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• Dropping Tank... other maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Laurenzano
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 23:51:23 -0400
  ...this weekend's task is replacing starter. TIA Steve 85 Westy GL 'Wonder Bread'
• Fw: '82 1.9L Diesel Westfalia for Sale-Cleveland
  Historical mailing list - The Zimmerman's
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:20:38 -0400
  ...new alternator, new starter, new battery. 26-28mpg...Runs Great!!! Asking $9000. Call Henry 216-831-2979 or e-mail: zimhlelh@worldnet.att.net
• vanagon 4-speed trans, $250
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:18:32 -0600
  ...4 speed transmission removed from 1990 Vanagon, includes starter. $250.00 CONTACT: Stephen Rose PHONE: 3399877033 now you know as much as i do...
• Fw: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Hey now!
  Historical mailing list - dan gordon
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:02:04 -0500
  Hello group, Just wondering if anyone has a good used 86 and up starter for a manual trans vanagon laying around from a swap...
• Re: As nice as, but better?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:06:56 -0500
  OH yeh I for got I replaced the starter and fuel pump They didi not fail after 150k I thought thet would. By the...
• Starter relay bypass repost
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 09:25:03 -0500
  ...That way you won't accidently fire the starter, get your >hair, shirt, whatever, stuck in the pulley, get your face ripped off and...
• Re: 85 Exhaust bolts?
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Fri, 14 May 1999 21:34:54 -0700
  ...85 Exhaust bolts? > Hi folks, > > In addition to an intermittent starter, my '85 Westy suddenly developed a > rather obnoxious exhaust leak. > > While I was...
• Re: the importance of good electrical connections
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:08:45 -0700
  ...the starter motor on your engine is rated 3000 Watt. A > battery cable terminal has developed very slight contact resistance > at a battery post...
• Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 23:16:30 +0000
  ...Could the alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow to fuel pump 30 while engine is off and while the starter turns the engine...
• RE: Balls O' Fire (or Smoke curls to the left)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Fri, 24 May 1996 19:44:47 -0700
  ...While removing the deck plate (engine cover? what is that thing called anyways?) the starter started turning and started the engine. Removing the deck...
• digitool: normal readings?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:27:12 -0700
  ...only on when starter is engaged. Fuel Pump LED: comes on with key for a second then goes off (and the Fuel Injector LED...
• Re: 1.8t motor confirm my suspicions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 18:31:10 -0700
  ...Yeah, the diesel starter position is a bitch. It's a case of equal expense more or less to use adapter plate or get...
• Re: no start but jump start!!
  Historical mailing list - Russ Ottey
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:05:29 -0700
  ...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: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:39:37 -0400
  I added a 4guage ground cable from the starter strait to the frame (Attached to one of the cradle to frame bolts on the...
• Re: Cold Start Mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:59:14 -0500
  ...Also be sure the "heavy wire" connection (hot wire) at the starter is also clean. After that...it's check the circuits and connections...
• 82 now cranks but stil won't start when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 07:30:12 -0500
  Many thanks to those who helped me get the starter changed. The van cranks and runs like a champ YEA!!! Sometimes life's small...
• Re: Can I buy just a solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:30:32 -0800
  ...But, since I can buy a complete rebuilt starter for *less* than the solenoid alone, that's the route I'd go these days...
• 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 10:26:05 -0400
  I test my electrical work and 12V devices using a jump starter battery and a cigarette lighter plug with two alligator clips attached. The...
• Re: Can't find my calipers - stud size on alternator
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:17:35 -0700
  5/16" is perfect, same for starter stud. Mark Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" wrote: > Can't find my darn calipers. > > What size ring lug...
• FS: '83 w.c. good parts unit
  Historical mailing list - CANNON.E.C-
  Mon, 3 Nov 1997 17:45:55 -0500
  ...Has good tranny and new clutch, new slave cylinder, new starter; body and interior is good; engine is repairable for someone in the mood...
• Battery Woes
  Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:38:37 -0400
  ...Is this a symptom of the starter going bad or is there something else I can check? Mark Hooper Charleston SC 83& 87 Westies...
• FS Vanagon used parts Ottawa Can
  Historical mailing list - greg rich
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 20:35:37 MDT
  ...rack, rear heater/heater core, wiper system, air flow meter, computer, starter, fuel pump, rims, all prices very fair cause it must go! no...
• Van won't start when warm
  Historical mailing list - MF
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 20:36:25 -0500
  ...The starter and battery seem very strong also, it always cranks. Any ideas? Thanks Matt [text/html]
• Mounting WR-1 relay ?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 21:00:37 -0500
  I just completed mounting the WR-1 starter solenoid relay. Only place that I could find to mount it was under the rear seat...
• Re: Bentley Starter?!
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:45:34 -0400
  Did you replace the bushing? Just a problem mine had...and was cleared up when I replaced the @#$%^& bushing... Although, mine normally gave me...
• Re: Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 15 May 2006 17:39:51 -0400
  Try spraying some starter fluid into he AFM.If it starts, youhave a fuel problem. If it dosent, most likely the problem is electrical...
• Re: 2.1 WBX - Cold starts easy, Hot - failure to start
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:41:22 -0400
  ...Ken On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 9:37 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Dennis, whether hot or cold, the starter turns...
• Re: 87 started, then died again
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:47:56 -0700
  ...engine trying to run after 2.5 years) could it have dislodged connections to starter? (my original thought) Neil. On 7/23/07, Scott...
• RE: A few problems ...
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 17 May 1995 10:56:31 -0500 (CDT)
  ...He took a good look, noticed somebody had rigged a wire from the battery to the starter to give it a little extra kick...
• Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 12:21:59 -0800
  ...Could I simply replace my existing starter battery with the D750 (assumming I could make it fit)? Can the D750 be used as a...
• Re: Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:06:08 -0700
  ...If no 12 volts here, the problem is the red wire from the alternator to the starter. Mark Scott and Norma wrote: > > Hey Volks...
• Re: alternator light staying on til high revs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 11:01:59 -0500
  ...I cleaned up that connection and soldered it and added 2 10ga wires from the alternator directly to the terminal on the starter rather...
• Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternerator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 01:17:28 -0400
  ...What the hell is going wrong here? The starter was replaced about 4 months ago with brand new bosch unit. I don't even...
• Re: Uh-oh, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 07:48:45 -0700
  ...Try crawling underneath with a long screwdriver and a hammer and hitting the silenoid on the starter. If this doesn't work, have somebody...
• Starting Problems . . . was Re: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area. ..
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:14:02 -0500
  ...The automatic transmission starter solenoid gets it's juice from the Park/Neutral safety switch located under the plastic shifter housing. This switch is...
• Re: Immobilise the van?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 21 May 2007 15:12:05 -0500
  ...This will let the starter crank mightily but nothing else will work - ignition coil, fuel injection ECU, etc. On the other hand, there's...
• Re: What's it worth?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 04:27:28 +0000
  ...No radio, but everything else works. > New diesel starter conversion (sick of the old starters), good tires > (General Altimax heavy duty 205x14- recommended by...
• Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:41:26 -0400
  ...If the reverse lights work the starter contacts usually do also. If it doesn't start in park, try wiggling, or use neutral. More...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:45:09 -0700
  ...Hard Start Relay and noticed this wire on >> my new Bosch starter with some melted plastic.  Just installed the new >> battery and ign switch...
• Starting troubles..ANSWERED!
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 22:55:02 -0400
  ...Turns out that after I replaced the electronic part of the ignition switch and the starter w/solenoid I gave in and took it...
• Re: 81 Vanagon: temperamental start
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:54:16 -0330
  Tom Young wrote: > Rex: > ---snip--- > I assume we aren't talking about the usual problem with the Vanagon and its > starter (turn the key...
• Re: Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 16:58:38 -0500
  ...We are the second owners so I don't know if this is the original starter or not. It does seem to get worse...
• Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:50:43 -0500
  Let me try it like this... On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:26:05 +0000, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >VGhlcmUgYXJlIG5vdyBhIG51bWJlciBvZiBhZnRlcm1hcmtldCBzdGFydGVycyBhbmQgYWx0ZXJu >YXRvcnMgYXZhaWxhYmxlIHJlcGxhY2luZyB0aGUgb3JpZ2luYWwgZGVzaWduLiBJIGhhdmUgdXNl >ZCB0aGUgREIgRWxlY3RyaWNhbCBhbmQgUHJlbWllciBHZWFyIHdpdGggc3VycHJpc2luZyBzdWNj...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 03:11:31 -0400
  ...The TDI starter doesn't need this added complexity. What bugs me is the customer never contacted me about any issues, especially fitment, I...
• Re: What was the outcome of no click, no start?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:27:12 -0400
  ...It's happened again and is going to require a replacement starter or some ingenuity. -craig On Mar 12, 2012, at 1:59 PM...
• Re: Sunforce 60113 For Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:53:09 -0700
  ...The starter draws a lot of current (80 amps? More?) and the wiring between the two batteries has to be able to handle that.
• Re: diagnosis--blown piston ring?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:42:49 -0400
  ...the valve cover, turn the engine over > by hand (or with starter & ignition disconnected) and see if the valve > train is working, maybe you...
• 1978 VW Westfalia (Bus) for sale
  Historical mailing list
  14 May 1995 21:51:25 GMT
  ...1978 westfalia pop-top, new rebuilt engine, new starter/soleniod, fuel inj.,ac, sink, ice box, mechanically perfect. Pop Top needs patching, body is...
• Re: VolksWorld Show
  Historical mailing list
  12 Mar 96 13:38
  ...Thats if i can get the starter motor sorted! > >I'd like to say hello to any list members that are going face to...
• FS: Syncros - From Vancouver Buy & Sell
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:20:19 -0800
  ...Call 604-945-5645 86 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON 4WD, Syncro, fully reblt exh syst, new starter, water pump, heads, trans, clutch $6300 obo. (PHOTO IN...
• Tools @ Sears - Canuck members
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 29 May 2001 09:17:15 -0600
  I was at Sears picking up some tools last night (to work on my starter, surprise, surprise) and Sears has a sale on. 30...
• '84 Vanagon Camper Wastfalia Camper for Sale - $2,000 obo
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:35:51 -0500
  ...AC not working, Needs starter motor. Otherwise, OK shape. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft...
• Leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 12 May 2002 18:06:20 -0700
  I've noticed a small leak at the black plastic coolant distributor on the front side of the firewall (near the starter). It appears...
• anyone ever convert a manual to auto tranny 86-91?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 17:40:22 EDT
  ...I can get the AT, starter, linkage and shifter. Is it worth the trouble? has anyone done it? what do you do with the...
• Anyone install a Generator?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:35:45 -0400
  ...kind did you get? I would like to have a remote starter, wire it up to the vehicle's 110 electrical system, and have...
• Re: Need help - will not crank
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 03:43:04 -0500
  ...Also try getting under car and hitting the starter with a heavy rock. I drive with one of those battery charge packs now, just...
• Re: NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 11:51:54 -0500
  <<Any hints or help you can give me about removal and replacement would be greatly appreciated.>> For starter's run the bolts in first...
• Hard start relay- NAPA p/n
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 14:49:38 -0700
  My new starter was giving me troubles, I read up on the hard start relay topics and went down to Napa to get one...
• Re: Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:10:09 -0800
  Wow, did they weld an Audi starter carrier to a Porsche transaxle? Pretty kuhl stuff there On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 7:16...
• Thanks!RE: OK That's It! I'm getting rid of this if it refuses t o start!
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 09:03:39 -0400
  ...I rather spend time looking for a fix than to buy a new starter. Consider me the list's Guinea Pig for this starter...