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• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:24:33 -0500
  ...On a drier day, try the spade connection on the starter (the solenoid trigger, I think); on my bus, it had corroded just enough...
• FW: Help again!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 13:29:56 -0400
  ...the fuel pump hums, relays clicks, battery terminals cleaned, hammer tapped on the starter... now whats next?
• Audi 5cyl turbo
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Cullen Baker
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:22:27 -0400
  ...Of course there are issues with the starter and the transmission, but I think I can get past them. Has anybody ever done something...
• Calling Sarubu conversions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 18:59:24 -0600
  ...What starter are you Subaru guys running? My friend is about to buy one from Kennedy engineering that they claim is necessary on the...
• Paso robles, CA area mufflers
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:49:08 -0500
  ...Pretty soon all will be new - starter, alternator, muffler...need a windshield. But for an 85 it's really in pretty good shape. Thanks...
• question about alternator wires
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:47:06 -0500
  listies There are two wires that come from the alternator plug other then the larger ones for starter. One goes to the dash for...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:58:56 EDT
  ...The catch will still not slide off the mounting any ideas? >> Yes, a wedge-it screw starter used in reverse. A Klein K36 should...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:51:13 -0800
  ...I once did the same, only with charcoal starter. That old Mazda truck ran for another 20K miles, till I sold it. -- John Bange...
• Fridge Parts Needed
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:58:19 -0600
  BTW...these are for a 1991 Fridte with the electronic starter. >I need 3 parts for my fridge... >igniter >thermocouple >safety valve. >I can...
• Re: Heavy Duty Starter Cables
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:12:36 -0500
  ...Heavy Duty Starter Cables > > >Our cable is much fatter than even the Jacobs cable. > >At 09:22 AM 1/12/01 -0700, you wrote...
• Re: Electrical/starter problem??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Webster
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 14:14:15 EDT
  ...Seems like its more of an electrical problem than a starter problem but I am baffled. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Any ideas? As...
• Tight Engine
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Fri, 21 May 1999 23:16:00 EDT
  ...The battery and starter are good, even put the starter/charger on it to help. It didn't. Could I have over torqued the...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:03:46 -0800
  ...On 11/16/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > If you're doing it without a remote starter, how do you know...
• Re: Odd ignition issue
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:13:43 EDT
  Is your starter switch going bad perhaps? Sometimes a heavy keyring will wear the ignition switch and cause problems of this nature. In a...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 14 May 2015 16:04:49 -0400
  ...http://www.busdepot.com/171905865 > Regardless of the source and quality of the ignition switch, IMHO, the starter and > headlight currents should not go...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:32:22 -0500
  ...You're not stuck. > You have another way to operate the starter. > > and it's a super diagnostic tool.. > 'cause when you operate your...
• Starter relay
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 12:31:37 -0500 (EST)
  ...Do the points on the starter eelay freeze open and need to wait for the relay coil to warm up before they move??? That...
• Re: A newbie needing hard starting help
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:37:43 -0700
  ...With the new starter, came no > change. It's still as hard to start as before. ..... > > The other little things we're having a...
• Re: Aux battery kit from Bus Depot (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 05:31:23 -0800
  ...Most everything that I want to use while parked is already wired to the starter battery. Does this make sense? Alan '87 Syncro Westfalia...
• Re: '85 (Digijet) Hall Sensor Symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Rob Cassam
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:39:12 -0500
  ...When I toggled the key while rolling without engaging the starter, it "started" back up. I changed the ignition switch and have not had...
• '84 GL / Automatic / Camper Conversion ... For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 12:31:10 -0800
  ...Replaced starter system last year, starter, hot-start relay, and starter switch. Near-new Alpine Stereo / CD player / 6 disc changer with Boston Accoustic...
• Re: Spark Plug Tester
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:04:13 -0600
  ...If the > engine is running you can check the wires with the timing light like Jake > said. > > Remote starter > http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi...
• Re: [Q] 2nd battery again
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 20:06:14 -0700
  ...were both normal starter batteries? Or were both marine deep cycle batteries that produced sufficient current to drive the starter? The Optima deep cycle...
• Re: Electrical upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 20:57:09 -0500
  ...Electrical upgrades There is a huge (@ #0 or #00) from the starter to the battery on my '90. I ran a #4 from the...
• Re: Stuck on CA highway 5 near Bakersfield, need a starter for an '87 Vanagon 2.1 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:37:37 -0700
  You can do that with an automatic? On Mar 27, 2017 3:58 PM, "Dan N" <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > bump start it a...
• 911 engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 23 Nov 94 8:45:46 PST
  ...I'm particularly curious about the bellhousing/ flywheel/clutch/pilot bearing/starter stuff. Would the conversion be more or less difficult in a late...
• Opinions, please....on 1989 Westy FS, Ft. Ldrdale, FLA
  Historical mailing list - ChriStenSen DeSiGn iNc.
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 18:57:06 -0400
  ...highway. -Second owner, single traveling businessperson buying RV. -new front brakes/starter - new Michelin 15" -awning -Sony 10 CD chgr -$12,9 Your thoughts...
• Re: NEW syncro starter removal question!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 17:36:31 -0600
  It is an 8 mm as far as my mind can recall. I am trying to block out the horrors of removing that bolt...
• Re: Why I hate my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:09:01 EDT
  And installing a Subaru engine will solve starter and tranny problems how? Chuck In a message dated 7/8/02 10:34:43 AM...
• alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:43:11 -0800
  My bosch alternator, a rebuild just a few years old, is giving me 13.10 +/- volts at the passenger side (starter) battery terminals. I...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:25:10 -0700
  ...Then, after a little time, I would take a voltage reading and get like a "50% charged" reading....maybe 12.3v...but the starter...
• Re: Original Battery Wire Gauge
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:08:06 -0800
  ...Before the alternator is charging, the fuel injection > wiring gets its power from the starter motor post. Thus when the starter > motor is cranking...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:34:17 -0700
  ...On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:39 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Patti, I meant to mention, the "correct" starter battery fits perfectly...
• Alternator/Battery/Starter - still no crank sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Karen Gritis
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:40:27 -0500
  ...even though I love this car. I keep getting stranded. History: Starter rebuilt 7/02 Alternator replaced 8/03 Battery replaced 9/03 The...
• Re: Starting motor connector? Was loose tranny bolts.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 10:56:43 -0700
  ...going out through the starter solenoid so that the relay doesn't activate while you're cranking the starter. I couldn't get mine...
• Re: need cold weather tips for diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 15:23:52 -0600
  ...Be sure that your starter is working properly and doesn't have a ton of miles on it (I just replaced the starter on...
• Re: no start in 81 AC Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 20:04:44 -0400
  ...Sounds like a bad starter battery is the place to start. >> Mine acted just like that and though the starter battery was not that...
• Re: Electrical gremlins...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:10:12 -0500
  On our TD Jetta, I replaced the positive cable from the Battery to the starter with a 2 gauge cable (very fat). Also cleaned...
• Re: What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 14:54:49 -0400
  ...if it's >direct from the starter battery that would be a much shorter route than the >stock route via the main fuse panel...
• vanagon starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 09:54:09 -0600
  ...However, this morning, she acted like we were back to square one, grinding the starter w/no results. Thinking that if I kept hitting...
• Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:29:16 -0800
  ...San Diego starter homes > are now selling for $400K+. I don't think SF even knows what a starter home > is... > > Cheers, > > Jeff Sorry...
• Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 15:00:34 +0000
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• Re: Starter relay
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 14:39:55 -0700 (MST)
  Well, to speak of the devil, here's my sympton for today: I jump into the camper, wait for the glow plugs to finish...
• Re: Totaled camper van
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:01:59 -0500
  well for starters.. what year is it? At 11:36 AM 9/12/2003 -0700, Mike Miller wrote: >Volkites, > >I need some asking prices...
• Re: Starting woes again
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:28:03 -0500
  ...Battery is absolutely fine (had is tested) and > the starter is only 6mo old, alternator is strong. I turn the key and either > it...
• Craigslist Philadelphia Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gordon
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:59:07 -0500
  ...Dan Gordon "83 Adventurewagen 2.2 Subie needs starter, aux battery system, top windows resealed, and a way to open the sliding door." vanagon...
• Startter Motor Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - walter bahm
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 22:40:20 -0700
  Greetings, just tried installing a new Bosch (rebuild) starter motor onto our '86 vanagon gl, manual transmission. I am unable to find a mating...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:28:23 -0400
  ...Spray starter fluid in thathole and see if the engine runs.If it runs after doing this(till it runs out of fluid),you...
• Re: Bad Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:04:39 -0400
  ...My interior lights and stereo continue to work fine and as far as I know my starter + starter battery is in perfect working order...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:07:26 -0700
  "how much heavier is a starter ? ... like how much heavier than what.. ...say a spark plug ? Quite a bit heavier than a spark plug...
• Battery almost disaster
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:36:17 -0400
  ...It tested perfect until we hit the starter. He said the cold cranks were half gone. I ordered a new battery. They had to...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:23:17 -0600
  ...I am gonna take a pic of a new starter if I cannot get the clearance inder the van of the one I have...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 13 May 2015 20:10:07 -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: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:15:59 -0400
  Gina, I've had that problem too, the VW dealer found that I had too large a voltage drop at the starter because of...
• Re: AMV 188 000 02
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 16:03:51 -0300
  ...wrote: > > I know that the stud and bolt that fasten the starter to housing should suffice > but would wonder if adding sealant, or the...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 16:03:07 -0700
  Scott Look on 97.70 in Bentley(early VIN #) Goes from alternator to the starter via terminal 30. Shows 2 R/W wires and...
• Re: 1991 vanagon - Sizing and location for aux to main battery wire
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:02:36 -0700
  ...Auxiliary Battery wiring: >> It looks like the existing wiring from the starter battery to the auxiliary >> battery is too small on existing 86+ Westys...
• Re: Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:16:04 -0200
  ...added a new ground from Battery, > and ran a #5 wire from to the lower starter bolt. So far so good. I have > bright...
• Re: pre-83 vanagon engine swaps: gas vs. diesel
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 12:05:35 -0800
  ...over the tranny) that interfers with the starter when using the diesel bellhousing (as the starter ends up on top of the bellhousing and...
• Some Comments on Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. non -
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 18:41:47 EST
  ...Frequency the same after gas conversion, and I still use diesel starters. I now have a heat blanket around the starter. BTW, I am...