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• Re: Bosch Group 41 Battery under $100
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2019 23:56:46 +0000
  Now that I think of it...per great suggestion from Mark Drillock...I will get this new battery, as my starter battery.  I will...
• Re: electrical stalling?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:11:11 -0900
  ...could the starter wiring have > anything to do with it? the reason i suggest the starter is > because very > infrquently when i turn the...
• Re: Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 20 May 2006 17:21:31 -0400
  ...After it quit i tried to > restart, but the starter wouldn't turn over the > engine. > I thought since it had been sitting the...
• '67 Westy Resto from Hell Completed (FS)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 16:05:38 -0700
  ...Completed the hook up of the engine's thermostat, tested-cleaned and painted a self supporting starter and finished the major wiring. Purchased R...
• Replacing a starter on a Syncro & Westy values
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 16:29:54 -0700
  I have two questions for the group: #1 I need to replace the starter on my '87 Syncro and was wondering if someone could...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 20:18:51 -0700
  ...I have starter, alternator, fuel rails, and other bits marked and ready to send in the flat rate boxies. AAA Premium gets you out...
• rust breaker?
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:09:43 -0600
  ...Well, crawled under to take a look at the connections at the starter. If you may recall, there was a 2 volt discrepancy between...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:28:19 -0700
  ...I'd call it a Siphon Starter/Sucker all right ..mine is a Black & Decker Jack Rabbit Pump similar to this one http://tommorrowtools...
• Re: HHO Kits
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:08:22 -0500
  ...Only regular maintenance service, no failures of any kind, including batteries, either propulsion or starter. > > Vanagon content ? ..this is so we can start visuaalizing...
• no STArt!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:39:06 -0400
  ...Today i checked to see it there is power to the starter, the round cylinder on the left side of the engine compartment!! All...
• Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 09:37:13 -0800
  ...San Diego starter homes are now selling for $400K+. I don't think SF even knows what a starter home is... Cheers, Jeff -----Original...
• Re: Roadside Assistance - Reminder
  Historical mailing list - Robin
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 07:47:35 -0500
  ...Tried the bang on the starter/celenoid and still nothing. Called Mercedes & Thomas from the Vanagon Rescue Squad and got a referal to a...
• Cracked Bell Housing with video
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:10:58 -0400
  ...Has anyone seen this type of failure? I installed a starter with an adapter a year ago. I suspect something didn’t quite turn...
• Re: Engine Stands
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 19:53:49 -1000
  ...This has the added advantage of being able to bolt up a starter and bench test the engine. -Tom
• sagging visors
  Historical mailing list - Colin Rogers
  Sun, 31 Aug 1997 18:06:53 -0700
  Hi all, Thanks for the starter problem suggestions... as soon as it stops working again, I have some idea of what to look for...
• home from Chicago
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Mon, 1 May 2000 10:39:19 PDT
  ...Thanks to all who sent suggestions for my faulty starter woes. J.Peter '85 Weekender; "Snugvagon" Alfred, NY ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
• 86 cabrio advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 06:34:33 -0500
  ...Battery good, no shorts, starter new. Sometimes if I hold the key in the stat position for 5 seconds it will engage. Automatic transmission...
• Voltage Drop CORRECTION to question
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 09:50:20 -0500
  Can anyone tell me what the MAXIMUM allowable voltage DROP (not draw as I previously wrote) is between the battery and the starter in...
• Re: do vanagons ever get stolen???
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 02:30:49 +0100
  ...you've got to hit the starter with a big hammer and a long pole to get it started. That's better than any...
• looking for torque converter
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 03:50:15 +0000
  ...Mine is chipped in a section and causes my starter to rasp very loudly every 20 starts or so when that section in lined...
• Turn Signals
  Historical mailing list - dgk1
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:49:43 -0800
  I got such good tips regarding my starter problem I thought I'd try this one. '85 westy. Turn signals have never worked since...
• Re: turn key, wait for turn-over
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:37:30 -0700
  ...cleaning, along with 2)solenoid sticking just a little on the starter. Needs to be pulled and the solenoid taken apart and cleaned and...
• Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:18:06 -0400
  Tom, I've done this and I recall using the same method as I use to change a Syncro Starter, i.e. I raise...
• Re: Another bus in my fleet
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:07:36 -0400
  ...It was parked because the > starter was going bad and finally "just stopped working" Sure enough, I > pulled the starter off and the cable...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 Nov 2003 (#2003-1084)
  Historical mailing list - Galleons Lap Photo
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:57:51 -0800
  ...In a stock Westy, as I understand it, the main battery (starter) is located under the passenger seat. I think you have to rotate...
• Re: So stuff even happens to me!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 09:17:59 -0600
  ...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: What do you call this piece???
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:53:38 -0400
  ...What do you call this piece??? > > I can see hoe that is a fire starter. I was going to take guapo to the body...
• Re: instrument panel short = no start?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 10:26:21 -0800
  ...Check the diagram and follow 50 wire(s) from the starter switch. One should go to ECU. (ECU 1 ?) Maybe fault lies there? Neil...
• Re: 85' won't start :-( any clues??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:14:45 -0400
  ...I realize that means that it's either the starter, >the solinoid, or the ignition switch. I was hoping that someone might know of...
• Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:09:27 -0800
  ...It's probably due to very cold (and old) > > lubricant on the starter. It will prevent the gear from sliding an > > engaging. > > > > You could...
• Stranded... Still... One problem to another
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Forward
  Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:38:37 -0600
  ...Now I come to what was a poor starter motor to a dead starter motor. The starter is the bosch sr 19x and is...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 21:57:01 -0800
  Use the starter motor? Is that when it chugs forward but doesn't start? The wheels don't turn then? > On Nov 3, 2014...
• Re: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 19:32:13 -0400
  So, I fix (temp) the connections @ the starter, jump the battery and all she does is turn over, & over, & over. No start. New cap...
• Re: Stop the Urban Folk Myth: The IGNITION LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 8 May 1998 13:36:44 -0500
  ...I've never had to crawl under and beat my starter with a hammer :) I personally feel that by using the stikn'blikn'light...
• Re: Red light rev
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 21:02:27 -0500
  ...For contrast, one ohm in the heater blower circuit gives it half-voltage, and one ohm in the starter circuit would absolutely shut it...
• Re: Engine stops, then restarts itself ... sometimes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:17:27 -0400
  ...Get a mechanic's starter switch and attach it to the starter. Monitor fuel pressure or power to pump or something like. Watch the...
• Automatic Trans Axles for 5 speed? (right side)
  Historical mailing list - Otmar
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 01:25:41 -0700
  ...Diesel starters do Not fit Porsche transaxles. Shucks. It does look like AT starters may fit. Thanks! (I'm taking pictures and do hope...
• clutch fork shaft bushing question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:29:13 -0400
  ...Also, what is a good new starter choice? Thanks Rick '90 syncro westy restore project
• Hmm. It won't budge
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:40:04 -0700
  ...The clutch works fine, the starter clicks but can’t turn the engine. I can’t imagine what causes it. Anyone has an idea...
• Re: no fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:50 -0700
  ...Mark dylan friedman wrote: > No pump when I try to start. > Pump works when wires jumped at relay. > > Starter is slow as well. > > Brand...
• Now in Charleston
  Historical mailing list - Cameron Hunziker
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:21:00 -0500
  ...It was a great trip, and definitely a success- a few problems with my starter, but nothing a hammer wouldn't fix. I will...
• Battery or worse - stumped starting
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 16:40:33 +0100
  ...The starter has been replaced recently. When I jump started him later today he flew, roared into life. What is the best way to...
• '81 Vanagon: 12V source in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Wood
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 07:58:49 -0700
  ...hookups in front of the engine air seal down to the starter and connect positive to the battery cable terminal and negative to the...
• Re: Forget the Haynes!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 17:53:01 -0500
  ...Ric At 12:54 PM 11/20/00 -0800, Jim Arnott wrote: >I used my Chiltons for fire starter. Much better at that than...
• Re: How Many Total Miles On Your Van?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 19:51:07 -0700
  ...Head reseal at 148k, Alternator & starter at 160k, clutch at 185k, radiator and rear heater core at 195k, mufflers every three years or so...
• Re: '85 (Digijet) Hall Sensor Symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 21:05:37 -0600
  ...too far advanced >>>> If the hall sender is working, you will see your tach 'pulse' while the starter is cranking. Mark Ingalls 85 GL
• No start, no codes ... usual stuff doesn't help.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:39:50 -0700
  ...Last year at Mastercraft Motors, it was noticed that a code for bad starter voltage was set although the starter worked just fine while...
• Re: 87 started, then died again
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:11:41 -0700
  The grounds are; from battery to body, from body to transmission (under the car), and the contacts of the starter. Take them off, clean...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 14 May 2015 20:27:58 -0400
  ...The situation was amplified on a Bus because the starter and battery are practically next to each other, yet the wiring takes the signal...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:05:26 -0500
  Laura, I have same problem with starter on my '84 WBX. Starter is only a little over a year old. In the hot Georgia...
• Re: Charge battery but can't access it
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Jul 2023 20:00:13 +0000
  ...onto the junction of big red cable at starter (I presume big red cable goes directly to starter battery) and charge battery that way?
• Fw: Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Rick Foster
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:16:37 -0400
  ...Help with 12v Dometic wiring > >Thanx Mark and Robert for your clarity! And interesting to learn about that starter solenoid ground route. > >Here's...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 May 2003 18:37:28 -0700
  ...One of these long bolts also holds the starter motor. You need to remove the airflow meter to really get to the nut holding...
• Re: no start no click
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:09:19 -0400
  ...Should I be ordering a new starter or could it still be something else? On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 12:07 PM Jim...
• Re: Kill Switches: Question: Does Defense attract Offence ???
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:39:03 EDT
  ...I assume they were just a kill switch for the starter. And I know it had to be actively held down for the starter...
• Re: Load Reduction Relay
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:09:31 -0700
  ...Returned 71 hits and all but the last half dozen were close enough to my problem (intermittent no start, due to solenoid, starter, electrical...
• Re: starter/aux battery choices
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:03:30 -0400
  ...at 2:43 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote: > My starter battery could use replacing, and I'm thinking its a good time...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Battery to starter cable
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 14:37:27 +0000
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• help GM alternator in a 74 1800?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 May 1994 09:09:01 -0800 (PDT)
  ...I've lost one starter due to heat, and all my gas lines were ROTTED! Check them for sure...I almost lost the van...
• Hex Wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 19:07:00 -0800
  ...pipes near the water pump, and a larger one on the starter. Anyone have this stuff memorized? What sizes (and configurations) of hex wrenches...