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• Re: 86 Westy Question
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:06:12 +1000
  ...clean & tight at the batt terminals, ground connections and the starter solenoid ? Is the transmission to chassis ground strap clean & tight ? Is the ignition...
• Re: Pokey will not start
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:32:31 -0700
  Sounds like a starter solenoid is not engaging, which is often caused by poor connections at the battery, or at the starter/solenoid, at...
• Re: Differences between auto & manual starters?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 18 May 2005 20:17:42 -0500
  ...The solenoids are also different with various connections from one, two or three push on positions for fuel pump and ignition purposes. Stan Wilder...
• Re: Bentley Starter?!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:44:21 -0500
  Take the solenoid off and clean the plunger. It's a precision fit and just a small amount of oil and dust can cause...
• Re: Van broken down in Paso Robles 5/27/2014 10 AM - Any recommendations for mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 27 May 2014 10:38:34 -0700
  If not turning over over even "no click" back by the starter solenoid, it may be that the solenoid contacts are stuck (and are...
• Re: 1400--1600 rpm in '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 00:49:53 CST
  ...but it's never been a problem, nor turned into one. >The only other problems I'm having are with the starter solenoid, be...
• Re: Won't start in the mornings.....
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 01:32:51 -1000
  ...After keeping the key turned for > quite awhile I'll notice that the solenoid is quite warm, so I guess > juice is getting as...
• Intermittent Starter
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:48:22 -0400
  ...Next up, I tried hot wiring from the solenoid to the positive terminal on alternator- Bingo! (Thanks to Frank Condelli for having me leave...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:43:08 -0700
  ...engine is NOT > stuck. > > I've heart of hammering on the solenoid or the starter, Does one use a > hard hammer?? or a rubber...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Dec 2000 - Special issue (#2000-424)
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 21:47:37 -0500
  ...The other possibilities are a bad solenoid or starter.
• Re: no start no click
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:24:33 -0700
  ...stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Now you have another tool to carry! Solenoid is sticking, a good auto > > electric shop should be able to fix...
• Re: '84 Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 May 2000 11:21:03 -0400
  ...You should feel the rounded lump of the solenoid on top of the starter. Feel around at the forward end and you should find...
• Re: starter woe...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:39:32 -0500
  ...I presume this is from the solenoid, and I presume this rules out the ignition switch which has already been replaced once. The battery...
• Water in starter housing?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:37:47 -0700
  ...I cleaned it all up, put it back together, but the solenoid wouldn't pull. So I pulled it apart again, including the solenoid...
• Re: Survey: Your hot-start starter solutions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Jenkins
  Mon, 2 May 2005 14:25:38 -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...
• 85l gas tanks?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 10:48:15 -0800
  ...Likely WAY cheaper than buying from Germany, might self drain into stock tank too, just use a solenoid valve to 'refill' the stock tank...
• compression test
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 13:47:07 -0700
  ...with 140K miles? Can someone tell me which terminal (looking at solenoid from engine compartment) and maybe an easy way to connect a remote...
• Delayed starter action
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 19:20:49 -0400
  ...This relay puts full battery voltage on the starter solenoid. Before I put the WR-1 on, even a relatively new starter and a...
• Re: Underpowered? Can't be this bad.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 09:37:35 -0500
  ...It the one on the solenoid that should have power only when you turn the key to start.
• Ignition Switch Mystery gets weirder...but thanks for all suggestions!
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:02:33 -0700
  ...My mechanic removed and cleaned the solenoid wires and the new switch worked. Old one works too. So I would conclude that it was...
• Re: Starter Motor Sudden Failure: Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:07:29 -0800
  ...I sure recommend a 'starter trigger' wire in the engine compartment .. ( connected to the solenoid trigger terminal and stashed in the engine compartment where...
• Re: Battery cable question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:47:09 -0600
  ...needs to be taken off and redone. > If your starter and solenoid didn't make any noise at all, your problem is >probably in...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 09:41:40 -0500 (CDT)
  ...What I eventually did was have an aftermarket Ford solenoid put on IN ADDITION to the VW one that is in there. The advantage...
• Re: Engine Died
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:55:41 -0400
  It draws about 20 amps until the solenoid pulls in, then about five after. Yrs, d On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 1:54...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 19:16:44 -0800
  ...there are two levels of current btw ..in the solenoid circuit.. one is the energize current., the other ...less I believe, is the 'hold...
• 77 Westfalia questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 13:42:51 -0500
  ...1) My 77 Westfalia has the infamous [hot]starter/solenoid problem. [Actually now it doesn't even have to be hot. I can fix...
• Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:18:27 -0500
  ...While it is true that the batteries would be isolated from one another via a relay or solenoid, the batteries tend to equalize once...
• Re: Intermittent Starter
  Historical mailing list - Tom S
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:19:30 -0500
  ...But on mine there was a period where the solenoid would not engage fully and made a grinding sound. Replaced the starter but it...
• 1985 trouble starting after long driving
  Historical mailing list - Banks
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 14:27:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I remember something being continually posted about the solenoid. Is this the problem? thanks in advance for your help. brad 85
• Re: Replacing my cheap Chinese starter after one year
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 02:00:31 -0400
  ...stop with the >ignition off! I have to rap on the solenoid or remove the battery negative >to get it to stop spinning. > > > >It...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:19:44 -0500
  ...12px">Screwdriver across the solenoid ignition wire and starter wire. Always hated doing that, though. I'd first suspect grounds.<BR><BR>Not sure...
• Re: 2nd battery relays & the Hella in particular
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:09:24 -0500
  ...The relay is P/N 411 915 511B and the drawing on >the side shows an internal diode connecting pin 85 and the solenoid...
• Bride of RapidIdle
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:39:52 -0700
  ...What tells the idle air solenoid to open? Is there a relay which is related to this system which could be sticking? The solenoid...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:27:26 -0600
  ...Starter "solenoids" were a > commonly available FLAPS part and no doubt still are; as they regularly > failed in use. Last one I bought cost...
• solenoid blues
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 95 18:50:23 EDT
  The discussion about fixing the hot start problem related to a failing/overheated solenoid led me to think about more preventive measures. Since the...
• 80 Starter???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 13:30:07 -0400
  ...After reading a bit I replaced the starter/solenoid with a new/rebuilt...still nothing...I can get it to spin but not engage...
• Re: turn key, wait for turn-over
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 19:39:01 -0400
  ...I even replaced the female spade connector that's on the wire from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid ... after cleaning the male...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 13:48:52 -0800
  ...idle air control valve (though it may have > one or two solenoid valves to raise the idle for high p/s pressure or a...
• Re: Why I love Mercedes Benz but would never own one of their cars
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:52:52 -0700
  ...are incredibly easy to fix - you just find the leaky vacuum > solenoid & replace. You see so many 80s Mercedes with the feature not > working...
• HELP!!! Van won't start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Melissa E. Mourkas
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 14:21:09 -0500
  ...Further investigation seems to indicate a strong battery, and I can hear the solenoid making noise, but the starter won't crank. Suggestions, insight...
• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:32:49 -0600
  Slight modification of that kind of unit to put the locking solenoids in different positions shouldn�t be to hard either. The only trick...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:44:48 -0500
  ...a "dumb" isolating solenoid. I > also plan to install a permanently mounted smart charger hooked into the > shore power circuit so I can just...
• Re: Starting Issue - Ran for 3hrs, shut off engine, lights fully on, interior lights on, but would not start.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 01:03:17 -0400
  The first thing I would do is clean where the push-on (spade type) connector, from the ignition switch, attaches to the starter solenoid...
• Re: What's wrong with GoWesty's auxiliary battery kit?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 17:45:55 -0400
  ...A cheap solenoid with high failure rate. 'Old' technology that needs an alternator signal to combine, whereas every other modern combiner senses voltage to...
• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:43:06 -0400
  ...Then add a heavy > control relay about 20 bucks or a fuel solenoid for about 80 bucks to > control the fuel system. > jimt > > On...
• ?Replacing Digijet with Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 15:30:09 -0500
  Hi All, My 86 Syncro Syncro GL mechanic's special I am working on but it is lacking an ECU and an idle solenoid...
• photo of hot start relay install?
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Kahler
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:34:46 -0800
  ...anyone else have trouble figuring out which wire from terminal 50 on the solenoid was the ignition and which was the fuel injection? I...
• Mechanics Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 12:43:01 -0800
  ...since the only battery drain are the instruments and the fuel solenoid when the headlights are off). The water pump has it's own...
• Re: Bosch part no for Vanagon diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:26:58 -0700
  ...0001 317 011, 0001 317 016, & 0001 317 017 And FWIW, the solenoid is replaceable on the starters marked 068 911 023 D & 023...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:22:54 -0500
  ...For whatever reason either the solenoid does not move or the contacts gets messed up causing a no turn over. Bad brushes/commutator can...
• Physics and '56 Kombi Update
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 23 Sep 1994 19:34:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Muir solenoid trick. A little better, but now I'm going back to fussin' with the battery. Thom -- >> A flashlight is a case for...
• Wont crank if voltage <= 12.0
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:23:53 -0700
  ...Is this a known failure mode of the starter or starter solenoid? Thanks!
• Re: HELP: rear hatch power lock quit
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 10:21:36 -0800
  If you can get to it, you can remove the interior panel on the rear hatch, and you'll see the solenoid that operates...
• Re: Hard/no start story, '86 2.1, AT, mostly removed AC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Dec 2015 21:26:12 -0500
  ...Both use the solenoid as a ground and replacing the > solenoid coil with a low current draw relay can mess up both circuits and...
• Starter Motor Sudden Failure: Normal?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:13:01 -0800
  ...Can a starter (or solenoid) just suddenly fail? In my experience they usually give warning signs; slow and/or intermittent cranking. I'm asking...
• Re: 83.5 wbx no go
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:02:15 -0700
  ...cranked and started) the last few days, now no cranking, No solenoid click. Is the ignition switch a likely culprit? Where can I get...
• Re: "Muir solenoid trick, and resistance!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jul 94 10:13:46 CDT
  ...up. > > I can still use the run a wire from your solenoid right to > the battery trick and it starts right up every time...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 04:39:46 +0000
  ...A starter relay can be used to boost voltage. > >If the voltage is good at the solenoid then I'd suggest you try a...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:49:29 -0700
  ...Now, there maybe the other problem, that the solenoid that activates the starter is stuck in it's dirt. Or the connections on the...
• Re: Water in starter housing?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:00:26 -0700
  ...But it appears the solenoid is now the main problem - it pulls fine, but does not trip the power to the starter. The starter...