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• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:37:50 -0300
  ...Yet another thought about my 2.1 WBX starter. Where the thing is not self-suporting, can I even bench test it … or will...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:18:41 +0000
  ...Is something killing my starters? > > Well I took the starter out last night and it's definitely not responding > to voltage at all. I...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Mar 2016 21:42:55 -0500
  ...That combination eliminates the need for the starter shaft bushing. The starter itself is very powerful because it starts diesel engines. And mine cost...
• Re: starting problem (#2005-1009)]
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:26:25 -0500
  ...Once the "switch" operates, the bigger cable from the battery to the starter turns the motor just fine. When I cleaned up the connectors...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:15:23 -0400
  My advice is that if you go with an aftermarket starter either the Go Westy version or the Chinese starter, you keep your old...
• Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:21:43 -0700
  that's great John, that you made your starter work much better just with taking it apart, cleaning things up etc, and putting it...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:05:22 -0800
  ...And Karls web page specifies that the SR0408X/409X starters are gear reduction types. Does anyone know if GW assembles their reduction starter from...
• Re: Starter woes...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:13:00 -0400
  ...Incidentally, how do I acquire one of your adapters and a new TDI starter? I'm thinking of just keeping that on hand till...
• '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:53:14 -0700
  A lady from Minnesota called with a starter problem.� The brothers advised that she keep her existing bat in the car to whack the...
• Re: 84 Starter/Auto Trans problem?
  Historical mailing list - george gibbons
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 18:05:39 -0500
  ...Install a relay on the starter solenoid. disconnect wire on the solenoid and connect to terminal 86 of a bosch relay no 85 to...
• Are syncro starters any different than 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:26:55 -0400
  My transmission is getting pulled shortly and I am considering replacing the starter at the same time due to the unprecidented access. Are syncro...
• Hi-Tork Starter
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 31 May 2006 05:25:01 -0600
  I've gone through another Bosch starter on my TIICO in just over 2 years. Does anyone here have a source for reduction gear...
• Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:43:40 -0800
  Actually, the VW starter does use a Bendix (no Sprag clutch) to engage the starter to the flywheel. I've replaced quite a few...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:52:16 -0400
  ...Is something killing my starters? > > Thanks for the input. I did check volts at the starter just to verify > that the juice from the...
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:10:16 -0700
  On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 20:16:52 -0700, you wrote: >--snip-- >As it turns out, the "rebuilt" starter we'd most recently had...
• Re: Subagon starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:55:52 -0800
  ...Subagon starter I have Tdi starter in my 2.2 Syncro. Just make sure your engine is well tuned , that things spins like NOW...
• Help for stuck starter.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:13:20 -0800
  ...You will need a hammer and something to reach the starter housing that will transmit impact. I used a piece of common metal conduit...
• Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:48:56 -0500
  Recently, the starter on my stock 2.1 L WBX has beun to drag on starting. It has gotten progressively worse, and last night...
• RE: starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Wed, 26 Mar 97 13:12:00 E
  Well Rick welcome to the starter club! I had the exact problem with my 85. One way to get it started is to go...
• Re: Starter Removal 2WD and AT
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:26:34 -0500
  ...top bolt holding the starter in an allen bolt? Anyone know what > size? BTW-Picking uo a new starter later and want to get...
• Re: Vanagon won't start !
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:45:34 -0400
  > > When I turn the key, the lights dim but no starter action. There is a > click to be heard at the back. The battery...
• Syncro starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:38:20 -0700
  Hi Do I really have to disconnect my innner CV, and move the diff-lock solenoid just to get at the starter on my...
• Starter Wires 91 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:36:41 -0400
  I am in the middle of replacing a Starter on a 91 Vanagon - Automatic - Westy. The starter I removed has two clip on spade...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:43:41 -0500
  On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:01:21 -0800, Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG> wrote: >GoWesty announced a new gear reduction starter: > >I looked...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 19:29:33 -0700
  I'm in the middle of tearing apart starters. Yes. When bench testing that type of starter, The unsupported end needs to be supported...
• Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:44:19 -0700
  ...The starter will get all or nearly all the juice from the starter battery. Once the engine starts and the alternator turns the flow...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:16:45 -0300
  ...Once I have confirmation the starter is indeed dead, I am debating a shift to a TDi starter (SR0408X) w/ adaptor, rather than another...
• Re: Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:29:12 -0400
  Frank, how long have you been doing this and just now found the Syncro starter is shorter? That's been common knowledge forever. BTW...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:46:31 -0400
  ...This works fine with a stock starter setup but can > conflict when the starter setup is modified. So moving 1 wire up front > will...
• bosch part number for diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - "Dave Bayer (by way of \"Carrington, Tom\" )"
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:12:30 -0400
  Hi- After not finding the starter for the diesel vanagon listed with anything other than VW part numbers (on any vendor's sites), I...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:19:29 -0500
  ...I think it is a pilot bushing($1) for the starter inside the bell housing.I wouldnt worry bout it till you needed a...
• Re: Removing Starter - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:52:15 -0400
  Stuck by rust, maybe on the lower bolt/stud, take a solid flat srew driver and bang this one in between the starter and...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Oct 2018 13:23:44 +0000
  FAS in Maine make an adapter plate and starter setup that I had put on my Westy.  It also takes care of bell housing...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 16:02:31 -0800
  ...Vanagon Starter relay kit > > That Samba beetle thread relay wiring isn't quite the way I would do it on a Vanagon. > > The starter...
• Re: Bosch part no for Vanagon diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:26:58 -0700
  ...Here are the starter numbers and their replacements: 068 911 023 D, 068 911 023 J, 068 911 023 M (the "M" starter replaces...
• Re: Runaway starter - 88 GL w/2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 19:55:33 -0700
  Is it cranking the engine or just spinning the starter very fast? Mark JRodgers wrote: > Tonight as I was about to leave a friends...
• Re: 1980 starter...man vs auto
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:24:08 -0400
  Hello Don On 26-Aug-98, Don Schmeichel wrote: > Is there a difference in starters for a 1980 Vanagon manual > transmission vs auto transmission...
• Re: '80 starter fails until you knock it [known vanagon problem]
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 27 May 2002 22:27:32 -0400
  ...How do you fix this problem? Get a new > starter? But won't it just start again? The starter > I have now I replace...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:12:42 -0400
  shawn! this subject has been talked about several times...i had a brand new starter and battery on mine and it did the same...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 10:02:29 -0800
  ...https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/hard-start-relays/hard-start-relay Rather than the GW starter I use the VW TDI starter with...
• Re: New Starter time?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 4 May 2004 00:44:30 -0400
  ...the starter may very well be at fault, but it is not uncommon for a marginal battery, or possibly a bad ground, to cause...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Mar 2016 19:09:13 -0400
  Just get the gear reduction modern starter from GoWesty or Van Café and be done with it. Self supporting so no need for the...
• Re: Starter Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 19:00:25 -0800
  The top starter bolt is quite long and not only mounts the starter but passes through the trans and block to hold them together...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 08:13:09 -0800
  ...The "diesel starter" is an upgrade starter setup that uses a vw diesel car starter with a small adapter plate to mount it to...
• Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:12:08 -0500
  Hi List, Last summer I was having the classic hot start problem, after a long run the starter would just click until it had...
• Re: starter help needed
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 04 Apr 1996 20:30:20 -0800
  ...He put in his new starter and now when he I just went thru this. Try replacing the starter bushing ($3) Thom Fitzpatrick thom...
• 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:17:15 -0500
  ...Trouble shooter "logic" - starters My daily driver quit on my recently.....battery "appears" good but nothing else is happening when I try to start...
• Wont crank if voltage <= 12.0
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:23:53 -0700
  My 85 vanagon has developed a problem where the engine won't crank at all when the starter battery voltage has dropped to about...
• Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:31:48 -0700
  Some more notes in this "all about the Vanagon D starter" thread. Had a dead starter again. This time the solenpoid it appears. On...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:45:26 -0500
  ...Or you can replace the whole starter. Adding a relay to the starter circuit would also be a good idea. Kevin Plichta wrote: > Not...
• Re: starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Corrain
  Mon, 18 Aug 97 17:19:38 -0500
  Hi Ivan, I recently replaced the starter on an 87 Syncro. It is much easier on your 2WD. If you drove for any length...
• Re: Bizarre starter problems pt.II
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 12:25:14 -0400
  Hi Terry, VW has had starter problems on many vehicles, particularly automatic Golfs/Jettas/Rabbits. The problem is voltage loss to the starter. To...
• Re: What year starter, and Bentley on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:14:20 EDT
  Hey Lauren, The Bus Depot website seems to indicate same starter for 81-86 manual trans. The only one would be different would be...
• Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:33:20 -0700
  My 1986 camper came equipped with a gear reduction starter. These are expensive but I wonder if they do the job. Often, I need...
• Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 20:20:19 -0700
  To validate the direct drive Diesel starter thermal capacity I did a repeated cranking test today then measured temps on various parts with an...
• Re: 10/09/2015 How to clean up and return that new, never-needed, starter for a full refund?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 20:35:20 -0700
  ...starter for a full refund? > >Hi, y'all! > >Thank you for your earlier help and support. > >NOW, I need to return the new starter...
• lazy starter
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 17:44:21 -0400
  Hi, Some people tell me I have a lazy starter in our 86 Westfalia since it cranks over slowly (always starts though). When I...
• california smog issues and synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 1 May 2005 21:34:36 -0700
  ...help interpreting starter problem (4) > 3. [Fwd: Re: help interpreting starter problem] > 4. Van/camper rentals in Europe? (2) > 5. Vanagon (4) > 6. Wasserleaker...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:53:55 -0600
  ...Anyone know what the Bosch rebuilt number is in case I need a rebuilt starter? Often the parts listed for 82 diesel westy is...
• starting problem (#2005-1009)
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:31:47 -0800
  ...One theme that emerges is that the wiring is old, impeding current flow to the starter, so check grounds and maybe put a starter...