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• Re: S.O.S. Vanagon stuck 20 miles N of Orlando in Maitland, FL
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 15:51:47 -0700
  I'd bring a starter and a spare battery. Jumper cables to help it start and to test the starter. Good Luck! Steven --- David...
• Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:41:45 -0600
  ...while I was at it I put a starter relay in. Starts great, seams to run fine. FYI That was a pain in he...
• Best way to Install a Optima Red Top Starter ...Sideways
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 08:49:06 EST
  All the cables fit and requires no cutting etc. Just put a spacer on the side of the battery to keep it from sliding...
• Re: Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 6 May 2003 19:48:30 -0400
  ...I have the delay....sometimes not starter >>>>>kick-in on my 87 Westy. Are you guys saying it is not a starter issue, >>>>>but...
• Re: Second Battery for Westy
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 00:16:02 -0700
  ...the starter - I don't want to put in the > heavy duty cables. > Tony, don't worry about the heavy duty cables. You only...
• Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:51:57 -0700
  ...Then, when the cable was all seized up with ice I could keep the revs under control during shifts....Lift foot, pull string, depress...
• Re: window cable noise
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 23:46:59 +1200
  ...for both windows) 4-door remote central locking system 295 remote starter w/alarm 95 Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1984...
• Re: Best Cranking Amps For Tiico Starter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 17 May 2002 13:56:25 -0400
  ...second 42 under the back seat and run stout cables right to the starter. It is only a 2 foot run from there. When...
• Yikes, Crosswired Battery!
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:22:06 -0400
  ...I corrected my wiring and the starter worked and the engine started, but my red alternator light will not extinguish. With minimal laughter, could...
• Re: I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:28:51 -0700
  ...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: electrical troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:29:50 -0700
  ...There is power to other > accesories, and a cable > attached right to the starter produces start. > > QUESTION: > > What is the recommended fix for this...
• Re: Wont start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:56:04 -0800
  ...The three basic areas for hard cranking are: - not enough supply current (battery, cables, connections including grounds, starter solenoid contacts, starter internally shorted so...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:09:24 -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: starters
  Historical mailing list - David Robertson
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:07:34 -0400
  ...I thought about >just replacing the starter cable, but Bentley suggests >removing the fuel tank to do this, and I'm wondering >if this...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:35:27 -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: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:55:22 -0700
  ...In that incorrect scenario, if starter battery was low, > starter would pull power from aux. battery. > > In past I've connected loads to the...
• Re: Starter One more time!!
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sun, 1 May 2011 07:35:29 -0700
  ...The mechanic says the wires are getting hot so it should have plenty of juice at the starter. Could a starter from a diesel...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:59:35 -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...
• Re: Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:33:54 +0000
  ...Including the grounding of the starter to the bell housing and transmission ground cable to the body chassis and body chassis to the neg...
• Re: Auto conversion to Manual?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 18 May 2007 21:46:19 -0400
  ...a spare starter onboard. Preferably, the aux battery would be hooked up via a Sure Power 1315 and 4 gauge cables so that the...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:14:32 -0700
  ...Those relays are often installed with their ground connection wired to circuit #50 of the starter solenoid. This works fine with a stock starter...
• Re: Easier battery jumping?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 16:26:04 -0700
  ...of the Vanagon (you'd have to run the cables to connect > to the starter terminal). Then just plug them together when you need...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:54:55 -0600
  If It Is a 2WD there is no reason to remove anything other than the Cables & SecuringBolts ~ Access is QuiteGood from DownUnder, Preferably with...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 07:22:31 -0700
  ...most weather out. > > Slow turning starters are usually a sign of a bad battery, cables, or the > starter itself. For an upgrade ask for...
• Re: Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 19:15:05 -0500
  ...According to Bosch, you shouldn't drop more than half a volt in the starter supply cable *with the starter shorted* (that's what...
• The Cooling Fan Won't Shut Off
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Fri, 25 Oct 96 09:42:00 E
  ...I was thinking of just running two cables from the fuse connector, attach the fuse to one of the cables and VOILA! I have...
• Re: Starting woes again
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:34:22 -0500
  ...Of course, it could just be a broken cable... but (as a recent starter thread mentioned) copper doesn't *go bad* over time, the...
• Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:22:48 -0700
  ...Bentley shows two parallel wires from the alternator that connect to a bus wire that runs from the heavy starter cable to the front...
• Re: damage from missing upper bellhousing bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 11:43:08 -0800 (PST)
  ...I can see starter-flywheel problems right off the bat. Throttle cable length problems, maybe. Thom -- > Auntie Em: Hate you, hate Kansas, took the...
• Re: Delays: auto transmission and starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 22:08:29 -0700
  ...Might be that the accelerator cable needs adjustment, or the band. Haven't got to it yet... > On another topic, my starter motor does...
• 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: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:42:09 -0500
  ...I've got all 4 bolts you mention unbolted (as well as the bolt holding the throttle cable). On my first attempt, I think...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:15:55 -0700
  ...Your other choice would be to use a special connector like the tow trucks have for jumper cables. But then you'll need the...
• Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:02:57 -0400
  ...Make > > sure the cables to the starter are shiny as a rain deers nose. I have > > also run a ground cable to the starter...
• Re: Engine test bench
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:16:52 -0800
  ah.........you know..............bell housing or complete trans, starter, can of gas, fuel pump, battery, battery cables........ and at least run a garden hose...
• Re: Engine Fire - Suppression System Quote
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:58:44 -0600
  ...Restore van after big fire, price mucho $$$$$$ No engine fires, priceless! Tom Buese-had a shop rag I left on the starter catch fire...
• Re: Alternators correction! - VOLTAGE monitoring
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 21:51:31 +0000
  ...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: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:15:59 -0400
  ...He solved it by rewiring my starter with a fused relay located in the engine box and running a new power cable from 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...
• Re: A Current Question of humor
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:07:45 -0800
  ...dig out the jumper cables from the >> back) with >> the jumper cables in place between the house and starter battery I >> started >> right back...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 12:42:14 -0700
  ...From there a single red goes to the starter motor stud shared by the main battery cable. There it transfers the charging voltage to...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:05:55 -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: Schematic needed, starter issue, Old school stuff
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:21:54 -0800
  ...on thestarter solenoid where the battery cable bolts on .. the other will be attached to your exisiting 'starter trigger wire' coming from the ign...
• Re: Aux. Batt
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 12:22:29 -0500
  ...It looks like a Ford starter sol. but is all steel and made to be > on all the time. (not just to start a...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:27:03 -0400
  ...Make > > sure the cables to the starter are shiny as a rain deers nose. I > > have also run a ground cable to the starter...
• Re: 82 turbo diesel westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul C.
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:49:57 -0500
  ...We know it needs a starter, battery, clutch cable, > exhaust pipe to muffler, and 4 new tires just from looking at it. (the > starter...
• Re: Won't start when hot OR cold
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:17:02 -0600
  ...I assume that there are no clicks or turning sounds at all from the starter area. If the starter is bad, the solenoid won...
• Re: '84 1.9L engine -- no start on cold mornings -- starts fine late morning
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:40:12 -0500
  ... > > > Neutral-start > > > switch on automatic transmission shift lever is > > > bypassed. > > > > > > I have a Bosch starter relay in the starter motor > > > circuit > > > and everything...
• Re: ignition switch or starter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:00:02 -0800
  ...you immediately if it's the starter or the rest of the van, assuming good batt, cables etc. why people can't seem to...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:42:04 -0700
  ...Make >>> sure the cables to the starter are shiny as a rain deers nose. I >>> have also run a ground cable to the starter...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:36:30 -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: Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:43:06 -0400
  ...starting circuit. > Including the grounding of the starter to the bell housing and > transmission ground cable to the body chassis and body chassis to...
• Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:01:54 -0500
  ...the 85 Vanagon has the last year of the 'small' battery to starter cable of course . 86 is considerably fatter. trans ground cale looks...
• Re: A Current Question of humor
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:52:14 -0500
  ...starter battery and a >> charged house battery and hope the start the engine I'll jump the two >> batteries together with a jumper cable...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:25:20 -0600
  ...The > starter doesn't turn at all. Sometimes, if try and try again, out of > the blue, it turns at a good speed. I...
• Re: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:45:55 -0700
  ...Looks like the 1315 is 100A continuous, 400A max, which is probably enough, even for a diesel (48A for glowplugs + ?? for starter), since unless...
• Re: '81 Vanagon: 12V source in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 11:29:45 -0700
  ...of the engine air seal down to the starter and connect positive to the > battery cable terminal and negative to the transmission. + term on...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 21:03:40 -0400
  ...Make >>> sure the cables to the starter are shiny as a rain deers nose. I >>> have also run a ground cable to the starter...
• Re: no start?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:31:26 -0500
  ...Excessive starter motor current, battery not capable of delivering the current, bad battery, ground cables-connections. So now to work our way along the...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:41:20 -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...