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• No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:38:03 -0500
  ...Today though, not even a click from the starter. I've shifted it from part to neutral a million times and tried in both...
• FS: 87 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 18:27:48 -0600
  ...cruise control new starter new rear bilstiens fridge thermometer/fan 2 aux. fluorescent interior lights plexi headlight covers new pop-top skylight coolant/oil...
• Cold Weather Starting with Bosch 4 tip Platium
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 19:13:03 PST
  ...2.1L 20w-50w Dyno oil 4 tip Bosch platinum plugs 094 five speed Stock starter It fired immediately and revved without cutting out...
• Sad tale
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 19:45:43 -0400
  ...White-Allen VW - Dayton, Ohio Starter/Alternator/Distributor/plugs and wire set/Battery/Tires all less than a year old Interior and exterior in...
• Re: Do I Need A New Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:02:16 -0700
  ...If it is good, then you have a short somewhere or your starter is bunk. cheers! matthew Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356...
• fs
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 06:18:09 -0400
  I am in the middle of converting to a cabrio engine in my 88 .I have these parts FOR SALE manual starter altenator fly...
• Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:33:56 -0400
  >tsk tsk. It hangs clear of the motor in a protected area, and the >plastic boot extends well past the end of the clip...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:43:29 -0700
  ...Next day I put my digi-meter on the batt >> and got 12.96v reading..Poke the starter and it cranks very weakly for...
• Bad Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Jeff
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:48:58 -0700
  ...My interior lights and stereo continue to work fine and as far as I know my starter + starter battery is in perfect working order...
• How to PROOF your Battery
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:19:44 -0700
  ...This will double the life of the battery, alternator and starter, and prevent excess life sucking stresses from killing a new battery/alternator/starter...
• Frozen engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:10:42 -0800
  ...Now the starter craps out. I get a good starter which took several months to accomplish. Now the engine will not turn . Not even...
• 84 Vanagon Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Harold Jaynes
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:05:05 EDT
  ...Lights and all accessories (like there are many on a Vanagon) come on, but no starter action. Cables were all clean. The starter is...
• 2cd Battery Discussion continued...
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:51:25 +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: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:18:08 -0700
  ...below zero ( if extrmely cold you'd like to relive the starter of turning stiff cold gear oil ..other wise...clutch-up-in-neutral...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 16:24:31 -0700
  ...The starter > turns, but the engine only catches half-heartedly. > > Flubada-flubada . . . <dies>. > > Crank again, give it a little gas. > > Flubada, <half-hearted "vroom...
• Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:21:02 -0700
  ...I left it in the box ... > >(With the old alternator:) measured the voltage at the starter >battery at idle and 2,000 rpm: 13...
• Re: 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 16:13:06 -0500
  ...Also do you have an automatic or a manual transmission van? The automatics need to be in either park or neutral for the starter...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 13:19:21 -0700
  On Friday, March 7, 2014 9:10:04 AM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks very much for the detailed information Poppie. > Did...
• 85 westy FS $4k/obo CDN
  Historical mailing list - UTORInfoCommons
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:02:23 -0400
  ...tires -exhaust is broken at intake manifold (???) -has electrical gremlin in starter (occasionally) Other than that bus apparently is very driveable (drove it back...
• fwd: camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 01 Mar 96 20:27:31 CST
  ...I just had the dual relay valve, starter, and wiring replaced. Its interior is very clean. $3000 or b.o. Laura
• '85 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Phil
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 21:40:15 -0700
  ...If, however, I pop into a store and come out in a few minutes, the starter motor turns and turns but it won't...
• Re: Screeching when cold
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 12:58:21 -0400
  I would suspect the starter shaft is sticking. If I'm right, it must be removed and cleaned before the extra current load causes...
• Hot starting fix for '85?
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 07:30:01 -0400
  ...Symptoms, starts fine cold, when restarting after driving for an hour or so (hot but not overheated engine) the starter barely turnes over but...
• Re: Front heater fan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Ca�ada
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 18:57:58 -0400
  ...belts lights) is upside down, if I put it right the starter cranks as if I started with the key so I don't...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:13:31 -0400
  ...Crawl under van and short the starter terminals. Worked > fine. No so good, of course, when stalled in a mudhole, so simple when you...
• Re: snow!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 09:33:38 -0500
  ...A lot of people have remote car starters, though. Cars are much more reliable than they were in those days. I always thought it...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:51:37 -0800
  ...Has anybody >bolted a bellhousing and starter to a longblock on >their workbench and tested the compression? (i know it >is a cold test...
• digijet woes
  Historical mailing list - jeff seward
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:33:45 -0700
  ...I know I shouldn't have to do) and cranking the starter desparately... thanks. jeff __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has...
• Re: 91 Vanagon will not start..?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Mon, 31 May 2004 10:22:55 +0100
  ...Your Vanagon's engine should now spin rapidly when you operate the starter. I have heard it said that 90% of Vanagon starter motor...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:18:06 -0700
  ...The wire that connects the ignition switch to the number 50 > > >terminal on the starter solenoid (the voltage drop culprit), is removed > > >from the...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:30:08 -0700
  ...The wire that connects the ignition switch to the number 50 > >terminal on the starter solenoid (the voltage drop culprit), is removed > >from the...
• Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 10 May 2018 16:27:48 -0700
  ...Considering placing the starter battery in the engine compartment and > keeping the two batteries under the seats for every thing else I have not...
• Re: A/C panel melted
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 06:20:36 -0500
  ...This hot connector bounces right back to why Vanagon starter solenoids sometimes don't work right. Once the resistance builds heat in the connector...
• Re: More New Info RE: Can't Search Archives: 1.9 stalled at speed, won't restart...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:01:11 -0800
  ...Bohannan wrote: >Ok, next steps... > >Starter removed, but power wires put together to continue power to >engine... >With key on, no power to fuel...
• Re: auxiliary battery power to cab?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 May 2011 18:33:42 -0700
  ...Fused wire in aux battery box supplying power from 30 (starter battery via fuse panel) to kitchen appliances, was cut. Forward running portion from...
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:14:39 -0400
  At 09:10 PM 7/10/2006 -0700, BA wrote: >2) A rebuilt starter - the obviously broken bits are fixed and the >old bits...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:01:49 -0400
  ...Your brain tricked you into typing "starter". The other end goes to a tapped hole on the left head, you can see the corresponding...
• Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Flooding
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 09:00:30 -0700
  ...figure this > out. ;-) How many times did I run on the starter > motor for 100 yards to get to the downhill at > the Brainard...
• Re: Backup lights out
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 25 May 2005 18:59:45 -0400
  ...It is the same switch used for the starter lock-out function in drive and reverse (sometimes called a neutral safety switch). It consists...
• Re: Starter woes...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:49:27 -0600
  On 24 Apr , 2017, at 9:36 PM, Marc Perdue wrote: > I had no clear indication that it might be the switch. > Again ~ If...
• Electrical problem with new engine
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 16:30:28 -0500
  ...Been bridging the terminals on the starter with a socket drive and the engine spins nicely, but no spark. Tested for juice at positive...
• Fw: Starter Switch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:55:50 -0400
  I've decided to replace my stater/ignition switch in my 81 Vanagon - the plastic electrical piece below the key lock cylinder in the...
• Re: Good price on Optima Yellowtop Batteries w/ free delivery - where to put them?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:37:47 -0800
  ...If one were to put a yellow top in the stock starter battery location, Could a red top go in the engine compartment? Maybe...
• Re: Key in ignition to power radio
  Historical mailing list - pepperd
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:33:11 -0700
  ...It doesn't cut out when I'm cranking the starter, either. I hope my wife doesn't grind the starter while the engine...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:30:42 -0300
  ...How to tell? <snip> >It's no big deal to replace the starter solenoid with a new or rebuilt >one. Really. Took me 1...
• Re: FYI Satellite Radio Users
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:46:52 -0800
  ...I > use > the radio a lot when I'm camping and decided that running down the starter > battery just isn't smart. Repeatedly running...
• Re: No spark, help
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:51:23 -0700
  One of the easiest test is to plug a new starter switch in by pulling the connector off and putting the new one on...
• Re: Was. optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat Now Batteries in general
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:00:38 -0800
  ...When one begins to lag and not maintain my laptops, > phones, lights, etc....I move my starter battery over to the aux position > under...
• Re: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2014 10:03:01 -0700
  ...Well it was > more than a voltage drop, it was a voltage absence during starter cranking. > > I got out a spare, and plugged it...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 19:03:11 -0800
  ...A little while ago I was looking for such a product to improve my Land Rover starter cable connections and voltage for the cold...
• Newbie Done Good
  Historical mailing list - Kristin Dewey
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 23:35:54 EDT
  ...The starter seems worn, especially when the engine's warm, which is something I've read on a list somewhere, so I'm not...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:27:10 -0800
  ...starter >to get to the downhill slope after skiing at Brainard Lake. >I bet I have 2-3 miles total on my starter! ;-) > >I...
• Re: "Favorite Vanagon Features"
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 May 2005 11:27:10 -0700
  ...Conversely, I'm still not sure how I feel about the way they used a long bolt to hold the starter to the final...
• Re: Starter woes...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:41:26 -0400
  "Within the next couple of days, that stopped working, though I could turn the key and jiggle the shifter into Neutral and back into...
• High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:41:23 +0100
  ...if 60A continuous (surge is higher) isn't enough, you're probably operating a starter motor!� Nice product.� Good value. tabe_johnson_90_MV
• For Sale : VW stuff (A)
  Historical mailing list
  5 Apr 1995 20:42:18 -0400
  ...with starter and solenoid. Approx. 110,000 on tranny. The following parts are available for $50 each, not including postage: 1-1968-72 VW...
• Re: How I got home from work (broken clutch cable)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 00:35:46 -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...
• OK That's It! I'm getting rid of this if it refuses to start!
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 11:48:46 -0400
  What has been the general consensus on this starter problem, you know, the one the key is turned and nothings happens? If I can...
• Hall sending unit???
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 06:55:04 -0800
  ...sending unit? The distributer? The control unit computer (gulp!!!)? Battery is good. Starter is new. 140,000 miles. John Nyquist nyquist@acsu.buffalo.edu
• Re: email crashed
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Thu, 25 May 2000 17:46:49 -0600
  ...I also ? your recent post about the starters. Has anyone purchased a v'gon gas tank frm Ron? Please p-mail as I am...