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• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:32:34 -0600
  ...Upon pulling the starter, it would be a good time to replace bushings and check brushes. I have a new bushing on-hand for...
• Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:12:37 -0500
  Have you looked into having a local starter rebuild? I did that with mine and total cost was $84 Included a new starter solenoid...
• Re: GoWesty Starter Install Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:40:03 +0000
  ...I haven't received the starter yet, but I'm confused about the limited instructions and I've found so far. What's that...
• Re: starter solenoid heads south
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 May 2002 10:43:50 -0700
  ...starter solenoid heads south > > Alistair, > You earn credit for yor thrifty and ecological > sound efforts but you should consider that perhaps the > starter as...
• Re: Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:30:19 -0700
  ...If you don't do this, the starter will re-engage whenever the alternator warning led turns off after the engine starts. Starter and...
• Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:56:38 -0800
  ...The VW starter does not use a Bendix. Ford was probably among the last to use Bendix drives for starters. The giveaway detail is...
• Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - TCollins
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:21:34 -0400
  Hello all, I'm having starter problems. First problem is that it is a replacement from autozone the 3rd actually in year and a...
• Re: Hello again, Brakes, No-Start, Coolant bleeder, 1985 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 14:57:37 -0600
  ...turns out after a while of this problem the pigtail wire from the starter to the solenoid burned up. I took the starter apart...
• Re; Help Again
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:07:18 -0500
  Tom, Could very well be a poor ground to the starter. Try grounding it to the frame somewhere where it's clean. If that...
• Re: Diesel starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:36:29 -0700
  ...Diesel starter removal That bracket doesn't 'remove' easily, but it can tilt forward enough to slip the starter out from under it. Undo...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 23:02:52 -0800
  all this time I've been curious as to how old the starter looks, visually. is it like some semi-fresh rebuilt one you...
• RE: starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 26 Mar 97 14:31:26 EST
  > > > Well Rick welcome to the starter club! > > I had the exact problem with my 85. One way to get it started is to go...
• Need a new starter for my diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jsnyder
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:35:56 -0500
  ...When I hit the starter key this morning, I heard a moan from the solenoid and the starter would not turn over. The second...
• Re: Diesel starter wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 11:43:41 EDT
  I have the diesel Vanagon rebuilt starters (Bosch) for $150 with only a $15 core charge. So for $165 you could have a rebuilt...
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:23:06 -0700
  > Next move is to get one of those Kennedy Machine starters that are used on > Subaru 6 to Vanagon tranny conversions. > I've heard...
• Re: Remote starter switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:32:16 -0400
  Alfred, I have a remote starter button in the engine compartment of my '85 Westy. It does come in handy. I picked up the...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:15:28 -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...
• =?utf-8?Q?RE=3A=20Starter?=
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?Q?C=20Snyder=20?=
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:48:30 -0400
  ...when I said the starter stalled while trying the engine, I ment it will turn pretty slowly and then the starter it self stops...
• Starter Bushing Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 12:29:14 -0700
  ...I received my rebuilt Bosch starter from Ron yesterday and it has a nice little bushing attached with a sign which says it should...
• starter woes....anyone that can help?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:45:37 -0400
  My starter does not turn over at all... It's new.. i figured the old one died.. so i put a new one in...
• Re: '84 Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 May 2000 11:21:03 -0400
  At 11:33 5/15/2000, Edward Orlando wrote: >Is this a clear cut case of a bad starter? By no means. You're...
• Re: starter woe...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:39:32 -0500
  ...I installed > the bypass starter solenoid next to the starter two years ago and didnt have > any problem till recently. I tried wiggling the...
• Re: Paul's starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Schmidt
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 11:39:10 -0600 (CST)
  I guess I had better put the new starter bushing in then.... It's funny how so mnay of these threads apply to one...
• Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 10:15:29 -0600
  Entity Aled spoke thus: > What's the verdict? Can this starter motor be salvaged or shall I find > another one? Sometimes if you are...
• 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...
• Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:23:36 -0700
  ...Starter problem Hi List, Last summer I was having the classic hot start problem, after a long run = the starter would just click until...
• FW: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:37:15 -0700
  List Members~~ I turn over the key and get a click or moan from the starter motor (BTW it's not the battery). Beyond...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:45:22 -0700
  ...As access to starters go, in the automotive world, The access to the starter on 2WD vanagons, gas or diesel, is about as sweet...
• Starter question. previous reply was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 02:31:16 +0000
  If you think you need a starter consider this one. Since you say you can push start it I'm assuming a manual trans...
• need help with starter problem, 1990 Vanagon GL, 4spd 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:10:13 EST
  ...Its been raining heavy here, could the starter wires have gotten wet, come off or the starter or solenoid froze up? Any way to...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Swap information please!
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 00:21:21 PST
  >| >I was planning such a swap, but I discovered that the Diesel starter and >| >the Syncro gastank had clearance problems. Going with a KEP...
• Starter Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:20:28 -0800
  Mellow Yellow's starter behavior is a bit odd -- I think. When the engine (1.9L) is cold, by which I mean "Southern California...
• Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:22:31 -0800
  re "that involved something, I guess in the casing, of the starter being ovaled out." Are you talking about the starter bushing that's...
• Re: Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:45:12 -0700
  Fords had big fender mountain relays aka "solenoids" for their starters on almost every car/truck until the mid-90's. This allowed short...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:17:03 -0600
  ...Bad starter. > > Mike > > On 2/19/03 11:20 AM, "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote: > > > Vanagon starters sometimes have solenoids that freeze in...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:46:34 -0800
  ...power, ground, and the bushing to support the starter motor. I >> guess you could add the starter motor itself to the list. But if...
• Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:44:08 -0500
  >>Remote Starter Switch<< Don't have one. Is that something to get through my FLAPS? Advance Auto, NAPA are the closest two to me...
• Re: starter woes
  Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 14:04:25 -0500
  ...There is a little bearing on the end of the shaft coming out of the starter. Should have been changed when the starter was...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:20:11 -0500
  ...Dirty connections, weak battery or bad starter are all more likely possibilities, but don't forget that the contacts have to close at the...
• Re: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 22:16:55 -0500
  My '83 camper installed its own anti theft devise! It simply stopped engaging the starter. I ran a wire from the battery to the...
• Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 17:55:19 -0700
  Man that must be one exotic starter if it has a Hall Sender in it ! Is that a new type of vanagon part, starter...
• Re: Batt is 100% - no crank/starter doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Jenkins
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:38:47 -0500
  See http://www.gowesty.com/starter_story.htm They recommend not using a rebuilt Bosch starter and explain why. >>> Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM...
• Re: 84' Vanagon starter falling apart
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:11:34 -0800
  ...84' Vanagon starter falling apart > Ok I got regular screws to replace the missing ones and put the starter > back > together noticing that the...
• 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 - Mike Frost
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:18:19 -0800
  ...Perhaps a loose flywheel is binding > the > > starter gear.Or not allowing the starter to make full electrical > contact.If > > this , or other engine...
• Re: Portable Jump Starter
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 18:39:58 +0100
  I keep 3m* long jumpleads in my Westy - this means I can jumpstart the starter battery (on TD in the engine bay) with the...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 09:32:08 -1000
  why not just undo the starter trigger wire at the starter solenoid ( so there's no way voltage can continue getting to that terminal...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:01:21 -0400
  ...If it is faulty, it might be the reason that your solenoid actvates but not the starter motor. It is made of very fine...
• Starter question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:27:44 -0500
  ...If the switch portion is good (tested and verified) but I can start it up via the starter/solenoid contacts, is there ANYTHING else...
• why won't my starter...Success!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 20:55:56 -0330
  ...but never mind, as my starter is now sitting on the bench in my garage. Seems the DPO (GDPO?) had been quite liberal in...
• Re: starter interchange questions
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 11:34:45 -0400
  ...ca you use one of the newer style starters > , 86 and newer, on the older style vans, 85 and older? the 86 and up...
• starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:15:01 -0700
  This weekend my starter stayed engaged for a spilt second after the engine started. This happened a couple times. Then this morning the starter...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 18:07:21 -0800
  Actually, for the starter to operate properly, that is a pretty complete list... power, ground, and the bushing to support the starter motor. I...
• Re: starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 19:43:51 -0800
  ...starter problems > I have the exact same problem with my 86 weekender, 190 000 KM with original > starter. On a cold day, it wont...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 08:49:56 -0800
  ...It was mounted somewhere between battery and starter, and a light wire from the starter button or key switch used to activate it. For...
• Re: starter woe...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:32:48 -0500
  It could be the starter. If you have an automatic it could also be the neutral safety switch in the shifter housing. If this...
• Re: Problem with Latrical starter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 11:41:17 -0700
  ...it works fine now...the fancy new starter goes right in my spares.. On Sep 8, 2017 12:25 AM, "Karl" <tdiguru@westyventures.com...
• starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:23:50 -0400
  I have a problem w/ my starter on my 86 Westy Automatic where when i turn the key i hear a high pitched squeeling...
• Re: How do I change the starter motor?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 12:05:33 -0500
  ...It seems to me like a problem with the starter motor? Is > it easy to change? Thanks for any advice. > > regards > > Dominic > 87 Westy...
• Re: DELAYED STARTING!
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:59:30 -0500
  ...I assumed the solenoid in the starter was sticking so the high amp electrical contacts were not working. Replacing the starter fixed it. No...
• Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:19:51 -0700
  ...Could be another ground problem somewhere, or the starter > itself. > > I need educating on starter trouble shooting, maintenance, R&R and > Starter Tips and...