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• Cold-Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - J. Douglas Allen Taylor
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 07:24:44 -0800 (PST)
  ...This particular model has no cold-start switch. Starting it in warm weather is no problem at all. But whenever the weather drops to...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 13:22:37 -0500
  ...I bridged the starter and > solenoid posts with a screw driver and got a little spark, but nothing at > all from the starter motor...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 15:50:45 -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: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:52:11 -0400
  ...After that I left the key on and was able to crank and start the engine with the remote start switch though the engine...
• Re: Vanagon Starter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 04:19:30 -0400
  The combination of the TDI starter and my automatic version adaptor I feel is still a very solid option with almost twice the torque...
• starter question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fall
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 11:43:08 -0700
  My 83.5 westy has the 150K blues and the starter appears to be heading for a failure. My question: I believe that I...
• Re: Uncooperative Starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:35:53 -0700
  ...Sliding > > under the van and checking the connections at the starter resulted in > > nothing. I tried my back-up key and the van started...
• Re: Pre-starter grind
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 22:05:32 -0500
  I just got thru friday putting the 4th starter in my Syncro. What a H#$#@$#%$ of a job to do 4 times. Mine was...
• Re: Hard starting hot
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:47:14 EST
  ...If you let it cool down it starts fine. When trying to >start hot >it cranks forever. once in a while it would start...
• Re: Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 22:17:11 -0700
  ...I tried "jumping" the starter by > shorting the contact and I still get nothing except for the fuel pump. > > Is my "new" starter bad...
• Starter 2 different lenghts
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 22:06:32 -0500
  One for the record! Has anyone noticed that the Syncro VS non-Syncro starters are not the same length! Well it's true. My...
• Re: Starting issues
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:10:45 -0800
  ...to troubleshoot it > further.Before I started messing with it, I tried starting it again, and it > started ok.So now I'm dealing...
• Re: Starter Upper Nut on Air Cooled Beasties----
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 16:12:32 -0600
  ...Remember to unhook all wires from the starter and unhook the battery before you unbolt the starter..... Hope this helps! Regards, Mike Nichols 2...
• Starter wiring access. 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:15:39 -0500
  I had intermittent, and then consistent starter malfunction due to loose wire connection at the starter. (Digitool showed starter circuit power as normal.) After...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:37:26 -0700
  yes... the gear reduction starter is very good... I have it on my van combined with the hard start relay.
• Re: New Starter...Solenoid Hanging Up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 06:10:54 -0400
  ...New Starter...Solenoid Hanging Up Hi, Just put in a new rebuilt Bosch starter in my 87. Worked well last night, this morning and...
• Re: starting problems
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 17:25:31 -0400
  ...If that fails, you may need a starter (or a solenoid, which is included with the starter or available separately). Meanwhile, if it happens...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:45:23 -0700
  Old starter worked fine until the solenoid stuck on an it ran the battery down. > From: Hans Brouwer <h.brouwer@SYMPATICO.CA> > Reply-To...
• Re: [Re: Uncooperative Starter]
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:13:01 PDT
  ...Neal" <jneal@NETCOM.COM> wrote: > If it starts while cold, and not while hot, try replacing the bushing > before replacing the whole starter. > > Cheers...
• Re: "stella" no sound,no start
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:23:56 -0500
  I suspect that you are having trouble with your starter, actually your solenoid. Volkswagen has long had a problem with their starters, although it...
• starting prob with my 75 westy.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 18:53:11 -0800 (PST)
  ...when i try and start the bus, i turn the key and it fires right up. engine starts all right, but the starter does...
• Van no start-ignition? solenoid? starter?
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:26:23 -0700
  Every once in a while, the van (90 syncro westy w/ recent Tiico I4 conversion) won't start. This problem occurred BEFORE the (professionally...
• Starting Problem '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Richard Cochrane
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:11:19 -0400
  My '91 Syncro is having starting problems. Some times I turn the key and it starts fine, others times it make a sound like...
• Re: 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:25:48 EST
  > > My 82 ex-diesel Westfalia decided to stop starting recently. It will > start just fine if you give it a little shove, but on...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 01:47:10 -0400
  Let's start with the "no start" first. While cranking does the alternator warning light remain lighted and does the tach needle move? If...
• 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: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:45:35 -0700
  ...The starter > solenoid coil is the ground for the > fridge relay and if the red/black wire is pulled off the > starter the > fridge...
• 90 Vanagon Automatic Starter Saga Continues.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:03:26 -0500
  A month or so ago I posted a query on a starter problem I was having with my 90 westy (auto). The rebuilt starter...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:52:27 -0800
  ...For the brief moment after the alternator starts generating before the starter is disengaged, the starter is sucking juice through that 30A fuse. It...
• Re: Starters...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 10:54:27 -0600 (MDT)
  On Fri, 23 Jun 1995 DocTaylor@aol.com wrote: > I have been plagued with problems with my '82 Diesel Vanagon's starter; today > I...
• Re: replace starter
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:55:08 -0400
  ...I would like to > get the best starter I can. > > Thanks, > ph > > FWIW - 80 Westy starter - I did 3 "rebuilts" from my FLAPS - one...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:36:34 -0400
  ...I used a foglamp relay to switch the direct power to the starter solenoid in close proximity to it. Then I just used the...
• Re: HELP!!! Van won't start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 12:55:01 -0800
  One simple test, try crawling under the van w/ a hammer and a 12 inch extension and tap on the starter's solenoid and...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:15:12 -0800
  ...Keeping that load off of the starter switch makes them last a LOT longer. In other words, you are protecting the starter switch by...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:54:39 -0700
  ...The starter solenoid coil is the ground for the > fridge relay and if the red/black wire is pulled off the starter the > fridge...
• 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:32:51 +0000
  My van has trouble starting when warm.The fuel mixture is too rich.I have to depress the gas pedal to open the throttle...
• Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 15:58:33 -0700
  ...First start of the day, not even terribly cold, like in the 40's (Fahrenheit), Mellow Yellow does not feel like starting. The starter...
• Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:39:37 -0800
  If the pistons were seizing, how would that effect a push start? I can push start the van by myself (with a few acrobatics...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:47:21 -0700
  ...Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start > > Jake, > > The engine turns over continuously and every time I turn the key. The > engine will crank...
• Re: followup: won't start, 1984
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 19:02:42 -0500
  ...won't start, 1984 > Thanks to all who replied to my "won't start, 1984 Vanagon!" > > I did spray some starter fluid into the...
• crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - John Thiessen
  Thu, 19 Nov 2015 08:38:31 -0500
  Stan, If you have an aircooled Vanagon, have a look at your Cold Start Valve (5th injector). Just last week mine had same symptoms...
• Tough to start on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:26:38 -0500
  So it was about 16 o F this morning in NJ and this was the second time where my wife had trouble starting the...
• Fridge problems...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 08:00:49 -0700
  Howdy! I tried to get the fridge started yesterday for my trip to Yosemite, and it wouldn't start! I pumped and pumped, and...
• Starting problems w/ an '87 (ignition switch?)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Sep 1996 13:22:45 -0400
  All, We a starting to have starting problems with our '87. Usually happens only in the morning. You hop in and turn the key...
• RE: no start, starter motor?, 91
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Tue, 14 Jan 97 13:32:00 E
  Well I paid $160 for a remanned Bosch starter. If you really wanna loose your mind, try the dealer! Have you checked the voltage...
• Re: 3-4 needle bearing style pins fall out of starter area when I removed the starter?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:17:04 -0700
  ...I removed the starter and found 3-4 of these trapped on the starter > "shelf" (the bottom of the starter hole). Any clue as...
• Re: '82 Diesel vanagon. Starter isn't turning over.
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 24 Aug 2022 21:05:15 -0400
  ...Does that seem to indicate an issue with the starter, or starter solenoid, or ground connection, or...? You may have seen my earlier email...
• Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:00:16 -0400
  ...Replacing a starter on a Syncro and the starter was in the way of putting back the vacuum actuator for the diff lock. Got...
• Re: Intermittent no start - fuel pump/relay?
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:36:47 +0100
  ...If this circuit is not working properly, the engine can be very difficult to start. >started. Initially the problem was a refusal to start...
• Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting
  Historical mailing list - Harold Jaynes
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 18:35:44 EST
  ...I can push start it, it starts just fine. And I can turn the engine off and it starts right back up. This is...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:13:08 -0500
  On Tuesday 18 November 2003 08:19 pm, Joel wrote: > Most people want to get off the starter as soon as it is firing...
• Survey: Your hot-start starter solutions
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 1 May 2005 14:07:11 -0400
  I know that there is some debate out there concerning what causes the "hot start" problems on Vanagons and many other VWs as well...
• Re: starters
  Historical mailing list - David Robertson
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:07:34 -0400
  ...i used a ford standard starter relay, can buy them anywhere. the amount of wire is minimal since you use your existing starter wire...
• Re: Stuck starter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:21:35 -0700
  Are there any tricks to disassembling the starter? Are you using an impact driver to loosen the screws that hold the solenoid housing? When...
• Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 09:21:12 -1000
  ...A new/rebuilt started caused the same >> only-cold starting a few days ago. >> >> The second, long bolt to hold the starter on is...
• Re: Starter removal???
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 16:19:46 -0800
  Like Dennis, I too have gone to the Go Westy starter. All the rebuilt starters are simply junk. The GW starter for the automatic...
• AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min.
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:11:25 -0600
  ...I did find a vacuum leak which fixed the cold start symptom. Now If I start it up first thing in the morning it...
• Re: Dragging Starter
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 09:30:42 -0500
  ...Dragging Starter Wally, the 84 Westy (150K) has a draggy starter, especially when hot. A lot like my daughter's Jetta when we installed...
• 1984 automatic starter just clicks
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:28:18 -0600
  When I turn the key the starter clicks once. The engine does not turn over. I have checked the electrical connectionals. The smaller red...
• Re: was starting issues...now mechanic questions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:00:42 -0800
  ...was starting issues...now mechanic questions hello again! so my vanagon died (wouldn't start again...weak rev of starter...then nothing) in the...