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• Re: Aux solenoid/hot start fix article
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 20 Nov 96 17:48:37 EST
  ...off. > > Those admonishments also are for your starter. > > You have any idea how big a starter motor would be if it handled > those amperages...
• My Repair Costs
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:23:40 -0600
  ...230.00 Replaced starter: 125.00 Service 8 CV joints, one new joint & 1 used shaft: 325.00 Coolant Service: 64.90 Trans Service...
• Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 20:39:02 -0500
  ...Even back in '84 the Japanese were putting fusible links (hi-amp fuses really) on everything in the harness except the actual starter wire...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 16:15:55 -0500
  ...If voltage their the starter solenoid is most likely problem. > If no voltage, do check at the ignition switch. No voltage there bad > switch...
• Re: Help with Dometic 12v wiring
  Historical mailing list - Rick Foster
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:07:16 -0400
  ...Bear in mind that power from alt basically goes to >starter battery, then from + post of this battery, to 30 buss which >I'm...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:55:12 -0800
  ...We went through several starters in short order until we figured > out > > the problem. Haven't needed a starter since. > > Anthony > > > > > > "Anderson,Chuck" <CAnderson...
• Re: Vanagon Newbie and inop electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:44:00 -0400
  ...any maintenance until she would not start - bell bearing in the starter was nonexistent at this point. �With the help of a local friend...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 14:01:28 -0500
  ...A starting battery to starter cable replacement story > > In a message dated 07/08/2010 3:18:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > LISTSERV...
• FS: '81 Westy $2850 (Pa.)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 19:51:24 -0500
  ...Also sometimes doesnt start after driving a long time (typical hot-starter solenoid problem, $15 to $100 to fix depending on if the whole...
• Syncro saved by bulldozer-long-
  Historical mailing list - Jason Rutgers
  Tue, 13 May 2003 22:38:51 -0400
  ...When I turn the key all i get is a click like the starter is stuck. Pulled the plugs in case there was water...
• ignition woes
  Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:25:34 -0500
  ...The smaller gauge wire that runs from the alternator to the starter (not to the battery) broke at the connector to the alternator. It...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:32:58 -0700
  ...The Fuel Injection and ignition components work fine during starting and at that time the alternator is putting out nothing and the starter is...
• Re: Road trip
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 07:02:55 +0000
  ...Lave trees around Bend, OR; Crater Lake; Mt Rainier; Columbua River Gorge, for starters. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Aug 7...
• Re: Instaboost 400 storage bag
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:40:47 -0700
  ...Just bought the Instaboost 400 battery jump,starter. I'm trying to put the thing away in the storage bag properly. can't figure...
• Re: Rough running, black smoke, running rich, no idle
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 14:21:56 -0800
  ...Water pump gave up the ghost-fixed that, > starter issues-finally got a good one, now the beastie won't idle to save > it...
• Re: fix one problem, get a starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:15:43 -0700
  > Today I went to the house where the van is parked, sat in the drivers seat and turned the key. The van made the...
• 2.3 headaches
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 23:01:14 -0400
  ...So, the starter teeth will not engage the 200mm flywheel. But, I can use the 200 if I swap to an earlier bus style...
• Loose wire behind right rear spring
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 12:43:59 EDT
  ...It looks like a connection to the starter, but obviously it isn't because I'm starting just fine. It doesn't look like...
• Re: avoid Chris Turner (JordanVW)!!!! Boycott!! : bad dealings..
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Mon, 7 May 2001 18:10:46 EDT
  ...ran deeper. > Boycott Chris Turner (JordanVW@AOL.com)!!!! > > I bought a starter from Chris last fall. No problems with the part, or the transaction...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:09:58 EDT
  ...circuitry and use jumper cables straight from the battery to the starter solenoid. This may get them home, then they can work on a...
• Finally on a wander!
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:25:13 -0800
  ...It was just a loose wire to the starter, and I have now been on the road 3 days, and am now settling in...
• Re: Tight Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 22 May 1999 07:16:14 -0400
  STOP CRANKING!!! If your battery is fully charged, your connections are good, and your starter is okay, then something isn't right inside your...
• Odd intermittent charging light problem (82 diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 16 May 2000 09:33:43 -0700
  ...12) The connection of the positive cable to the starter solenoid comes quite close to the body of the solenoid/transmission itself, and is...
• Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:35:36 -0400
  ...I parked for a couple minutes, turned the key, but no sound from the starter. I could hear the fuel pump do its initiation...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:16:46 -0700
  ...oh .. 'to me' ..this is a very, very important tool to have ..a remote starter switch .. that is more for convenience, such as when...
• FS: fresh batch of cheap vans
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 02:03:56 -0500
  ...1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON, automatic transmission, am/fm cassette, 116000 MILES, power steering, new tires & battery, new starter + alt., new brakes, runs good, $1880 or...
• Re: '90 Carat - Radio turns off and back on when starting the van
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:20:33 -0700
  Only a guess, but an educated guess, would be that a tired starter is drawing a lot of current - enough to starve the radio...
• Intermittent hard starting
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:56:40 -0400
  ...New fuel pump, new fuel system (hoses, clamps, cleaned out the tank, filter), great starter, new distributor cap, and redid ALL the grounds. Day...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 16:41:16 -0800
  Grounding is certainly important, and on our vintage ('85) you need to add a wire from the alternator to the starter to avoid low...
• Starting Fix!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 04 Nov 1995 17:22:14 -0500
  ...I was trying to tap into the starter solenoid, so that the relay would only be energized during cranking. Then I discovered that there...
• Re: auto -> manual?
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 07:16:41 -0500
  ...to manual trans, but there isn't much in the way of substantial > discussion. > Is this essentially a non-starter? > > Best, > d.
• Re: battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:21:00 -0600
  ...The previous owner had replaced the alternator twice, replaced the starter a few times, besides replacing the battery (800+ cca) and still was having...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Erik Peterson
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:27:08 +0200
  ...My remote starter switch is also worthless to me, considering the battery location. Is there an easy way to use these things on a...
• hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 5 Nov 2016 07:47:47 -0700
  ...cap and rotor - hard start relay from Jay Brown - new starter from VC (rear reduction style) - all vacuum hoses - AFM has 20µF capacitor inside...
• Re: Removing starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:49:07 -0400
  At 02:39 PM 3/22/2013, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >the tap I use is a M12 X 1.75 >Just *don't...
• Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 May 2012 09:58:20 -0700
  Sorry. The threaded rod is a poor suggestion. There may be a risk of threads scratching or gouging the bushing ID. Neil. On Fri...
• Rusty Gas Filler Tube
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:30:12 -0500
  ...I bought a POR-15 Starter Kit (that's what it's called) for $16 Cdn. It consists of a 4 oz. bottle of...
• EGR light???
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Kate Sheflo
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 19:23:13 -0800
  ...New starter, relay or what???? Any help would appreciated. Mark 82 Westy
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:16:46 EDT
  I used to have that problem on my 70 westy for some time. The fix was to use a relay kit that I bought...
• Re: Parts for conversion to inline VW engine
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:56:18 -0800
  ...Includes mounts, oil pan > & pump, bell housing, flywheel, clutch, and starter. Are there other > things I would need from the donor diesel van? What...
• Re: 1.9 problems
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:59:01 -0400
  ...To fix I had to clean some grounds and upgrade the wire between the alternator and starter. The weak wire was solved on later...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:55:39 -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...
• Re: Overhead Westy light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:01:49 -0400
  ...Entire that is but for starter motor. > > In practice that means the running lights can be left on (but not > headlights for that does...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:39:48 -0700
  ...just my $0.02 on this, but from some of my experiences with alternators/starters/batteries .... and very old, long Vanagon wiring. The distance...
• HELP -- Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Thu, 25 May 2000 18:57:41 -0400
  ...Also, the starter does not "start" when I turn the key in the ignition. I have also... - tested the coil (even substituted a new...
• Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:32:39 -0700
  ...clutch and starter are > standard parts you can get anywhere. > > The Mexican buses mount the engine at 15 degrees. KEP offers a 15 degree...
• Re: Charging the battery
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:25:35 -0700
  ...Thus you don't need to disconnect one of the battery cables at starter battery if charging battery. Regardless I would dissconnect the ground...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:30:29 -0800
  ...6/50 Digital input from the starter switch > high when starter is engaged > low when the starter is not engaged > > 14/15 12V power...
• Re: 2nd battery info, not quite there yet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:54:05 -0500
  ...It is wired so that it is energized when the alternator is charging and the starter is not being use. Seems a little excessive...
• Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:52:00 -0700
  ...Is the draw from the bulbs in the stock lamp that meaningful? How long to deplete the starter battery, if one is still using...
• Re: Friday mod discussion - language
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:43:43 -0400
  ...prude, and will swear like a sailor if I drop a starter on my foot. But among mixed company, I see absolutely no harm...
• Re: EGR question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 20:24:39 -0500
  ...are to reroute unused heat in the summer so that the starter didn't cook needlessly. Also, on the automatics, it helped not to...
• FS '79 VW Bug Conv.-no vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 18:40:48 -0600
  ...brakes, rear shocks, front wheel bearings, starter, battery, running boards, recently tuned up, CV's recently serviced, decent tires. It has an exhaust leak...
• Alternator upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 22:00:43 -0800
  ...and starter, and also possibly between the alt. and the battery, but my concern is with the mechanical mounting. The 65 amp. has three...
• Re: Opinions, please....on 1989 Westy FS, Ft. Ldrdale, FLA
  Historical mailing list - Vince So
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 19:44:24 -0700
  ...highway. > -Second owner, single traveling businessperson buying RV. > -new front brakes/starter > - new Michelin 15" > -awning > -Sony 10 CD chgr > -$12,9 > > > Your thoughts...
• Re: how do you get super glue off velour?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 22:40:21 -0500
  ...Automotive starter fluid is diethly ether, close enough for the purpose, but it usually also contains petroleum distillates that make it toxic (not to...
• '80 Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 09:49:24 -0700
  ...new exhaust last year, CV's, starter. Apparently too many "maintenance" receipts to recite on my brief phone call. If anyone from out of...
• Battery discharging too soon?
  Historical mailing list - Mad and Ed
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:44:44 -0700
  ...first attempt to start results in a rr--rrrrrrrr from the starter--i.e., it hesitates on the first compression stroke but will start...
• Re: RoadHaus
  Historical mailing list - x
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:54:10 -0400
  ...The starter is almos new. Every drive axle are in perfect order, from brake's to shifting system, this van is top condition, even...
• Re: rallylights.com vendor comment
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:59:47 +1200
  ...the square lights ! >It will give a nice bright light for starters but after a while you might >get the same experience that I...