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• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:09:05 -0500
  ...Here's the list: > > Ignition switch > load reduction relay ('low voltage relay'?) > wire betwixt the starter and solenoid > solenoid > starter > starter (lower) bushing in...
• Re: Can I buy just a solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 23:00:30 -0800
  Before you go ripping apart your starter, measure the voltage to the trigger wire when you try to actuate the starter. Chances are very...
• Re: Dumb Question - Remote Start Switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 04:38:20 -0700
  ...That will trigger the starter solenoid. If you do it that way, put a male spade on one end of 2 pieces of wire...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:38:03 -0700
  ...never had to remove the throttle body to remove the top starter > bolt. It's a bit tricky to access, but never had to...
• Re: Intermittent starting problem, part II,
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 16:33:38 -0600 (MDT)
  ...He also doesn't believe in just > replacing the solenoid, so he gave me an estimate to replace the starter: > $542 which includes 12mo...
• Re: Blowing Voltage Regulator For Guages
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 13:17:48 -0500
  ...An additional ground has >been installed from the starter to the body. He is considering putting a >ground wire from the starter to the...
• NVC Cat Update
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:55:36 -0500
  ...I first thought it was the starter running on the ring gear and wiping out teeth. One more try on the starter and more...
• Re: Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:34:32 -0500
  ...I read it as the starter would engage and spin the engine but the engine would not start. The only time (when hot as...
• Re: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:52:04 -0700
  ...None of the grounds in the dash area have anything to do with the fuel pump or the starter functions. There is a large...
• Re: Starter Bushing Blues
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:42:16 -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: Automatic Westy's vs Manual Westy's - two wheel
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:41:07 -0700
  ...If it goes or the battery goes or the starter goes or anyone of many things goes wrong; you are stuck on the side...
• Re: <AIRS> 81 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:12:25 -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: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:02:23 -0500
  ...I thought it might be the starter relay but it wasn’t. It was the brand new Kostal switch I ordered as a spare...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:21:58 -0700
  ...Starter Gone? > Any minute now Scott's gonna get on here and tell you to get a remote > starter switch. Using one is a...
• VANAGON FOR SALE? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 17:05:05 -0500
  ...When the wheater is warm, turn the key...and no starter. Checked the usual: starter and switch fine. Can start it by crawling under...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:16:03 -0400
  ...On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:52 AM, email99@bellsouth.net < email99@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I have a question about starter solenoid wiring...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:02:27 -0800
  For a Syncro I would solder a wire pigtail onto the starter spade with heatshrink over it. Then a male spade for the other...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - John Becker
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 09:33:12 +0000
  ...replace the starter which comes with the solenoid in one package. It's Monday the 16th and on Teusday I'm having a new...
• Gas Heater Relay?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 14:36:14 -0800
  ...Was helping a friend with his 1985 Canadian model Westfalia; I cleaned up and secured the 50 wire to starter motor. This bus has...
• Starter troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 23:50:13 EDT
  ...tech.htm The direct route is http://www.type2.com/bartnik/starter.htm. BTW, thanks to those of you who have ordered books from...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 13:57:08 -0500
  ...I checked the Red/ black wire at the starter solenoid and there is no 12 volt at that point. I went to the starter...
• Re: do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:13:35 -0500
  Adding a bigger (>= 6ga.) wire from the alternator to the starter can help. Clean up the battery ground point too. John On Jan 5...
• Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Jan 2020 02:29:46 +0000
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• Re: Starters and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 31 Mar 2018 15:54:37 +0000
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• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 08:38:35 -0400
  Good morning, So far I have received some good suggestions. Over the next few days I will check them out. Thanks! Ric
• Re: Battery
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:21:46 -0400
  Shawn, A search of the archives reveals a lot of group 41 starter batteries and group 34 deep cycle (Optima)batteries. Ken Lewis http...
• Re: Fridge Switch Position
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 19:40:51 -0600
  ...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: fuel pump doesn't pump - FIXED.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 3 May 2004 21:41:04 -0500
  ...The front buzzer would go when turning the key and the starter would turn but the other wire on the starter was loose. Thanks...
• Re: Too cold, no start at Bus Brr
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:14:05 -0500
  Hi Brian, Don't blame the starter just yet. Check ALL your wiring connections, from battery to starter to the ground strap from tranny...
• RE;starter/aux battery choices
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:51:42 -0700
  ...If the starter battery should ever get really low, then I can put the full charge of the alternator right into the starter battery...
• Re: 87 GL Intermittantly Not Starting
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 May 2003 10:04:41 -0700
  ...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: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:15:57 -0500
  ...the heads up on what to inspect and do while the starter is out. John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus...
• Re: Hall Unit Failure - Again
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 21:25:58 -0600
  If your starter is not making any noise and the engine is not being turned at all, it has nothing to do with the...
• cool guages
  Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:48:33 -0500
  ...Let's see - Westy is having BurningMan 2007 engine electrical problems - so I think half a new engine harness and some starter contact work...
• Re: 1.8t motor confirm my suspicions
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 19:28:36 -0700
  ...Don't have the 1.8t in my hands so I can't measure. > > Yeah, the diesel starter position is a bitch. It's...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:39:34 -0500
  ...When you get a new starter coat and seal that wire with liquid wire protection to prevent this in the future. On 2012-11...
• Re: Mostly successful manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:00:01 -0700
  On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: > Forgot to check on starter bushing. Peeked back in...
• Trip Report - "Hi-Torque" starter and leaky gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gordon
  Wed, 31 May 2006 13:50:37 -0400
  ...Had major issues before we started with a "hi-torque" starter from randymofoco on Ebay. It died after 1 month and had to be...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:46:36 -0700
  ...if you had a remote starter switch, or a helper .....but the remote starter switch is better, you could watch for ignition ( the ole...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 11:22:29 -0500
  ...You can find this by searching > "volt" and "email99". > > In my '86 I found the starter would turn the engine over at a voltage...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:05:27 -0800
  ...Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:27:45 -0500 >> >>Hi Oliver, >> >>12.3V at the starter should be sufficient, but was that measured at the...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:22:51 -0700
  ...That's why it works! And if it's easier to bring a fat wire from the alternator to the starter than to bring...
• Northern Starter Blues -Mystery # 2
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wilke
  Sun, 3 Jan 1904 02:16:20 -0500
  For the past 18 months or so every time I take a road trip my starter doesn't always work. Last spring , for example...
• Re: 85 MV Slow Starting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 08:45:10 -0500
  Assuming you have a manual transmission, I would check the starter support bushing. If it is worn it will cause poor starter performance. Dennis...
• Re: Whacking the solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 19:58:56 -0500
  ...Don't be so cheap! Buy a new starter or have the old one rebuilt. Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled Westfalia On Mon, 24...
• starter bendix
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 11:13:28 -0700 (MST)
  ...My starter bendix in my 1982 diesel vanagon needs to be replaced. Has anyone actually done this themselves? The Bentley book says to remove...
• Re: Bosch Relay Solenoid Fix - Help
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 12:24:56 -0800
  ...I am about to go out to replace my ignition switch since the starter solenoid is not getting enough current (starter newly rebuilt by...
• Re: 86 cabrio advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 09:16:03 -0600
  ...Sounds heat / resistance related in the starter circuit. Just some thoughts. Duncan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On...
• Buzzing sound/dead battery
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:12:30 -0800
  ...How soon should I rebuild the starter, or should I get a new one? [The only thing I know of that is hooked directly...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 17:41:15 -0800
  I have Jay Brown hard start relay kit on all my vans and I am very very happy with it, build quality is top...
• Re: Starting Problems -still
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 19:06:33 EST
  In a message dated 1/16/00 11:54:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, A84Westy@AOL.COM writes: << Is the starter going? >> Most likely...
• Re: Delayed starter action
  Historical mailing list - Jim Harpe
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 00:04:25 -0400
  I had this problem right before my alternator went out. Replaced it and the problem went away. I'm guessing it was a voltage...
• Re: Engine Won't Start...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:52:40 -0500
  Pulling that starter , then replacing it and only having 2 parts left over is not bad.I'd go w/ the throw out berring...
• parting out 84 Vanagon near Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:14:49 -0700
  Lots of nice rust free california parts. let me know what you need. (sorry, no engine or starter) http://www.californiavan.com/woody/
• Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 18:43:35 +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: no start no click
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:06:32 -0400
  ...Son of a gun! So my starter is dying. it's only 10 years old maybe 70k miles! What are you guys using the...
• Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:26:48 -0500
  ...I am assuming this means new starter.&nbsp; What do you folks thing about rebuilding an old starter?</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV...
• Re: Cracked Bell Housing with video
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:06:16 -0400
  ...I don’t have any evidence that the adapter or starter caused the issue. My first hunch is that I did something foolish while...
• Re: Syncro trip
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 24 May 1998 21:01:14 -0400
  ...climbing grades and > running at 70mph for a couple of hours.) This time, when the engine is shut > off (like for refueling), the starter...
• premature battery death or just not enough use? Flat spot on starter?
  Historical mailing list - ScotiaWesty
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:19:53 -0700
  ...Is it just not being used enough? Is my clock sucking down the battery that much? I also want to know about the starter...