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• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:15:44 -0500
  ...Sounds to me like the starter pilot bushing($2 at your favorite vendor).A worn bushing causes the armature of the starter to bind...
• Fw: Two different Starters for '81 Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 17:17:57 -0400
  ...Two different Starters for '81 Vanagon??? > Hello from Atlanta Ga. We have two '81 air cooleds, and there are two > different Bosch starters listed...
• Short in the starter circuit somewhere.
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:07:23 +0200
  Hi Seems to be Ihav a short in the starter circuit somewhere. When I turn the key, light go out, but no start of...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:38:17 -0700
  ...Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild � � � To validate the direct drive Diesel starter thermal capacity I did a repeated...
• Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 21:19:54 -0500
  ...The VW starter does not use a Bendix. Ford was probably among the last to use Bendix drives for starters. The giveaway detail is...
• Re: Starting problems...
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 20:43:14 -0500
  ...If the solenoid clicks but the starter does not operate, check the top-most (at the starter) big diameter wire for corroded connection (see...
• Re: Sluggish starter fix
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:06:38 -0800
  ...tired starter. tired starter bushing in the bell housing ( if waterboxer ) poor ground connection at the grnd cable at the front of the trans...
• Starter bendix not engaging
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:31:35 CST6CDT
  ...Lunch break now and I have a starter problem: In this new '87 van the starter occassionally grinds against the ring gear and it...
• 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: how to check starter please help
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:10:51 -0600
  Hi Patrick, On my last Vanagon, when I had those symptoms, I would crawl underneath and whack the end of the starter with a...
• Re: Slow starter when warm
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 07:52:18 -0600
  As the starter bushing is a bit "out of round", when it heats up (read expands) it doesn't want to allow the shaft...
• Re: 86 syncro doesn't start
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:31:59 -0700
  can you describe how one would make a Remote Starter Switch? I have a new/rebuilt starter in my van and it has been...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:33:28 -0700
  you are supposed to rig a hammer on a pivot near the starter, and a strong cord going forward .. when you want to start...
• Re: Remote starter button how to hook-up vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 23:33:15 PST
  Charles; Looking at Bentley page 97.62 it appears you want to hook to starter terminal #50 and starter terminal #30. Terminal #30 will...
• Starting Problems -still
  Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:52:25 EST
  ...When the key is turned I can hear the starter engage, a second or two passes and then the starter MAY spin and the...
• Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 08:10:55 -0500
  > Ken Wilford > Van-Again snip > Rebuilt > starter would be a good idea unless you like to tinker. I have yet to have a > cleaned...
• Re: '84 1.9L engine -- no start on cold mornings -- starts fine late morning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:46:57 -0500
  ...A low voltage battery can also cause intermittent starter operation. Try jumping from the battery connection on the starter to the trigger connection. If...
• Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:46:42 -0700
  A note for all users of the Diesel starters:(not just rebuilders) The smaller newer gear reduction starter is likely more electrically efficient. It...
• Starter relay with automatic and cruise, was: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:23:06 -0800
  ...This falsely triggers the added starter relay. If you use a more substantial starter relay device, like a starter solenoid relay, that small voltage...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:53:36 -0800
  ...I have an SVX installation, the reason to try the TDI starter of course. Two starters failed, neither failure was related to the adapter...
• Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:57:37 -0400
  Hello, I have been experience an intermittent problem with my starter. It seems that it works perfectly when scooting around town, however it occasionally...
• Re: Starter wire question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 2 Jan 2023 12:32:09 -0800
  ...https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=327387 https://www.google.com/search?q=vanagon+starter+wiring&sxsrf=ALiCzsYT4GoPbQE2iTsIq5dTKNcM0ASHAQ:1672691375661&source=lnms...
• Re: Starter removal???
  Historical mailing list - john
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 16:00:38 -0500
  ...First, you starter may be okay. � There is a starter relay that may still be available from list vendors. � It is a small device...
• 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: 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...
• WTB a starter solenoid -87 AutoTrans
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:12:26 EST
  Yes my starter has been giving me trouble but my mechanic friend seems to think that the starter part is fine but the solenoid...
• Re: whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:18:40 -0700
  ...whackin with hammer ....starter > Entity Patrick Rueb spoke thus: > > > you guys also know what size the > > allen key for removal of starter > 5/16 >
• Re: '89 Vanagon and '88 Scirocco 16V at pick a part
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:09:57 -0400
  <snip> I am thinking of taking the starter for a spare--is the auto starter the same as the one in a manual trans...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?/Bentley question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:45:05 -0700
  ...On the diagram it looks like it shows some sort of conical cap over the starter gear - presumably to keep clutch dust out? My...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:51:20 -0500
  ...I cleaned the battery posts and connectors, the battery ground where it attaches to the body, the ring terminals at the starter, the push...
• Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:07:23 -0500
  My starter just quit, finally. Time for a change. I dug through my stack of spare parts, and there was a starter in it...
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:08:51 -0800
  ...Did you try Roger's suggestion of jumping the terminals on the starter? Sometimes a bench test of the starter isn't conclusive because...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:12:07 -0700
  Hi, re "Attach it to the positive of the starter' Do you really mean the main positive battery cable connection at the starter ? I...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - dneu
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 22:35:33 -0700
  I've noticed the same w/ my starter. What I found is that my charging system won't give the battery a full charge...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:49:03 -0500
  I tend to think of a starter relay as an upgrade rather than a fix. True, it can make a starter work when it...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Starter Motor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:17:37 -0700
  ...I would save the old starter (Presumably the original big starter). I had an aftermarket starter (not necessarily the same manufacturer as yours) for...
• Re: No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:02:44 -0800
  My experience is that the R/BK wire that is used to trigger the starter solenoid gets corroded over time.� It makes 12V but...
• Starter rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 10:22:02 -0700
  My starter is getting tired and either needs to be replaced or rebuilt. It has been rebuilt once before and I am wondering: 1...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:26:30 -0800
  ...I was, and may still be leaning towards your adaptor plus TDI starter setup, but am Leary of trying to remove the starter stud...
• Re: replace starter
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 01:18:16 -0500
  ...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: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 10:01:29 -0600
  ...Use a jumper cable or other thick conductive object to connect the two large posts on the solenoid ( starter should spin, but not engage...
• Re: starter amps?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 21:32:06 -0500
  ...It is the main reason the battery cable to the starter is so thick. Consider worst case, the starter is almost stalled, and the...
• Re: differences between starter motors?? (For 1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:08:17 -0500
  ...I wish I would have >read your post 12 hours ago, as I just ordered a rebuilt automatic starter. > My starter has been crapping...
• new starter not rebuilt for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:59:50 -0400
  ...And since this involves removing the tranny, I thought it would be a good idea to replace the 17 year old starter with a...
• Re: No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:09:07 -0500
  ...Looks like I'll be buying a new starter. I did learn that there appears to be a manual and automatic tranny starter. Too...
• Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:00:28 -0400
  ...Also, FWIW, LAtrical aha California Alternator and Starter sells a new, quality TDI starter for $85 shipped. Amazon/eBay. I have one on my...
• Re: Runaway starter - 88 GL w/2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 19:48:38 -0700
  Just about has to be the starter itself or the ignition switch. Does the ignition switch 'feel' right ? On 10/9/2013 7:36...
• Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 08:09:29 -0700
  ...Starter hesitation Did your old starter do the same thing? My starter is a bit lazy. What a lot of volks have mentioned is...
• Starter differences - diesel vs gas?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:47:10 -0700
  I am now faced with the need to replace the starter on my '88 Westy, but only plan on driving it with the current...
• Re: Starter bendix not engaging
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 01 Feb 95 13:09:52 CST
  On Wed, 1 Feb 95 12:32:35 CST Dan Houg said: >had the starter rebuilt and a new bendix put on but it...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:50:22 -0500
  The starter and even the bushing really is not that bad a job. If you think the bushing is bad you need to check...
• Re: Starting Problems -still
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:16:08 -0000
  Ed Gotta be the starter! Replaced mine last year after similar problems, slow turn over, ticking solenoid, then one day nothing. Replaced the starter...
• Re: starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 18:47:53 +0000
  I have the exact same problem with my 86 weekender, 190 000 KM with original starter. On a cold day, it wont even start...
• '56 Kombi Starting Problem Fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 19:07:46 -0800 (PST)
  ...First I tightened everything up, then I replaced the battery, then last weekend I replaced the starter, today another battery and new cables. All...
• Bosch starter #s?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:22:41 -0700
  Recently I had a starter thread going and Jim, I think, identified a Bosch starter, by it's number. I tried Bosch's website...
• Re: Remote Starter Kit
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 13:13:00 -0700
  I suppose a remote starter kit would be okay, provided you have an automatic transmission. If not and you leave it in gear, you...
• Starter Relay on syncro 86
  Historical mailing list - matthew
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:02:19 -0400
  Where is the starter relay on an 86 syncro.
• What not to do when rebuilting a starter.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:38:41 -0700
  ...Measure the voltage over the starter itself while cranking, ie from the positive iput terminal on the starter to the starter housing. If it...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:37:29 -0700
  Check the grounds...do a voltage drop check on the starter as it may not be seeing the full 12+V...or could be...
• Re: starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 15:27:07 -0700
  ...There is a > little bearing on the end of the shaft coming out of the starter. Should > have been changed when the starter was...