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• Re: '90 Syncro starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:59:01 -0400
  The starter reduces system voltage which causes a weaker spark. In addition, the starter circuit enriches the fuel mixture if the engine is not...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:29:35 -0700
  FWIW, I recently purchased the starter mentioned below (my remanufactured Bosch wasn't reliably engaging). When I went to install it, I found I...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 22:00:20 -0700
  ...to neutral, turn switch - system hot, pause > - turn switch to engage starter. Starter engages and turns engine like > crazy. Engine refuses to start. Doesn...
• Re: Curious no swas teh same tart issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 10:53:44 -0400
  I would consider the starter. Could be the motor or solenoid. To really test you have to get under there with a meter preferably...
• Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:04:02 -0400
  > > Are there resistance parameters for the batt-starter cable? > The cable resistance is in the low milliohms. Don't even try -- look at voltage...
• Re: [WetWesties] hot-not-start
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:07:20 -0700
  ...when hot, OR� it has trouble cranking on the starter when hot ? which one please ? ...
• Re: Thuh Weakly Stats ...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 15:42:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...and all it needed was a new starter... peace, johnny b.
• silent Stella
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 21:42:11 -0500
  Dear Hugo, Check the wire that goes to the solenoid on the starter. Mine tends to fall off periodically, yielding the absolutely-no-response...
• found solenoid source
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 May 2002 08:55:09 -0700
  Partial success, found 2 shops in town that sell the solenoids (for my diesel starter), one at Ca$34 the other at Ca$29...
• Re: Eurospec conversion available on East Coast!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 13:23:57 -0700
  ...27 ----- Begin Included Message ----- The problem as I understand it is the location of the starter -- the adapter plate is expecting the starter at...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:44:48 -0500
  ...Katz <katzd54@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >oliver: > >chances are starter is bad. a good test is to check voltage across the >battery terminals themselves before...
• Re: Definition of "turn over" Please
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:27:02 -0700
  ...The phrase seems most commonly used when trying to describe problems associated with a non-starting engine - turn key to start, starter engages, motors...
• Re: Do I need a new starter???
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:25:09 -0400
  ...I called the shop and they said it sounded like the starter overheated and locked up. He suggested that I could let it sit...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:15:44 -0700
  ...It is REALLY helpful to have a Remote Starter Switch to connect to your starter trigger terminal while working on your engine like this...
• Re: Rough cold idle/Fast warm idle
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 21:02:33 -0600
  ...that I accidently jerked while tapping the starter with a hammer (I > have the new starter, just haven't installed it yet). I checked...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 06:21:29 -0800
  ...It stays on for several seconds after I release the starter. Mark David Brodbeck wrote: > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jaap Nauta wrote: > > > By...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:55:30 -0500
  ...Sounds like the connection at the starter is a place to visit anyway, even if it doesn't fix the problem. It can't...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Sun, 9 Jul 2017 15:07:32 -0700
  ...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: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Jul 2017 22:27:43 +0000
  ...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: Help with Dometic 12v wiring
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:37:41 -0700
  ...Bear in mind that power from alt basically goes to starter battery, then from + post of this battery, to 30 buss which I'm...
• Re: Anyone have this tech text?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 16:37:15 -0400
  ...Find an appropriate place to mount the solenoid by the starter. If the only place to attach it is to the starter itself, make...
• Re: Upgrading second battery system
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:20:55 -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: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:52:21 -0700
  ...I don’t want to go up and at the starter, my hands have healed up since last time :-) Alistair > On Apr 9, 2020...
• Re: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sat, 16 Mar 2019 01:35:10 -0700
  ...A swift smack on the side of the starter with a hammer got her cranking. I know, I know, but the starter needed to...
• Re: What's wrong with GoWesty's auxiliary battery kit?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 7 Jul 2017 07:18:02 -0700
  Yes, I always upgrade the alternator to starter cable to 6- or 4-gauge. That's easier than running another cable all the way...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:37:13 -0700
  ...The starter > > turns, but the engine only catches half-heartedly. > > > > Flubada-flubada . . . <dies>. > > > > Crank again, give it a little gas. > > > > Flubada, <half-hearted "vroom...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Rick Foster
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:11:33 -0400
  Thanx Mark and Robert for your clarity! And interesting to learn about that starter solenoid ground route. Here's where I'm at: - Checked...
• AMV 188 000 02
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 14:39:11 -0300
  ...The Bentley calls for an application of AMV 188 000 02 sealer to mating surfaces before installing the starter. I cannot find it, so...
• '91 auto GL on VA CL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:58:47 -0800
  ...Needs a starter. Heads and rings done recently.New Battery.97,400 miles. wont start. 2500 tom 757 749 9984 � Stephen
• jack is back
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Wooten
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 15:53:34 EST
  well list the local vw guru said this is common he said he could add a relay for the starter system to help the...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 22:44:27 -0600
  Does the engine turn over but not start? Or does the starter just click? Or is there no noise at all when you turn...
• Re: Starter removal help needed
  Historical mailing list - John Hawk
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 07:16:34 -0600
  On my 84, it is accessible from the engine compartment. On one of my buses I thought it had a allen head. John >>> Ed...
• Best Cranking Amps For Tiico Starter
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 17 May 2002 09:15:05 -0700
  I just bought an Interstate brand "Vanagon OEM" 12Vbattery with 500 cranking amps, Is this good enough or will I be overworking the battery...
• No Vanagon Content hond* C*v*c?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 18:01:04 -0500
  Hi Everyone, Well finally it's not my vanagon thats broken but rather my girlfriends 00 Civic the starter kill switch for the alarm...
• Re: tranny swap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:47:17 -0600
  if there is anything these all left out ---------------- Clip -------------------- Also worth your trouble to remove and clean your starter solenoid while you've got...
• Re: no start?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:29:06 -0500
  When you look it up, you will find the VW starter does not use a Bendix drive. The solenoid pulls the starter pinion out...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:19:50 -0700
  ...When the battery has been freshly discharged turning the starter, it's going to be hungry for energy and will draw a lot of...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:26:34 -0400
  ...If that didn't do >> it, trying another time or two always would. >> >> So, I'm thinking that there's a starter relay somewhere...
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:48:42 +0000
  ...The connections at the starter and the battery are very clean. It does not have the hard start relay, I haven't put one...
• Re: Whacking the solenoid
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 19:22:17 -0700
  >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: So stuff even happens to me!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 08:36:56 -0400
  ...Is it an automatic? If so is the starter even turning at all. If not, shake the shifter from side to side while holding...
• Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:20:43 -0400
  ...Any ideas? A jumper or mechanic's remote starter switch will start the automatics just as well as the manuals. It's a bit...
• Re: PC300 inverter
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 22 Sep 1995 15:34:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Starters draw more than that (well, maybe not VW starters). -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego (Actually La...
• Re: Starter snap ring
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:54:43 -0700
  At 9/9/2008 05:53 PM, Rob wrote: >Hello folks, I was putting a late model starter back together and >the snap ring...
• Re: Second Battery Under Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:10:23 -0600
  ...I would run two wires directly > to the starter (+ and -). When camping for any extended time, the ground > could be disconnected from this battery...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 23:46:45 -0800
  ...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: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:44:35 -0700
  ...you have a wire from the starter trigger terminal. it's not hot. it's only hot when the starter is energized. so sure...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 08:37:06 -0800
  ...keep the remote starter switch cables out of the fan belt area...lest you be found strangled under the deck lid...and don't...
• Re: 85 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 9 May 2022 15:31:06 -0400
  ...The voltage while turning the starter might not be enough to power the ignition system. I've had that happen on my '86. It...
• Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:49:29 -0500
  Can someone clue me in as to why I can never read Dennis H responses? I can only see them when someone else responds...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:43:05 -0400
  He added a hard-start relay which interrupted a signal ground in the warning module that normally grounds through the starter solenoid. Fix is...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 15:36:10 -0400
  I have been a bit sloppy with my descriptions. Yes, the ST +12vdc passes through the safety switch in the AT console, not directly...
• Re: Mega-fuse? (between batteries)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:03:06 -0700
  BTW, like most cars, the Vanagon has no "main fuse" between the main starting battery and the starter. The heavy cable is routed fairly...
• Re: private sales of van parts, your experience ?? or Who is Cor
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:13:45 -0500
  I got a starter from Cory and some turn signal assemblies. Quick, courteous service, excellent communication, and all items arrived as described. -Karl Karl...
• For sale: 82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Markus Leutwyler
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 18:32:56 -0400
  California based vehicle, bought for a cross-country trip 156+K miles, engine 51+K (recently replaced carb and starter) good condition, drives great...
• Don't forget Buses by the Buoy starts tonight!
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 16:19:55 -0400
  ...The more the merrier! Still trying to decide whether to bring the van with the starter that doesn't work sometimes, or the one...
• Re: Maiden voyage ends with AAA
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:22:29 -0700
  Put a little starter fluid in it(squirt it in the intake and close it back up)and see if it will fire, if...
• 84 Westy for sale - NYC area
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 22:28:04 -0400
  ...New heater blower fan (pain in the ass to install) New starter New axles/cv joints Good body Solid top and canvas Email slagskot...
• Small rebuilder parts (vendor input)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:06:41 -0400
  ...m looking for a vendor who can supply rebuilder parts Example: starter brushes, alternator rear bearing, and A/C compressor front seal kit. I...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:30:18 -0600
  ...But, I'm asking first, where to start. > Switch on the clutch pedal, ignition switch, wire to the starter? The > thing ran fine all...