex
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:57:02 -0700
  Occasionally the starter motor fails to turn over when I attempt to start the vehicle. It doesn't click, it doesn't make any...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 19:26:22 -0400
  ...The red/black wire is the starter motor signal wire, from circuit 50 of the starter switch, and this is where it joins with...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 21:33:24 -0400
  ...Clean the area where the Starter meets the bell housing for grounding the starter, Also the slip on connector to the Spade on the...
• Re: replacing starter battery with deep cycle?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:51:28 -0700
  ...so if you're in a climate that freezes, the high discharge rate of the starter battery might be needed. I think it may...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 05:42:55 EDT
  ...I put off replacing the battery to starter cable until last because my cable showed no corrosion or deterioration and because changing the cable...
• Re: Upgrading second battery system
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:41:22 -0700
  ...The charger runs one bank to the starter battery and the second bank to the auxiliary fuse panel for the house battery. I plan...
• Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:18:18 -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: '87 Syncro Westie Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 02:00:27 UT
  While the starter solenoid may be one place to check, also consider the ignition / starter switch itself. If the "start" position is making intermittent...
• Re: Best 4 spd Syncro starter replace solution?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:28:04 +1100
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/starter_story.htm ----------------------------- what a bunch of snake oil in my opinion. in 15 years of driving and working on...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 16:59:03 -0500
  ...If no B+ at relay 30 terminal, either bad wire to B+ post or from there to alternator, or from alternator to starter battery...
• Re: 79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:11:18 -0400
  ...The starter solenoid is a highly inductive > load and this relay can arc over and have the contacts weld closed > keeping the starter operating...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:23:25 -0700
  ...The temporary fix is to whump the starter solenoid with a tap or two from a hammer and screwdriver. The cause is not enough...
• Thanks and Radio Antennae Question (82 van)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:20:04 -0700
  Thanks for everyone's suggestions re my Diesel starter problem - the dealer was somewhat embarrassed so they replaced the starter for free. My next...
• Re: Vanagon won't start !
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:48:42 EDT
  ...I mean I have had bad starters before and they don't make the lights go dim, they just don't work. The lights...
• Re: Anyone in Phila, PA area - want a bad starter to rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:08:35 -0500
  - Lauren Pelzer wrote: > I got my starter replaced a few months ago and they left the bad one > in the > back of the van...
• rasumfrasum Starter bolt!
  Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
  Sun, 30 May 2004 16:54:26 -0500
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• Re: Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 21:02:00 -0800
  ...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: No start questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:16:37 -0700
  ...Partially I'm thinking of anyone reading who might not realize that 'starter bushing' only applies to manual trans. Now we might get to...
• Re: starter problems / i'm a novice
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:09:47 -0800
  ...starter problems / i'm a novice > I've been wrestling with my own cold start problem > on an '86 and have done the following...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:53:42 -0800
  ...once the console cover is off ...simple matter of seeing two big fat wires..( don't confuse back-up light wires with starter wires...
• Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:17:35 -0400
  ...of starter batt. to one end of cut-off relay (switch portion) for aux batt., as opposed to using the stock 12 gauge red...
• Re: '85 Westfalia - 2nd battery ?????
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:24:31 -0700
  ...in diameter) coming out of it > going back towards the starter is the starter battery. > > If you then open up the other battery box...
• replacing starter battery with deep cycle?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:31:53 -0400
  Rather than adding an aux deep cycle battery to a westy, how about just replacing the starter with a deep cycle? As I see...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:34:57 -0600
  ...BTDT often. >>> >>> Bad sound while the starter is cranking: Most likely problems with the >>> starter gear or alignment. Is it manual or AT? >>> >>> Coolant...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 10:51:41 -0700
  ...Most would connect a wire from the starter battery + post to the aux. battery via isolator fuse etc. On 7/8/15, PB <pbrattan...