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• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 15:36:10 -0400
  I have been a bit sloppy with my descriptions. Yes, the ST +12vdc passes through the safety switch in the AT console, not directly...
• Starting circuits in '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:19:36 -0400
  ...Does my Westy (stick) have any kind of circuit breaker between the ignition switch and the solenoid?? I don't get anything now, not...
• Sluggish starter fix
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:56:28 -0500
  ...This is not a solenoid relay kit. Would you know where I can purchase this or how I can make one? Chris. Wysłane z...
• Re: Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 23:08:39 -0500
  ...Got under and banged on the starter and solenoid to no avail. > >Had it flatbedded home (Thanks, AAA) and it's back in the...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:43:52 -0600
  Richard Just to clarify 1 point ~ If you turn the Ign'Switch to "On" does the Solenoid Activate or do you have to Switch...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 09:52:59 -0400
  ...The problem was typically failure of the solenoid to activate after a couple of hours on the road. The relays solved the problem with...
• Re: engine/starter problem, advice sought:)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Wed, 11 Oct 95 20:19:17 -0700
  ...IS it > possible that the solenoid is not getting enough juice from the > ignition switch. what is the best way to clean the wires...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:52:27 -0800
  ...Ground the relay coil through the starter solenoid, which provides a viable ground path only when the starter ISN'T turning. There's a...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:23:42 -0400
  Thanks for the reply. This is original wiring and is routed inside the rubber sheath that contains the wire to the ignition switch. I...
• 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: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 00:02:28 -0300
  ...However, when I tested the solenoid on the bench, I did not hear it engage the lever and the armature did not move. Even...
• Re: Ignition switch - no start
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 14:44:46 -0400
  ...Some folks have reported success by taking the solenoid (attached to the starter) apart and cleaning it, others have added a bypass relay (usually...
• Re: early or late 81? (looking for starter)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:58:03 -0700
  ...The solenoid on the SR401X is not replaceable separately - > starter with solenoid must be purchased. > -- > Jim Thompson > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" > 73...
• Re: '91 Starting Issues
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:06:36 -0500
  ...In case starter had pulled in there is a switch attached to > solenoid which closes circuit to the starter motor. > > In case engine runs...
• Survey: Your hot-start starter solutions
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 1 May 2005 14:07:11 -0400
  ...It seems the two major schools of thought are either too much old wiring that can't carry enough current to the solenoid, or...
• Starter Questions
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 14:33:19 -0800
  ...Connected a Sears diehard directly to terminal 30 on the solenoid (the big screw I think is terminal 30), nothing. After tapping and jiggling...
• Re: Rust repair? and starter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:31:30 -0400
  ...With taxes, total$241.68. > I would recommend this shop to anyone in the area. > > Ed Wiebe I replaced my starter/solenoid shortly after...
• Re: Push button switch
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:54:13 -0800
  ...it's a 10 amp cirucit at the most.� I don't believe the trigger signal to the solenoid is fusedin a vanagon. pretty...
• Re: Starter Wire Connection
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:44:02 -0700
  ...The wire harness >feeding the starter solenoid has TWO red wires coming out of it: a >thicker gauge one with a black plastic female...
• Re: ........wont start
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 24 May 2001 07:02:14 EDT
  ...I have managed to solve the problem just by using a plain relay to switch battery voltage to the solenoid. The starter switch has...
• <syncro> starter differences
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 25 May 1998 14:05:49 -0300
  Hi, Syncro starter is same BUT the solenoid is different!! Enough that a 2WD one WILL NOT FIT! Problem is that Syncro has very...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:10:05 -0800
  ...From the alternator to the solenoid gave it the best wacks that I would, it just humms. I am not sure what that is...
• Re: Starter bendix not engaging
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 01 Feb 95 13:09:52 CST
  ...sounds to me like the wrong solenoid ... if it works Sometimes, and if beating on it makes it work. that's what my old...
• Re: Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 11:02:09 -0400
  ...This prevents the >armature >from being over run and destroyed during the brief moment when the >engine >starts and the solenoid is released. Most...
• 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 02:22:46 +0000
  ...As part of this process I cleaned the battery terminals, removed and cleaned the ground strap and removed and cleaned starter solenoid terminals. Testing...
• Starting Fix!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 04 Nov 1995 17:22:14 -0500
  ...I was trying to tap into the starter solenoid, so that the relay would only be energized during cranking. Then I discovered that there...
• No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:43:09 -0500
  ...However, while brushing dirt off the starter housing I found that the short ground wire from the motor housing to the solenoid was decaying...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:37:17 -0400
  ...You should be able to connect to the primary lead (large cable running to bolted connection on starter solenoid switch) and to the upper...
• Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 19:31:42 +1200
  ...Failing that, check out the starter/solenoid.
• Digitool temp I & II values
  Historical mailing list - Jim Barnes
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 08:21:28 -0700
  ...Too cold for starter solenoid to move! Jim "87 syncro -- Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:06:58 -0300
  ...Does any one have specifications for the solenoid and starter? I would like to do some further bench diagnostics as an educational experience. What...
• Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:07:18 -0500
  There is a connection from the starter solenoid into the ECU circuit. Goes to terminal 23 on the ECU, a contact on the Digifant...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:37:29 -0700
  ...The solenoid itself makes the high current connection from the battery directly to the starter. Often the solenoid is the problem, or it's...
• Re: 85' won't start :-( any clues??
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:24:21 +0100
  ...I've had this problem over the weekend, only with an refurbished starter and solenoid. I've spent the last 18 months intermittently knocking...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 20:10:41 -0600
  ...The solenoid would not activate, apparently because of too much resistance in the circuit, especially at high temperature. The problem was solved in all...
• Re: rebuilding starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:51:31 -0600
  ...It's the main current path from the solenoid into the starter motor. It's made of such thin strands that it can easily...
• Re: '82 Diesel vanagon. Starter isn't turning over.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:42:32 -0600
  ...that seem to indicate an > issue with the starter, or starter solenoid, or ground connection, or...? Could be any of those but Ignition Switch...
• Looking for... Selling...
  Historical mailing list - Blbachman
  Fri, 22 May 1998 13:25:01 EDT
  ...The solenoid is in the hatch and works; a PO evidently replaced the latch with the less expensive unit. Oh, and anyone interested in...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:59:05 -0700
  Mike, that post never got to the list as part of this thread..... On 4/13/07, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > > Did...
• Re: 87 GL Intermittantly Not Starting
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 12 May 2003 15:04:45 -0400
  ...I go under the van and take the red with black stripe wire off the solenoid, and run a new 10g wire from the...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - James Bowen
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 18:40:50 EDT
  ...It routes power directly from the battery to the solenoid via the relay. There are four wires (one each; blue, red, black, yellow) that...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:27:45 -0500
  ...If the voltage is good at the solenoid then I'd suggest you try a different starter, because your replacement starter has a bad...
• Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:14:36 -0700
  ...I've heart of hammering on the solenoid or the starter, Does one use a hard hammer?? or a rubber mallet???? ____________________________________________________________________________________ We won't...
• Re: Starter question- follow up
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:11:02 -0800
  At 11/18/2006 10:23 AM, Rob wrote: >'87 Vanagon starter- >The drive pinion would not retract, I took the solenoid off and...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 17:02:42 -0500
  ...The solenoid is an inductive load >and when the power is disconnected there is a huge voltage spike. That spike >can jump over a...
• Re: Idle stabilizer for 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:41:20 +0000
  Hi David, Thanx for responding.  How are these solenoids used?  I know where the sensors are...but how do they tie into the intake...
• Valves down under, toggle switches
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 13:52:45 -0800
  ...The toggle switch connects 12V DC to everything that once came from the key-switch, except for the starter solenoid. The starter solenoid is...
• Starter problem?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 07:50:38 -0700
  ...Is this a bad starter, solenoid, short, or what?
• Re: No start troubleshooting questions
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 21:13:49 -0400
  ...I also ended up cleaning all of the relevant connections on the battery and starter/solenoid, and it now cranks with gusto. Too important...
• Re: re diesel injection pumps
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 23:23:11 -0600
  ...there is a way to make a useful aftermarket control circuit for the load depending timing solenoid on the 1.9l TD pump. /Martin
• Sourcing this Hitachi starter motor for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 13:11:15 -0700
  ...my local OEM starter rebuilders ? Looks like I just need the hitachi part number & maybe the solenoid node that they have rigged it to ??
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:34:30 -0700
  ...Here's a document on the solenoids for those who are interested: www.venselenterprises.com/...files/solenoidrebuildingarticle.pdf I had an extra used solenoid...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:45:47 -0500
  ...Starter "solenoids" were a commonly available FLAPS part and no doubt still are; as they regularly failed in use. Last one I bought cost...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:15:12 -0800
  ...the solenoid-triggering path the the solenoid is shortened. the voltage that operates the starter motor still comes from the main battery, the the...
• RE: starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 26 Mar 97 14:31:26 EST
  ...The starter motor will not spin unless the solenoid engages it to the flywheel because the contact for power to the starter motor is...
• Re: Dumb Question - Remote Start Switch
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 21 Jun 2014 12:11:51 -0700
  Between the solenoid spade and the big post going to the battery, like this: http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1120370.jpg On...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:24:33 -0500
  ...On a drier day, try the spade connection on the starter (the solenoid trigger, I think); on my bus, it had corroded just enough...
• Re: Digi-whatever question
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:12:40 -0400
  ...Ignition switch, starter solenoid, wiring... David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"
• Re: Starter issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:41:42 -0400
  ...A bad solenoid , worn brushes or a dead winding can cause the issues you describe. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 17:11:51 -1000
  ...and the main solenoid trigger wire is easy to identify above the transaxle on the way to the starter . it wouldn't hurt to...