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• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:31:36 -0400
  ...Measure at the starter and again at the battery to find the voltage drop across the battery cables and ground path. Dennis -----Original Message...
• Re: Starter or battery?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 11:02:26 -0400
  If a jump starts a car, and the negative cable from the 2nd car, battery is attached to the frame of the 1st car...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:18:08 -0700
  ...noticed my battery cable was getting hot!!! I had > good connections and cables after ruling that out I had my starter rebuilt > then all...
• Re: Multimeter help UPDATE-77 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:42:55 -0700
  ...the test light in series with the negative cable is fine. Same results with doing in series with the positive cable too. "It's...
• Re: Syncro Starter R&R on vacation? A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:52:43 -0800
  ...pay attention to just how the old > > starter tilts and rotates to come out and reverse this. Be sure to > > disconnect the negative cable...
• Re: Help!
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 20:41:48 -0500
  ...cable comes in, and the terminal where the ignition wire comes in. You will see a spark or two and hear the starter whir...
• Re: Cold start issue [BACK AGAIN]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:37:22 -0700
  ...what if the connector on the cable that connects to the sensor is knackered? (1.9L). It's an unusual-looking locking two-pin...
• Re: 81 hot start problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 96 19:47:23 PST
  ...is good, I've replace the starter with a Bosch factory-rebuild, >replaced the starter switch. Cables and grounds seem good. > >The VW dealer...
• Re: First follow-up - RE: Battery/Starter/Wiring issue 1985 Westy w/ 2.1L & 4sp
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:29:32 -0400
  ...The 85's and earlier have a smaller starter cable than the 86 and up. Also the starter HP was bumped up. 13.1...
• Re: New starter?+wierd noise (help!)
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:17:13 -0400
  ...the starter engaged. So the two problems could be related. Next time you hear the sound, pull over & feel your neg. terminal cable to...
• 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...
• Turn the key, click, but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:01:57 -0700
  ...The starter seems to be clean and nice black color. Looks like a rebuilt one or new. It did not start after if was...
• Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:59:40 -0800
  ...When soldering battery cables I use a >propane torch with a slightly smaller tip. Hotter and faster (more energy per >unit time) means you...
• Re: A Current Question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:17:46 -0800
  ...Bentley, the gauge of the wire from the engine >> battery to the starter is 2 gauge. So if you suck all the starter >> current...
• Re: starters-used vs. cheap rebuilt vs. Bosch rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:09:39 -0500
  ...Disconnect the negative cable from the battery then remove and clean (polish to bright metal) all the ring terminals at the starter solenoid. Renew...
• Re: re-wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:06:41 -0500
  ...adding an extra ground cable between engine block and the chasis and check the positive mounting cable to the starter, alternator, coil/glowplug (cold...
• Today's PUZZLER... SLWR-VAN won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 14:19:34 -0400
  ...If I unbolt the starter and try to start ol' Slower, the starter whirrs. The starter was sold to me as a new starter...
• RE: RED LIGHT!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Apr 1995 13:28:53 EDT
  ...Connect a insulated cable (about 20 feet - use a heavy gauge wire) to the terminal B+ of the regulator. Bare the insulation from the...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:21:58 -0700
  ...Starter Gone? > Any minute now Scott's gonna get on here and tell you to get a remote > starter switch. Using one is a...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:16:03 -0400
  ...On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:52 AM, email99@bellsouth.net < email99@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I have a question about starter solenoid wiring...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:52:32 -0800
  ...The resistance is possibly caused by a sticky starter solenoid, bad brushes in the starter, or loose cables. I'm not sure how the...
• Re: Too cold, no start at Bus Brr
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:14:05 -0500
  Hi Brian, Don't blame the starter just yet. Check ALL your wiring connections, from battery to starter to the ground strap from tranny...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:38:28 -0700
  ...High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors >> >> >>> Would these be appropriate for a jumper cable hookup? >>> >>> John >>> >>> John Rodgers >>> Clayartist and Moldmaker >>> 88'GL...
• Re: Hello
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:51:29 -0800
  ...It's interesting to note that in 86 VW put in a considerably larger main battery cable from batt to starter. I accomplished much...
• Re: What fuse would you use for this application?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Apr 2015 09:26:17 -0400
  ...battery cables. I took the negative from the diesel exhaust bracket, like the vehicle ground, and took the positive off of the starter post...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:22:51 -0700
  ...battery cable from alt B + to batt > positive terminal is 'non standard.' > > we all know that the batt positive terminal, the starter main terminal...
• Electrical problem found, '84
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 08:19:55 -0800
  ...Even though the starter cable was tight, the alternator one was loose. The heat generated by the loose connection was great enough for the...
• Re: A Current Question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:43:37 -0800
  ...Bentley, the gauge of the wire from the engine battery to the starter is 2 gauge. So if you suck all the starter current...
• Re: Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Sean
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:54:41 -0700
  ...Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> I am sure on my 84 they used a...
• Re: Differences between 81 and 82 Air Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 13:44:25 -0800
  To start your car, there will be two nuts on the back of the starter solinoid. One has the thick positive cable on it...
• Re: Voltage Drop - Less than 3% - 15 feet, 2/0, 150 Amps is on target
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:36:57 -0600
  Someone on the list warned me to not use welding cable, but I don't remember why off hand. NAPA is another good source...
• 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...
• Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:56:40 -0600
  On behalf of a friend who is a fairly new Syncro Owner & 1st time Vanagon Owner ~ > I recently had starter trouble and changed it...
• Re: Intermintant No Start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:05:26 -0400
  ...It started off a couple months ago like the starter > was going so I replaced it with one of the gowesty gear reduction > starters...
• Re: ADBQ
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2003 10:08:58 -0700
  ...The starter can pull 100 amps or more. If the batteries are connected by a switch, starter current will be drawn from both during...
• Re: Digitool Installed, totally Excellent!
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Sun, 16 May 1999 08:02:50 -0700
  ...cable is long enough to reach the dash. The module has a row of leds, with a legend, that show activity of the starter...
• 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: Alternators correction! - VOLTAGE monitoring
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:00:33 -0700
  ...Alternators correction! > > Yup > > On my old 82 westy I ran a new cable. > > And I have a good thick cable ready to go for...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 16:13:14 -0700
  ...13.9 Maybe an improvement, but still I think the cable from starter to battery etc Alistair > On Apr 9, 2020, at 3:21...
• engine mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - Cameron Campbell
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:58:45 -0700
  ...one that is also the top bolt for the starter, just under the throttle cable mounting bracket. I am having trouble finding one in...
• Re: A New Look In Jumper Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 06:22:39 -0500
  ...Install larger cables on the generator right now I have 16 gauge wire to the ground and to the positive side of the starter...
• power loss, starter problems, but nice trip anyway
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:28:44 -0800
  ...I tried the normal of pounding on the starter/solenoid, moving the shifter of my automatic trans, and running a jumper cable directly from...
• Re: 86 Westy Question
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 07:58:31 -0400
  ...260 all cells)? Are the battery cables clean & tight at the batt terminals, ground connections and the starter solenoid ? Is the transmission to chassis...
• Re: What's it worth?
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 22:27:10 -0500
  ...No radio, but everything else works. > New diesel starter conversion (sick of the old starters), good tires > (General Altimax heavy duty 205x14- recommended by...
• Re: '88 Westy - moving starting battery rearward
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:02:57 -0500
  ...draw, put the biggest copper cable you have from the battery in it's current location to the starter. I know it's bulky...
• Re: I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:57:38 -0400
  ...the jumper cables to put a charge into the other car's depleted battery, or using them to actually power the starter. It seems...
• Re: no start in 81 AC Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 20:58:12 -0400
  ...they are called upon to Crank the Starter ~ So > do a Good Clean of the Cable Ends & > > > > Batt' Posts > Get a Jump Start from...
• Brushes? Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:11:02 -0800
  ...I replaced the cable that runs from the battery to the starter on my > vanagon > this summer (after replacing batter, starter, cleaning grounds, cleaning...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:20:26 +0000
  ...cable.  This jumper cable can be used to easily connect the house battery to the starter battery, in the case where the starter battery...
• 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:43:49 -0700
  ...I assumed it was a bad starter. After repeatedly turning the key the engine finally "catches," starts and I'm on my way. Sometimes...
• Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:38:13 -0500
  ...I wanted to do a compression test on it- the starter and transmission were still connected. I hooked up jumper cables- positive on my...
• 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: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:01:21 -0400
  ...short cable between the solenoid carefully. If it is faulty, it might be the reason that your solenoid actvates but not the starter motor...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:45:40 -0700
  ...solenoid to make the contact between the megajoule > hugemongous starter cable and the starter motor itself. So if one > disconnects the activating current that...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?/Bentley question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 17:11:14 -0400
  ...It shows the same > > symptoms if I short the two terminals on the starter, and I even ran > an > > extra jumper cable from the...
• Re: Hard start relay- NAPA p/n
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:37:10 -0400
  ...welding closed keeping the starter engaged until the starter burns out or the battery dies, or the battery cable melts. Yes, I've seen...
• Re: Syncro Starter R&R on vacation? A Poll
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:22:50 -0700
  ...pay attention to just how the old >> > starter tilts and rotates to come out and reverse this. Be sure to >> > disconnect the negative cable...
• Re: Negative Terminal (Stupid Question)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:50:05 -0700
  ...the very, very dumbest thing a person could do is undo the other end of the hot battery cable...... like at the starter. I...
• Re: Syncro TDI installation question...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 22:32:57 -0800
  David, first may I ask-have you tried to crank it with the syncro starter? Maybe it will work-use 1 guage battery cable...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:12:52 -0700
  ...high resistance in the starter motor > main current path, or weak starter battery. > > I am in agreement with David Beierl that fat copper cables...