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• Re: Yet another EE talks batteries
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:32:36 -0700
  ...I think I remember the + post of the starter battery is wired to the + post of the starter is wired to the + post of...
• Re: 4 Optima Yellow Tops wired in Parrellel
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 07:54:50 -0800
  ...no separate starter > battery. > > A " Off line" Portable Battery Jumper Starter" for emergency starting. > > Work ..... ? > Not Work ..... ? > Do Different .... ? > > Pertinent Assumptions > > 1. Daily trip...
• Whacking the solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 19:36:19 EDT
  With all the discussion of gently beating the starter with hammers, etc., I noticed a lot of folks spoke of crawling under the van...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:27:39 -0600
  ...If it is corroded on either end, it could be causing >higher resistance (and hence less amps at the starter). A cold engine >usually...
• Re: Ignition switch - no start
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 12:10:10 -0700
  Change the brushes in the starter. By now, it is worn off. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "mountainroad@rmi.net" <mountainroad@RMI.NET> To: <vanagon...
• Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:50:39 -0500
  ...It will not help a starter that turns but turns too slowly. This is usually a cable or battery issue. Over advanced ignition timing...
• No start, (no crank actually)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:42:01 -0600
  Turned the key, idiot lights on, fuel pump whines, no starter. Hold and nada. Tried several times with the same result. I'm thinking...
• Does any one have a summary price list of common parts?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 15:24:05 -0600
  ...Vanagon automatic transmission starter - used $x.00 New from Dealer $395.00 Refurbished $150.00
• POR15 question.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 4 May 2007 15:40:55 -0400
  Greetings, I have a POR15 starter kit % that came with a final coating that is clear. Would I significantly loose effectiveness by painting the...
• Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:07:13 -0400
  ...The starter is spinning the motor. But the motor does not bump or anything. Did the Lifters Over Charge to make the compression go...
• Re: Question about torque convertors.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:13:33 -0400
  ...The gears on a section of the torque converter seem to have been worn down to the point that the starter gears will not...
• Re: Engine Died
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:33:50 -0700
  Isn’t it a great idea? The coil jumping easy, the starter jumping much harder in Syncro with 2.1 wbx. I can’t...
• Re: 85gl gas leak near starter
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:17:06 -0800
  ...44 PM 1/31/2009, Joe wrote: >> Question fuel leak near starter >> T-connector or a hose gone bad.. I will be replacing it...
• Electrical fits!!
  Historical mailing list - J. Naser Motlagh
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:37:34 -0600
  ...So I've got a new battery, a new alternator and on Monday, a new starter. Any troubleshooting to do while the starter is...
• Re: Can't start the engine...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:30:15 -0400
  Check that the starter is wired correctly. You have two wires that go to the solenoid. One of them activates the fuel pump while...
• Re: Keyless remote/alarm/starter wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:31:24 -0400
  ...I'd like to add a keyless remote/alarm and maybe >starter feature to my '91 Westy and want to know if >the wiring...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:59:24 -0800
  ...2007 1:09 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Starter question > > Is there a "safety" switch involved with the gear selector? (i...
• Re: Batteries
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:54:55 -0700
  ...Does the ASI have an indicator for house battery charge level? I'm installing a standard group 41 starter battery purchased from WellMurt. Likely...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 13 May 2015 12:27:28 -0700
  ...Does the gear drive TDI Jetta Bosch starter draw more > > current for solenoid activation than the original late Vanagon starter? > > > > Maybe I have just...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:59:34 -0700
  ...On 6/1/16, email99@bellsouth.net <email99@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full...
• Re: $100 Reward Results
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 01:40:54 -0400
  ...post on the Battery to the starter and new Grounds as well. I also ran a 6 Gauge wire from the Alt. to the...
• Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 12:23:55 -0400
  ...Anyone know a cheaper alternative? Could you not use, say a 1970's Ford starter relay? (Cost $6). Looking at the wiring diagram of...
• TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:25:12 -0700
  ...The TiiCo kit has three studs and the starter bolt/nut. Do I just remove that upper driver's side stud, drill out the...
• Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - Scott and Norma
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:45:12 -0800
  ...Jumped pin 3 - 13 No pump action even cranking starter Checked pin 14 - 13 12v only when cranking starter Checked pin 14-19 No...
• Injectors-What I Now Know
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:51:03 +0000
  ...4) Scott, I do have a remote starter, her name is Clarice and she is 14. Now I have to take her to the...
• Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:46:21 -0400
  How about things that you would not want to replace even if it was new? The "fire starter juction" in the bulkhead has my...
• installing second battery
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 10:23:45 -0400
  the stock configuration starter battery is under the passenger seat and not in a battey box, but listmembers have recommended that a second (accessory...
• 1986 vw westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Nick Kalman
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 16:12:21 -0400
  ...New brakes/muffler/starter/alternator/water pump Must Sell! $11000usd nick_kalman@longmfg.com Hamilton, ON Canada
• deja vw (F)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 11 May 2000 20:39:54 -0700
  ...New starter, alt, battery. Runs/drives great; Looks like sh*t. $1900 (******) I like how he lists the parts that recently broke.
• Re: need a starter for my diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:56:08 EST
  I have these in Bosch rebuilt for $150 plus a $15 core charge. Let me know if you want it. Thanks, Ken Wilford John...
• Re: clutch housing rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:20:01 -0400
  ...You can tell by the starter motor area. It is avaliable for sale in my ebay store ,in a inline 4 conversion kit.. http...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:51:35 -0500
  ...For whatever reason those, you can't install a relay kit in ( it won't disengage the starter, last I heard jay brown was...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 03:45:45 +0000
  ...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: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:04:15 -0700
  ...The 86 and newer has a massively larger cable between the starter and battery and this is the longest part of the charging wire...
• hot start relay didn't work - now what?
  Historical mailing list - John S. Cronin
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:54:06 -0400
  ...The lack of juice to the starter when the lights etc work great indicates it is not a vapor lock or something like that...
• Re: Buying my first VW
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 21:50:33 -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: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:18:47 -0600
  ...If the starter works fine when it starts, but not when it doesn't want to start, it's probably not the starter. You...
• Re: Stuck on CA highway 5 near Bakersfield, need a starter for an '87 Vanagon 2.1 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:16:52 -0600
  ...If you were in Oregon, I could help, as I have a good used starter off one of my parts van! Good luck, and...
• Re: No start :-(
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:17:45 -0400
  Check on the starter. the wire with the spade connector on it. Is still connected. Bill On Aug 17, 2015 6:45 PM, "Harry...
• 85 Exhaust bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Aleksandr Milewski
  Fri, 14 May 1999 10:22:20 -0700
  Hi folks, In addition to an intermittent starter, my '85 Westy suddenly developed a rather obnoxious exhaust leak. While I was under there the...
• Re: Starter Bolts
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 09:26:26 -0800
  I just replaced the nut on my starter bolt with the Allen bolt and it was a piece of cake. My position is stay...
• Re: Changing out an air dam
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:42:40 -0500
  ...Changing out an air dam -----------snip >If one paints a vanagon starter motor pink (required content!), they've >"changed it", but not "changed it...
• no start but jump start!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:45:25 EST
  ...shpeal is....how does the ignition/starter work....what is the path from the battery-->starter switch-->-->starter-->altenator-->distributor-->engine start. I would...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:58:46 -0500
  ...I'm not > sure it's that way on the 2.1. > > if you had a remote starter switch, or a helper .....but the...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 20:59:23 -0400
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Patti, I meant to mention, the "correct" starter battery fits perfectly with the original bracket that fits inside the...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 13:46:40 -1000
  ...if they hear 'just drive it on the starter' ...can't begin to figure out what that means or how to do it. I...
• Re: Warranties
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 08:35:12 -0500
  ...although the starter itself was covered under the warranty, the starter housing was not covered! Have you ever bought a starter that didn't...
• Re: Starter solenoid: R&R?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:31:19 -0400
  ...04, 2011 11:57 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Starter solenoid: R&R? Trying to get my 83.5 wbx back on...
• Re: [DIESEL] injector questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 17:34:15 -0500
  ...I got a good deal on a new starter from Bus Depot and could keep my old one to rebuild. It should be here...
• DC to DC Charger for Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:47:50 -0400
  Has anyone installed a DC to DC battery charger for the AUX battery? This allows you to charge off the starter battery/alternator to...
• Re: Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:10:01 -0700
  OK.. I'll play... :-) for tintop van, going from 14" rims and tires, thinking about 15" or 16"... Which size is best? thanks On...
• Re: Removing starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:22:59 -0600
  I've always used a tap that just catches the inside walls of the bushing (I forget the size.) I gently drive it in...
• intermittent starting issue vanagon
  Historical mailing list - tina canny
  Sun, 13 May 2012 15:42:15 -0700
  ...I have a new starter in my 85 vanagon. I would appreciate any feed back from the group. Best, Tina
• Re: Motor Theory For Dummies
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 13:14:58 EST
  ...The compleat idiot guide" Great book for the idiot and starter (all of us were there once) and has meat for the more experienced...
• Calling all OPTIMA BATTERY USERS!
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:09:35 -0700
  I guess the question I would like to ask those who use the Optima for a single, starter battery is ... why? Given the much...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 06:15:01 -0700
  Try Squrting some starter fluid into the intake manifold and see if it will start, if it does you have a fuel problem. Phil...
• part numbers
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:44:38 -0700
  ...accelerator cable positive battery cable to starter the above parts are for a 91syncro with a 2.1 and manual trans --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger...
• Re: 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 20:31:03 -0600
  ...If I kill the engine on the Honda, then I simply engage the starter again, without turning the key to the off position. mcneely...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:35:51 -0600
  Any body tried hooking up an impact gun to the crank pulley and "gently" spinning the motor that way/ Bellhousings and starters and batteries...
• Re: dead ignition, need help
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:47:41 -0700
  ...Turn on lights, get parking lights only. > > I suspect the ignition switch (I had to replace the starter function > of switch with a starter...