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• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:44:19 -0500
  ...I would get a remote starter switchand carry it with you . Make sure your beake is set I once had a dodge panel van...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:08:23 -0700
  ...How much heavier is a |starter? Is it a |> major job to swap one on the road? |> |> (Note to my reader: I am not...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 08:23:24 -0600
  Thank you, list members, for all the advice about my quirky starter. Looks like replacing the ignition switch is my first priority, and then...
• Re: FS Syncro in Bend Oregon $3000
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:19:57 -0800
  I'll actually be addressing the cat issue these next couple days, and the starter probably next week, but I'll still be selling...
• Re: VW sounds as ring tones
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:34:33 -0500
  ...Since we have been talking starter relays, the sound of a starter just winding comes to mind... ;) Thanks, T On Thu, Dec 10, 2015...
• Re: Diff locks on 2WD Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:33:23 +0200
  ...The starter pulls a huge amount of power, I believe it pulls 1kw, or 1000 watts. That is as much as 20 low beams...
• Re: no start in 81 AC Westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 23:11:32 -0600
  ...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: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 19:20:32 -0800
  ...FWIW, I brought my starter to the local starter & alternator "specialist". After about 20 seconds, the proprietor, whom I'll call "Jethro" says, "Nope...
• How I light my fridge
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 15:45:19 -0400
  ...I pump the pump 15 times then start clicking the starter button. I probably keep on pumping and pressing the starter button for about...
• Re: Attention Neil M. Dometic fridge exhaust wrap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 21:52:39 -0400
  I wrapped mine with a high temp insulation blanket made to go on starters, and put insulation (reflectix type) between the hot and cold...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:57:22 -0400
  At 05:30 PM 6/26/2012, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Stuart, you mean that the steel connector does not prevent the fire >starter from...
• Re: '56 kombi - new security system
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 14:19:21 -0600 (MDT)
  ...in my '70, and it turned out to be a bad starter-battery cable--the cable had corroded out from within the plastic sheath...
• swapping engines...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 09:11:17 -0800 (PST)
  ...i just got the clutch parts, and i'm planning to overhaul both alternator and starter motor while i'm in there, plus i...
• diesel warm start ??
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Mon, 03 Mar 1997 11:27:55 -0500
  ...its warm but it takes several trys to start the diesel....not good for the poor old starter!!!! thanks for all the help Brian
• Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 12:54:49 -0500
  ...We added heavy wire to the starter battery complete with heavy fuse and relay. Works flawlessly. -Larry > How many , Have installed a (Deep Cycle...
• Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:58:52 -0700
  ...ViewItem&item=7933316805 > > Taxes, customs, epa, safety, intl theft, just for starters. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www...
• Re: Blue Wire on alternator - replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 17:15:00 -0500
  The blue wire goes to a terminal on your starter. It is used to excite your alternator when you start your van. Stan Wilder...
• Hot start relay
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:03:21 -0500
  ...It was a pain to jump the starter with a screw driver! Ok, so the 88 works, the red 86 works, the brown 84...
• Re: VW Vanagon Syncro one owner - $3500 (seattle)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 30 May 2008 10:06:03 -0700
  ...huge file of receipts,recently done new coolant hoses,rear > heater,starter. Engine and transmission works excellent.rear dif. lock > works to.Body has...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Aug 2008 - Special issue (#2008-848)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:39:07 EDT
  ...they all do it, right at that one spot on firewall connector - on the non-engine side of the firewall, right above the starter...
• 91 Vanagon Auto Trans Repair Part 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Jun 1997 22:01:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...With the torque convertor on this way the distance from the starter ring gear and the starter mounting boss in the bellhousing is 1...
• Bypassing the FireStarter fuel line fitting - was t-stat discussion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:23:00 -0800
  ...You will find it right above the starter .......in your 84. As I have said many times, run the fuel hose directly to the...
• shifter grind after swap
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:36:18 -0400
  ...is there an adjustment in the Clutch Slave mechanism? or do I just put more washers between the slave bracket and the Starter motor...
• RE: please help -- starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 16:05:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Turn key, fuel pump hums, idiot lights light, no solenoid click or starter crank. I replaced my starter and no problems now. My no...
• Re: no start?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:37:16 +0000
  ...I used a long breaker bar to reach in and wiggle all of the wires on the starter and solenoid in hopes that this...
• Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:15:38 -0400
  ...Still why would my starter battery run down with the use of the house battery? I don’t think they are connected. Then again...
• Re: [WetWesties] Re: Help needed- non-Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 18:21:24 -0800
  ...Check all connections between battery, alternator and starter for cleanliness (shiny clean) and tightness. On older cars you can reset the computer by disconnecting...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:14:04 -0700
  ...and now see this "can" type diagram (though for starter) > http://www.hqew.net/files/Images/Article/Circuit_Diagram/BasicSolenoidCircuitDiagram_thumb.png > I'll...
• Re: Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:14:33 -0500
  ...For example, I would never carry a starter, because having a 5 speed, I can catch it in gear, and drive 1000 miles, home...
• Re: DC to DC Charger for Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:54:26 -0600
  ...for the AUX battery? > > This allows you to charge off the starter battery/alternator to the AUX (any > battery type). > > Seems like the way...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 18:57:02 -0400
  ...B+ terminal (and the battery through the charging connection to the starter). If the smaller of the two B+ wires is broken or doesn...
• Re: 82 Diesel oil pressure switch and thermal sensors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:15:39 EDT
  ...which starter should I get? vannie diesel or vannie auto?? thanks mark d **************Dell Deals: Don’t miss huge summer savings on popular laptops...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
  Tue, 18 May 1999 10:27:43 -0700
  ...Just weigh the difference between a VW(or Mann, Mahle) and a Fram for a unscientific test for starters. Garbage is garbage- that's...
• Re: Ramblings of a Vanagon type of guy
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:22:30 -0700
  I would check the hot lead at the starter and also engine grounds for corrosion. John ----- Original Message ---- From: Rob Infante <RobInfante@AOL.COM...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:49:45 -0800
  ...if the task is to swap out the starter .. my suggestion is don't even consider it until lowering the rear of the engine...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:34:19 -0800
  ...PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter Does anybody know what gauge wire this is? I was thinking of ordering one of...
• Hall Sender checking--need help!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 20:55:32 -0600
  ...Also jiggled the starter switch as I turned it. That helped years ago before the starter switch was replaced. -------I have checked for 10...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 17:27:52 -0600
  ...Lights and all accessories > (like there are many on a Vanagon) come on, but no starter action. Cables > were all clean. The starter is...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:53:55 -0500
  ...More below. > Bentley shows two parallel >wires from the alternator that connect to a bus wire that runs from the >heavy starter cable to...
• Re: Hmm. It won't budge
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:57:29 -0700
  ...Not. > Went to see if the engine turns by hand and it would not move. > The clutch works fine, the starter clicks but can...
• No Longer Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:10:09 -0400
  So it turnes out it was an issue with the solinoid on the starter itself. This guy got towed to the campground and lucky...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:18:07 -0700
  > So is 14.02 at the alternator good? Is that voltage drop between there > and the starter battery near acceptable? Am I on the...
• A Final Question about Oil...
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 02:28:32 EST
  ...I've got 10W-30 in there now and my poor battery and starter just can seem to spin it fast enough. I'm...
• Re: Caught offside - - correction
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:02:25 +0100
  Starter for three - 'HEAVE'- up and down ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, July 18...
• Re: Dropping Tank... other maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 22:04:22 -0700
  ...this weekend's task is replacing starter. > > TIA > > Steve > > 85 Westy GL > 'Wonder Bread' >
• Re: My First Vanagon, a short story
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 22:32:11 +1200
  ...and UK and almost impossible for a >German to say > > :-) > >For starters they pronounce V as an F so the correct name of our...
• Woops...now where did that go?
  Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:31:51 -0500
  After reinstalling the throttle housing, AFM/air cleaner and all relevant connecting bits as part of a starter replacement (don't get me started...
• Re: A/C Repairs -- Get Out the Vaseline
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:41:14 -0700
  ...I switched to a Tiico engine, new alternator, powered steering pump, starter motor, propane tank and rebuilt AT. I think you're quoting roughly...
• vw tools?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:40:38 -0400
  ...clips on to the teeth, wrapping around the stud for the starter motor. So, where to I get one? Or do folks have some...
• Hard starting 84 vanagon - stumped
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 12:40:37 -0500
  ...I read on the list about a weak starter causing somewhat similar behavior. I know my starter needs a rebuild (sometimes I have to...
• Re: Low voltage
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:00:14 -0700
  ...The alternator current output goes to each of these points before following the huge starter cable from the starter to the battery. At the...
• Vanagon Newbie and inop electric windows
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:07:54 -0400
  ...The PO had run her without any maintenance until she would not start - bell bearing in the starter was nonexistent at this point. With...
• Back to werk...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 08 Jun 1995 12:26:02 EDT
  ...The starter would not engage when we stopped for some roadside shrimp on the virginia part of the DelMarVa pennisula. My fuse would short...
• Re: Vanagon repair manuals-How Many?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 09:49:24 -0500 (CDT)
  ...When you order a one-year subscription for microfiche, you will receive a starter library consisting of all microfilmed repair manuals (beginning with 1980...
• Syncro TDI installation question...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 18:58:48 -0800
  ...The question is, how do I START the motor??? With the TDI being 19.5:1 compression ratio the stock Syncro starter will have...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:26:41 -0500
  ...but if the pump was running and > the starter was turning, it seems to not be too likely. > > the only relay i know of...
• 2cd Battery discussion continued
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:19:42 +0000
  ...Odysses PC1750 or Lifeline ?? (sealed AGM is preferred) 3 - ALT to Starter wire upgrade = 6 or 4 gauge (I might already have this from...
• Re: How I got home from work (broken clutch cable)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 11:21:44 -0600
  ...You just gotta (look both ways first) put the bus in >first gear, turn the starter over until the bus starts and give it...
• Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 17:48:55 -0700
  ...Anyone know a cheaper >alternative? Could you not use, say a 1970's Ford starter relay? (Cost $6). >Looking at the wiring diagram of...
• Re: starting from aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:32:42 -0500
  ...I think my >> starter >> battery is dying, but I just put in the aux battery and it's fine. We >> just >> had a cold...