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• Re: What do you call this piece???
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:18:35 -0400
  I can see hoe that is a fire starter. I was going to take guapo to the body shop, but the huge puddle of...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:19:38 -0800
  ...Most people want to get off the starter as soon as it is firing. But trust me- just keep the starter engaged a few...
• Re: A New Look In Jumper Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 06:22:39 -0500
  ...Install larger cables on the generator right now I have 16 gauge wire to the ground and to the positive side of the starter...
• Re: Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:45:21 -0800
  ...if your starter in the dead of winter draws 400 > amps, you'll drop a whole volt across ten feet of #4 and dissipate...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 5 Nov 2018 14:42:44 -0500
  ...5, 2018 2:14 PM To: vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM Subject: Re: starter Well, Ron, I HAVE already made my decision. I ordered your combination...
• Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:23:07 -0500
  ...I presume that really just leaves (aside from the engine to transmission bolts), the Clutch Slave, the coolant pipes, and the starter. Clutch Slave...
• RE: Strange Electrical Problem - '56 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 04 Mar 1996 10:38:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I can hear the "ping" of the starter >gear, but it doesn't turn over at all. > >I have the "Muir Solenoid" installed. The...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - James Bowen
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:21:51 EDT
  ...only a few weeks ago, went ahead & put in a new starter >too. > >Basically after driving for about 3.5hrs, Evansville to Frankfort, I...
• Re: Engine Died
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:55:41 -0400
  ...Yrs, d On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 1:54 PM David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote: > To actuate the starter, would it be...
• 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:37:50 -0600
  No sound from the starter at all. It's been taking a number of tries to start, but now it doesn't want to...
• Re: '56 Kombi Update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Apr 1990 02:03:20 -0400
  ...light lights and not enough for the ultimate test - turning the starter. electrical stuff is seldom that mysterious unless you have had a wiring...
• Re: 5 cyls, starters
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 11:36:30 -0300
  >There seems to have been lots of interest in 5 cylinder Vanagons <snip> >A Bently manual for the 5 cyl? Whew! I wonder whether...
• Vanagon Alternator Wires
  Historical mailing list - Leavitt
  Sun, 23 Mar 1997 17:00:22 -0500
  Hello, Perhaps someone can tell me why there are two wires going from the alternator to the starter (and main battery) instead of one...
• melted alternator wire
  Historical mailing list - gbasey
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 15:02:29 -0500
  ...I inspected the alternator wiring and belts and found that the alternator wire going the the starter had melted. Three questions: What could have...
• Re: engine install
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:58:08 -0800
  ...THis is > an easy way of telling if a syncro motor of starter has ever been > removed. > Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909...
• Re: [DIESEL] injector questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 16:23:26 EST
  ...Diesel starters are $$$ so maybe just pull and check at your FLAPS. My diesels were both CA cars; nothing like cold NM winters to...
• Battery Disconnect
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 15 May 2001 11:50:49 -0400
  ...purposes since it has the heavier cables going directly to the starter. (The original battery is still in place with all the factory wiring...
• Re: Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure!
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:17:55 EDT
  ...Either way I would not expect much while the engine is cranking on the starter, it takes rpm's to produce the volume / oil...
• Re: Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:54:21 -0700
  I've re-jigged the fuses and wires so that EVERYTHING runs off the aux battery except the starter motor, which runs off the...
• Re: Is this a jack part?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:42:09 -0500
  ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" ----------------------------- Clip ------------------------------ Sounds like a starter banger to me. If the tube fits over your lug wrench it might be...
• westy: where does the light over the cabinets terminate?
  Historical mailing list - feller
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:13:34 -0400
  I want to take this light off the starter battery circuit and move it over to my new deep cycle setup. I don't...
• Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:27:40 -0400
  Mark, I looked under the seat this morning and there sat the relay. I did as you suggested (pulled the small red/blk wire...
• Re: Reliability of AutoZone (Duralast) alternators
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 13:26:08 +0000
  <I have an Autozone rebuilt starter in my bus. It may not be the best thing but it was one of those situations where...
• Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Messick
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:58:43 -0800
  On 12/11/07, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net> wrote: > 4. Any tips on soldering the ends on that big a wire without melting...
• Re: Installing 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:10:29 -0800
  Brenton, See www.vanagon.com for battery and trickle charger ideas, but beware that the size of the stock wire from the starter battery...
• repost: Auxiliary Battery Madness... long
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:56:41 -0700
  ...Ambient temperature was about 60 F.) Starter Amperage off Main Battery: With the intention of using the auxiliary battery as a back-up starter...
• Re: Key in power - no start situation
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 4 Nov 2021 20:00:16 -0500
  I buy entire, brand new gear reduction starters for my diesel westy locally for about $115. Been using one for years now with no...
• Igntion Switch/Headlight Woes
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 23:45:10 EST
  ...I jumpered a starter switch to the wires to the ignition switch. The starter button cost about $7.00, and has worked great for...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 19:59:56 -0500
  ...Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:24:17 -0500 >> >> Remove the starter, clean the solenoid. >> The plungers are a tight fit and sometimes just a...
• Re: Power loss problem solved.... I think.
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 11 May 2000 13:06:23 -0700
  ...On looking at the >Bentley trouble shooting guide to starters, I came across the ground strap >that runs from the tranny to the frame...
• Hot Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:30:13 -0700
  ...look and clean the starter contacts and chassis�grounds.�� Also, I found an old post by Zoltan than mention starter brushes relative to this...
• 77 Westfalia questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 13:42:51 -0500
  ...1) My 77 Westfalia has the infamous [hot]starter/solenoid problem. [Actually now it doesn't even have to be hot. I can fix...
• Re: 84 Vanagon--Won't start at 40 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Mar 2013 21:59:57 -0800
  ...and ..a remote starter switch .. when I'm working to get an engine running or working right ..it's just very handy to be...
• Re: premature battery death or just not enough use? Flat spot on starter?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:17:00 -0700
  ...Is it just not being used enough? Is my clock sucking > > down the > > battery that much? > > > > I also want to know about the starter...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:18:01 -0700
  ...the guy who originally turned me onto solid state adjustable voltage regulators for Bosch alternators ...and starter/alternator rebuilder guy - he likes to see...
• Re: '84 GL / Automatic / Camper Conversion ... For Sale
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 01:09:07 -0500
  ...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: First road trip, what parts should i upgrade??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:30:22 -0500
  ...But if the fuel hoses have not been done, then they certainly should be, and definitely get rid of the "fire starter." There is...
• Re: 86 transmission hookup problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:19:29 -0700
  ...Installed > starter. > I go to start it up and the frickin engine won't turn. > I pull the tranny back off to find that...
• Re: Charge battery but can't access it
  Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
  Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:41:53 +0200
  Be careful with those red terminals on starter and alternator. They are all directly connected to battery terminal without any fuses. Of cause, you...
• Re: Syncro starter removal
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:04:12 -0800
  I have the bent needle nose as well and I was saying to myself "Why do I have these in the Vanagon tool box...
• f. Red Rock Convouy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Wed, 15 Feb 95 10:48 PST
  ...Would either/both/anyone want to plan to meet somewhere and convouy up to Red Rock? As a starter, Alice lives somewhere in/near...
• fs 1980 westfalia pop-up
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 21:35:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Good starter vehicle for someone who has time for some t.l.c. $1395 Located near Akron, OH 40 miles S.E. of Cleveland...
• Why does my van do this.....?
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:22:05 -0400
  Van has new battery, and new starter. Sometimes it cranks over really heavy and starts (usually after it has been sitting). Sometimes it cranks...
• Hotwiring a vanagon to check ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:19:16 -0800
  ...is it possible to hotwire the van to see if the starter will go? if so which wires? Thanks! David '91 Vanagon Automatic :( oh...
• Re: syncro help: diff lock won't disengage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:42:55 -0800
  You will need to check the vacuum hoses that run out of the actuator mechnism, (a blue device), attached to the starter. Sometimes these...
• diesel to gas
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Sat, 31 May 2003 14:09:45 -0400
  ...The bell housing has 2 alignment drilled dowels were the starter bolts pass through to thread into block. The problem is the block is...
• Re: german t3 email lists
  Historical mailing list - Mick
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:28:40 -0000
  A couple of links here to give you a starter. I might as well say that I don't speak German. http://home.zonnet...
• shops in L.A.
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 16:14:07 -0500
  I'm having some coolant leakage (I think I saw a hose starting to split when I was replacing the starter, haven't verified...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin Brake lint
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 7 May 2021 19:33:30 -0400
  ...As that warning light assembly has some circuitry which gets power from the starter circuit for the bulb check and ignition circuit so the...
• Re: Best 4 spd Syncro starter replace solution?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 02:04:15 -0600
  ...straps in back. > That spade terminal barely holding mating part on starter doesn't help > either. > Some squeezing helps.Wish there was stud instead...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:34:08 -0600
  ...I got a >spare starter & bell housing, bolted it up, got out >the spare battery, and cranked away happily. I >was seriously considering how...
• where did the starter bushing go?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:42:21 -0700
  ...A bit of background - 84 Westy, stock 1.9L, manual trans; after removing the starter (but without taking off the axle, I really don...
• Re: Whacking the solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:43:25 -0500
  ...DNAI.COM> writes: > >With all the discussion of gently beating the starter with hammers, > etc., I > >noticed a lot of folks spoke of crawling...
• Re: Total Cost of a complete engine overhaul
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:16:52 -0800
  ...My '75 bus used to eat parts store Bosch rebuilt starters, a new Bosch starter lasted a couple of years. The current local shop...
• Re: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 19 May 2014 16:21:23 +0200
  ...I have the starter battery under the rear bench and also a V6 exhaust underneath. Cleaned all sheet metal, used new bolts...done. Regards...
• Fw: Auxiliary Battery Madness (looong)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 18:13:15 -0800
  ...Ambient temperature >was about 60 F.) > >Starter Amperage off Main Battery: >With the intention of using the auxiliary battery as a back-up starter...
• Re: 88 GL - did it again!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 16:12:53 -0700
  ...You need a remote starter switch to trouble shoot this by yourself. Two pieces of wire with a push button switch to connect them...
• Re: Starter Motor Sudden Failure: Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:38:03 -0500
  ...check the voltage drop while turning >> the key to crank the starter. >> BTW, those battery boosters will only assist starting a slightly low >> healthy...
• Baffled - still no spark
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 21:06:20 -0800
  ...Using a remote starter I have started in all kind of possible variations. Cleaned the ground wires and the spots on the head, bolted...
• 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 19:25:33 -0600
  You can not push start an automatic. Sorry! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2017, at 6:37 PM, Fuzzy :philippe <fuzzmeister@GMAIL...