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• Re: Vanagon DEAD- Starter relay- Manually Jump??? Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 21:21:26 EST
  When I first started out I would agree with you. I even, cleaned up a few solenoids initially myself and told others on the...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Dean G
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:35:11 -0400
  Shawn, You could try tightening the bolts holding the starter. You could check your wiring to make sure you're getting enough current. Clean...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - no start ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 10:44:33 -0600
  ...AAG - Larry Word wrote: >My vanagon will not start. >No current to starter solenoid (small terminal) which ign. switch turns on (or ever!). >*If...
• Re: Vanagon starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:50:44 -0600
  My 85 Vanagon has suddenly developed a starting problem: when trying to start it just cranks and does not fire, when depressing the gas...
• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:46:59 EST
  I have had quad tip plugs in my modified WBX engine and the engine fires INSTANTLY as I just bump the starter. At times...
• starters
  Historical mailing list - Brian brian
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:44:04 -0700
  The day before I left for my winter, southern job last fall I went to the junkyard to retrieve the starter off my extra...
• GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:01:21 -0800
  GoWesty announced a new gear reduction starter: http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23526 Stick shift model coming soon, they say...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:22:35 +0100
  My own 2 diesel Vanagons, plus any other Vanagon diesel I've driven, really needed the cold start handle - it will start eventually without...
• 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: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:06:08 -0400
  The wire from the alternator to the starter does not carry any current at all during starting. The current travels from the battery through...
• Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 18:09:26 +0000
  I replaced my unknown age starter on my 1.9 about a year ago with a brand new Bosch. Recently it started displaying the...
• 82 won't start
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 06:59:55 -0500
  Our 82 westy will not start. Nothing. The battery is fully charged but when I turn the key I get nothing (other than the...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:21:03 -0400
  ...Have you tried cleaning [what I think is] the relay connection at the starter? Crawl under the bus and find the starter. At the...
• starting from aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:40:40 -0500
  ...We just had a cold snap here and the van won't start. Is it safe to start it by hooking jumper cables across...
• Re: Another van won't start saga...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:13:25 -0300
  ...If the starter does not spin, then the starter or solenoid are suspect. In the latter case, get an adapter plate from Karl and...
• Runaway starter - 88 GL w/2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 21:36:13 -0500
  Tonight as I was about to leave a friends house - I turned the key to start the engine. The started engaged for a second...
• Re: NVC (but VW) '95 Cabrio intermittent no start - no spark
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 14:01:55 -0600
  Although my thought definitely applies to an engine dying while driving as wellas your start problem ... does this particular motor have a cam sensor...
• Re: delayed start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 18:50:25 EST
  Have you tried tapping on the starter while someone holds the key? My starter sticks when it gets hot, and I get the fuel...
• Starter not working - problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:35:46 -0800
  For those following my previous post regarding an intermittent starter, I was able to fix the problem. What I ended up doing was removing...
• 86 running problem
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 07:37:46 -0700
  On Saturday my 86 started an occasional miss. The tach would drop to zero and then jump back up. Last night it started sputtering...
• Starting trouble revisited
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 14:08:13 -0600
  Volks, First I want to say thanks again to all who helped out when I couldn't get my 81 westy started in Denver...
• Newbie Question Flood - Hot start
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:02:21 -0800
  ...The van has two batteries with a selector switch. "Battery 1" and "All" will not turn over the starter. "Battery 2" will start the...
• starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Colin Rogers
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 20:23:24 -0700
  ...Plugged it back in, still no start. Then pulled plug partially off to test for voltage across the switch in the start position, and...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 06:47:17 -0400
  Just turning the switch to "on" will not engage the starter. The starter will engage when turned to start, and will stay engaged when...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 11:22:29 -0500
  ...Starter turns engine but it won't >> start. Roll it down hill, engage engine with ignition on - starts every >> time. >> >> It's a mystery...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 13:51:08 -0500
  Well, now what? I have been out to trouble shoot my mysterious no start problem and I can't get it to fault. Starts...
• delayed starters, hammers, cables
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 17:27:33 CST6CDT
  Deja Vu-- The Dreaded Delayed Start. I fought this worthy adversary, nearly lost my mind but emerged victorious. Scenario: Cold, morning, turn key and...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:45:34 -0500
  ...Either way, rap the side of the starter with a hammer while the key is turned to start or the switch is pressed. If...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 1 May 2005 17:37:56 -0500
  >>>>Hello, so I got a bit flamed on friday for an apparently bone-headed method of checking my old starter in my 86 Vanagon...
• Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:23:36 -0700
  ...Starter problem Hi List, Last summer I was having the classic hot start problem, after a long run = the starter would just click until...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 16:52:11 -0500
  ...Move key to start, hear > clicking of starter motor > > Questions: > > 1) The Bentley shows taking the starter apart to clean commutator. Is > that recommended...
• Re: Will not start?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:30:46 -0400
  ...Will not start? > My guess that I have a starter problem, but I want to run it by. > > I turn key and the starter...
• '85 Westy Cranks Slow During Wet Weather
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:20:52 -0400
  The two times my '85 didn't start were right after some wet weather. It cranked very slowly and would not start. This is...
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 21:13:06 -0700
  > > The question is, are windings replaceable in these starters? If so, are > they available? At this point I have a $400 CAN starter that...
• (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:36:25 -0800
  Hi everyone, I had a little starting trouble today in my 84 Westy today. After driving 3 miles, stopping to have lunch, I tried...
• 91 Vanagon starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:03:15 -0500
  My 91 GL has had a starting problem I'm wondering if any of you can solve. This has gone on in varying degrees...
• Re: battery cable contact problem
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
  Tue, 18 May 1999 16:14:51 -0600
  ...Looked like the >starter was shot. The clicking was probably the starter solenoid kicking the starter in. It wasn't getting enough juice, though...
• Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:12:45 -0700
  Recently I was experiencing progressively more sluggish starting on my 88 until finally the starter wouldn't budge without a tap from a hammer...
• Re: 79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:10:28 -0700
  I should add that my hot start problem, was just "a click", when trying to re-start when hot. Starter not turning-nada. Seemed...
• Re: HELP -- Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Thu, 25 May 2000 16:27:36 PDT
  >Also, the starter does not "start" when I turn the key in the ignition. If the starter doesn't turn over, what are you...
• Re: FW: Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 08:38:01 -0500
  >Since it is a gear reduction starter it is trying to make more >torque. It does this by turning the engine over exactly half...
• Starter or Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 07:18:35 -0800
  My 85 van won't start. Thought it might be the battery, so I charged it, checked the voltage at upper 13's and...
• Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:07:03 -0800
  ...was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting > > > > > Over the years I have come across many starters that just seem to turn very...
• delayed starters, hammers, cables
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 17:27:33 CST6CDT
  Deja Vu-- The Dreaded Delayed Start. I fought this worthy adversary, nearly lost my mind but emerged victorious. Scenario: Cold, morning, turn key and...
• Re: Stuck starter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:35:08 -0500
  ...Stuck starter Over the weekend the van wouldn't start. Traced it down to a stuck starter motor. Quick tap with a hammer and...
• Re: Can't start
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:13:15 -0600
  ...Battery is low, starter tries but can't turn over. Charge battery all good. Starter won't engage, it clicks but the spline doesn...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:59:07 -0700
  Marc, I don't believe there is a starter relay , stock that is - someone could have added one .......those are typically right by the...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:42:04 -0700
  At 7/23/2010 08:13 AM, craig cowan wrote: >So, my starter is a randomly picked, untested 1.9 starter that was in...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 11:39:51 -0500
  Craig Oda - Personal email wrote: > > My 1983.5 Westy sometimes has problems starting. When I turn the key > nothing happens. However, if I do...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:28:56 EST
  ...If the ignition switch is sending power to the starter, then the solenoid will be engaged and the starter motor will flip out and...
• Re: Rough running after rain
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:03:24 -0500
  I'd start with new wiring. Jim On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 7:01 AM B Feddish <UprightBassGhost@hotmail.com> wrote: > A few...
• RE: '71 Ignition Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Jun 1996 17:09:12 -0400
  >>Finally got around to getting the '71 camper ready for the camping season. >>Tried to start it and found there to be no ignition...
• Re: Question: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 10:25:55 -0400
  ...I would guess a bad starter switch or starter soleniod. Next time she won't start, try lightly tapping the starter with a hammer...
• New behavior from the starter..deisel (gas) inline...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:59:01 -0700
  ...But my first start this morning (Hell's Canyon). the starter seemed to spin free for a fraction of a second before engaging...Second...
• Re: 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:21:49 -0500
  Also, try starting in neutral. I'm headed for my second safety switch replacement. Dave On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 9:37 PM...
• Re: 82 AC vanagon cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:23:51 -0600
  ...Then it will flood and never start until pushed and then huge clouds of smoke as it burns out and starts. Well, all past...
• Re: intermitent starting problem, help
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 00:37:09 -0500
  ...frequency of no start is >increasing (sometimes it'll start right up, other times there is a prolonged >hesitation) and the length of hesitation...
• Re: '90 Syncro starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:14:58 -0400
  The thing that seems strange is that it starts right up when push starting. The only thing different is that you're not using...
• 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:37:50 -0600
  No sound from the starter at all. It's been taking a number of tries to start, but now it doesn't want to...
• 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...