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• Ignition Switch; Dimmer Switch
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 14:49:55 EST
  ...Was going to replace my ignition switch today (will not engage starter) and discovered it is not a defective electrical switch, but the mechanical...
• Re: Just a click on turning ignition key
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Lewis
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 17:18:04 +0100
  There was an article in a VW mag with the title "Dead man's starter" regarding this problem, and according to the mag, it...
• Re: '85 (Digijet) Hall Sensor Symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:55:36 -0800
  ...too far advanced >>>> If the hall sender is working, you will see your tach 'pulse' while the starter is cranking. Mark Ingalls 85 GL
• Re: auto -> manual?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:43:25 -0700
  ...to manual trans, but there isn't much in the way of substantial > discussion. > Is this essentially a non-starter? > > Best, > d. >
• Re: VanaGONE in 60 seconds...
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:50:00 -0700
  ...And if it doesn't start, leave it in gear and move it with the starter motor. :>) TJ --- Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM> wrote...
• A few more part for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:31:10 EST
  ...with pipes over trans,thermostat housing/cover $60 6.starter, $40 7.full intake with injectors, regulator and throttle body,$75 8. AFM and...
• Re: Where do the Big Wires Go?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:54:31 -0800
  ...You could also connect your light wire onto the big terminal of the starter or alternator if you don't want to come into...
• Re: does antifreeze degrade over time?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:40:26 -0500
  ...If they have been exposed to any type of steel, the rust inhibitor may have starter to be consumed. Not other reason not to...
• Re: cylinder numbers
  Historical mailing list - Ivicz_vanagon
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 12:48:59 +0100
  Hi all, thaks for everyone who answered my question. > ease of engine rotation).Rotate engine slowley by hand(not w/ the starter > moter) w...
• Family Fun was RE: odd stalling/rich running-revisited
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:01:12 -0800
  ...Sure enough as I had expected, the starter cable wasn't tight so the van was 1.) not charging very well and 2.) not...
• Re: A New Look In Jumper Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 13:02:46 -0800
  ...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: Ignition Failures
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 22:34:06 -0500
  ...Ignition Failures A while back - the starter ran away on Ol' Red. A shop changed the starter, but was unable to get the ignition...
• Wouldn't start... mea culpa!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 17:22:59 -0500 (EST)
  ...Week 1 - I turn the ignition, and it takes a few seconds before the starter engages, and then the engine starts right up. Week...
• Re: LVC: Learning Electricity & Testers
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:45:40 -0700
  ...The current flow into a starter when you crank the engine could be over 100 amps. The current flowing through an LED light bulb...
• Re: Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:08:20 -0800
  If it is one of Jay's kits, I'll be glad to buy it. Far from a band-aid in my book. I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Dec 2016 to 21 Dec 2016 (#2016-460)
  Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 06:14:41 -0500
  ...are you talking the starter bat. or the house bat On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor < LISTSERV@gerry...
• Re: Dumb Question - Remote Start Switch
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 21 Jun 2014 21:34:11 -0500
  ...relay" and then > use that to also act as the remote starter switch connection. > > Mark > > JRodgers wrote: >> Larry, thanks. >> >> I think I'm going...
• Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 May 2012 13:47:18 -0700
  Folks I worded that poorly. (I think the POR-15 and laquer thinner fumes have finally taken their toll < kidding >) Worded as a question...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:53:28 -0600
  I used 4 gauge wire from a cannibalized jumper cable set and ran the wire thru the battery box vent tube. Bob On Sat...
• Arrrgh!! No start, no fuel pump sound!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:28:26 -0500
  Tried starting my alternate '88 GL today. Starter turned the engine strong, but no start. Then I took time ot listent for the pump...
• 73-79 Van Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Apr 1996 21:27:02 -0700
  ...or in the engine compartment under the spare tire wheel well. Starter/Alternator Wiring Harness (new OEM)) Brown OEM Curtain Set includes front curtains...
• Paul's starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 5 Apr 96 11:52:53 EST
  Hey all, Paul is now convinced that his non-start problem is due to the ignition switch. Soooo, he wants advice from you folks...
• Re: How do you fill the propane tank? and re:Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 12:13:03 -0400
  Just being picky here... :) At 08:45 6/10/99 -0700, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >Doug, > >This tank can be a bit tricky. I have...
• Re: Battery switches
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:22:22 -0500
  ...Battery switches At 11:56 AM 7/12/2002, Rodney Woten wrote: >is the starter only wired to the primary battery then or should...
• Fw: Re: POR15 discounted at The Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 09:32:52 -0600
  POR-15 sells a Super Starter Kit that contains a 4 oz. can of POR-15, an 8 oz. bottle of Marine Clean, an...
• Weird oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 06:15:35 -0800
  ...Another leak point is from the bottom bolt that mounts the starter to the trans. This is motor oil, not transmission fluid. I am...
• engine mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - Cameron Campbell
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:58:45 -0700
  ...side; the one that is also the top bolt for the starter, just under the throttle cable mounting bracket. I am having trouble finding...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:46:41 -0800
  ...is a possible cause in spite of the fact that your starter cranks fine. Lots of other possibilities exist. The suggestion to try a...
• Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:38:02 -0800
  ...Will air cooled injectors fit on the 1.9 WBX? Will an air cooled starter work with the WBX tranny/engine? Thanks for any...
• Re: What do you call this piece???
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:46:03 -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: '88 Westy - moving starting battery rearward
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:02:57 -0500
  ...Hence it can help turn that starter over. Dave B. -----Original Message----- From: Shawn Wright <shawngwright@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Have I damaged my control unit?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 04:02:50 EDT
  ...From what I read 87 of C should only be hot when the starter in running. I didn't have a second person to...
• Re: Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:17:44 +0000
  If mostly hiway driving like me on my 85 tintop, 16".  I really don't enjoy punishment to van on rugged off-road driving...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:14:59 -0700
  http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/638455.jpg ? Neil. On 7/9/15, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote: > Here is...
• Re: 1978 VW Westfalia (Bus) for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 11:10:37 -0700
  ...1978 westfalia pop-top, >new rebuilt engine, new starter/soleniod, fuel inj.,ac, sink, ice box, >mechanically perfect. Pop Top needs patching, body is...
• block heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 18:06:32 -0300 (ADT)
  ...A fully warmed battery gives ample juice to spin the starter AND wake up the FI brain. A cold battery may spin you albeit...
• Re: Question about torque convertors.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:23:52 -0400
  ...And the teeth are worn on the torque convertor, and is consequently eating the starter gears. Do you know how the gears are connected...
• Re: Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 21:20:50 +1200
  ...INTO ignition, not HT leads) and wind it over on the starter until the oil light goes off. reconnect ignition and fire up. Andrew...
• Re: Oil Weight Reccomendation
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:13:35 -0600
  ...engine warms up while >still not putting a strain on your starter when the engine is cold. You lost me there. Doesn't that...
• Re: charging problems 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 4 May 2003 08:53:27 -0500
  Clean the plug ins on the back of the Alternator, Check the Blue Exciter Wire, Check the connection to the starter terminal, tighten the...
• Help - Part 2
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sat, 3 May 2014 09:35:29 -0500
  ...Went to start it up this morning starter turned a quarter turn and then died out. Now when I turn the key, I get...
• Re: Kill Switches: Question: Does Defense attract Offence ???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:15:54 -0500
  ...And I know it had to > be actively held down for the starter to run--this of course in combination > with turning the ignition...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:20:26 +0000
  ...starter battery, in the case where the starter battery is discharged.  All of this can be done without opening access to the starter/house...
• Re: [Re: Re-occuring problem]
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 22:00:31 -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: For those working on the WBX out of the car
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 23:30:51 -0400
  ...With the bell housing, you can mount > a starter and with a starter, you can.... make it run. And the > American engine engine stand...
• Re: Charging Lithium battery
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:01:06 -0400
  ...I suspect there might be a way to do a double charge from the house battery to the starter battery with a jumper to...
• Re: Bypassing the FireStarter fuel line fitting - was t-stat discussion
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 21:01:48 -0000
  ...or not > > >> On 3/4/10, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I agree with just eliminating the fire starter completely. I installed >>> a...
• Still konking out
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:37:47 -0700
  ...This problem started happening at the same time that his starter decided to be erratic. Sometimes the start will not turn over but just...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:52:54 -0700
  David B's original note is in the archives 7/28/2012 http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1207D&L=vanagon...
• Rear trailing arm repair: Port Townsend (WA) Muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 12:18:04 -0700
  ...Has anyone used this shop? Should I disconnect the starter battery before fabricator starts welding? Owner is aware of the bushing. Thanks, Neil. -- Neil...
• Re: 88 GL - manual tranny - fail to start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 17:05:09 -0700
  ...On the waterboxer, I have a starter switch in front of the license plate, so I can crank from there (with the ignition switch...
• Curious no swas teh same tart issue
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 25 May 2012 18:04:04 -0400
  ...Is it possible it’s the ignition switch again 2 years later or is there some “hot starter” issue that could be happening where...
• Transmission quits after 310,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:30:36 -0500
  ...I have an automatic transaxle, accelerator cable, axles, shifter, starter from and 84 that I would like to install. The only part I am...
• Re: Failure to Start - 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:43:55 -0700
  ...Not enough to engage the starter again, but enough to cock or tension the switch a tad. alistair On 2011-09-24, at 7...
• Re: Under-Sink Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 11:00:44 -0700
  ...Well, my starter battery didn't have a hose attached to it when I bought the van. I'll have to look into that...
• Alternator Failures was 88 Vanagon alternator light problem
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:28:01 -0700
  ...making a very good living with a rebuild shop, doing alternators, starters, and at that time generators. Many of you saw my post back...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:19:02 -0400
  ...much as I've worked on it, but where IS the starter? >I looked around for it a little last night in the dark...
• FS: 1980 vanagon (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Sat, 25 Feb 1995 17:34:35 -0800 (PST)
  ...new starter : : : body in good shape : : : engine with high miles, but runs well : : : 7 passenger or 4 passenger with bed and storage compartment : : : $2300...
• Re: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 21:39:22 -0400
  ...For example, have you checked the contact of the wires on your starter? -Gregg 85 Westy, 76 Goldwing, 51 Plymouth, 75 Mercedes...need more...
• Re: Auxillary battery alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:26:21 -0400
  ...This sounds much easier than running a new wire from starter battery to aux, installing a new relay, etcetera. Anyway, how often is the...