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• Starter won't engage ring gear WHEN COLD
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:37:47 -0400
  ...At present, I can only guess that the most likely cause has something to do with the solenoid not popping the pinion out far...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:12:29 -0400
  > Does it sound to anyone else like he may need the 'hard start > solenoid kit' like Gene Berg's sells? > www.geneberg.com , under...
• Re: Where does starter solenoid wiring go?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:43:34 -0600
  Depending on year the solenoid wire also goes up to the double relay or the pair of relays in the engine bay. Provides power...
• Re: Where does starter solenoid wiring go?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 20:10:29 -0400
  ...Found that the connection on the solenoid was loose. I squeezed the connecter a bit with a pair of needle nose pliers, and it...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:25:33 -0500
  ...On the solenoid, jumping the push-on spade terminal to the big positive terminal should activate the solenoid and starter. Larry A.
• Re: starter solenoid buzzing and overehating? (long)
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 03:18:22 -0800
  ...Can the solenoid be easily removed from the > starter > for testing, without removing the starter which > seems > more involved? > 2. Is the solenoid available...
• vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Milot
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:57:13 -0700
  Hi All I've bought a vanaru from a friend and found the solenoid to be a bit succeptable to heat... it sticks when...
• 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: Uncooperative Starter
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:30:49 -0600
  ...The shaft goes down into the solenoid body and when the grease gets stiff and/or dirty the solenoid stops working. I seem to...
• Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 03:57:32 -0800
  The starter solenoid has a switch inside it that provides voltage to the motor. The key switch only provides voltage to the solenoid section...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:47:01 -0600
  ...to > a two-stage** solenoid. > > **The Bosch starter solenoid has a pull-in winding that disconnects when > the solenoid is fully engaged, leaving a...
• Re: Starting problems...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 08:26:33 -0500
  This can be caused by bad solenoid contacts, sticking solenoid, or bad brushes/commutator on the starter motor itself. A bad bushing in the...
• Re: Intermittent Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:32:01 -0600
  ...deteriorate and the brushes in the starter itself wear, providing a poor ground path for the solenoid. The brushes and the solenoid have more...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:46:45 -0800
  ...I guess this would >necessitate using linear motors (solenoids). As there are 3 positions >of the trans shifter rod in each direction, this would...
• Re: fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 11:37:01 -0500
  ...not solenoid. >I tapped my solenoid into my low-beam headlamp wire so that they shut off with the high-beams and shut off...
• Re: Starter Help
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:28:22 -0400
  Dusty, posibility 1) It's a long run for the wire all the way from ignition switch to the solenoid which, when energized, upon...
• Re: DELAYED STARTING!
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:13:16 -0800
  If it's the solenoid, you can pull the starter, remove the solenoid and clean it. I did that years ago on an '85...
• Re: Starter solenoid current
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:22:00 -0600
  ...No apparent shorts in the wiring > (everything > routed away from metal) so I am guessing it is the solenoid itself. It > works but the...
• Re: Vanagon DEAD- Starter relay- Manually Jump??? Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 16:53:28 EST
  ...If you have juice to the solenoid wire then your solenoid is bad. You could try jumping the solenoid terminal to the starter power...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:37:17 -0500
  Larry -- Hot day here in Georgia? Right! Hot Georgia days equal difficult Vanagon starting unless you make sire that solenoid getting what it needs...
• Re: starter woe...
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 12:37:44 -0700
  ...If so, all that's needed is to remove the starter & solenoid, separate the solenoid from the starter, and clean the shaft. I wrote...
• Re: Starter solenoid current
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:36:57 -0800
  there was a discussion about solenoids and current draw on tdi-conversion about 10 months ago. Seems no one ever had to look deeply...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:52:42 -0600
  ...Yes, it was some work, but why make things more complicated than necessary? Cables (proven unreliable in aftermarket Porsche applications)? Solenoids (remember Shift-O...
• solenoid vs ignition switch for non-start
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:25:48 -0600
  ...I have had non-start in cold weather for a while and I believed it was the solenoid sticking, so I had it removed...
• Re: Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:08:08 -0500
  ...Yet you don't mention the starter, solenoid, or associated wiring among the items you replaced. In this scenario, the solenoid would tend to...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:45:26 -0500
  Hi Kevin, That sounds like a weak solenoid to me. The cheapest fix is to remove the starter and lubricate the solenoid. That is...
• Re: vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:24:54 -0400
  Tim Milot wrote: > Hi All > > I've bought a vanaru from a friend and found the solenoid to be a bit > succeptable to heat...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Jan 2004 (#2004-73)
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 22:42:11 -0800
  ...It seems like cleaning and lubing the solenoid is a cheap and easy place to start. What can I use to lube the solenoid...
• Re: Solenoid Fix (was: How to turn the van over from the back)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:16:54 -0700
  ...if the problem is a lack of voltage getting to the solenoid. Sometimes the problem is just a sticky solenoid - you can tell if...
• Re: Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:01:30 -0700
  > ....... Packaging for this part did not indicate that it was a starter solenoid but I now > have to wonder. Yikes. This MAY be the...
• Re: Help -Stranded & need advice...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 10:32:31 EDT
  Sounds like maybe its no more than the starter solenoid. You can test this simply by jumping the small solenoid wire to the big...
• Re: Starter or Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - ron
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 13:08:39 +1000
  ...Starter or Solenoid? > My 85 van won't start. Thought it might be the battery, so I charged it, > checked the voltage at upper...
• starter solenoid heads south
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 May 2002 06:50:44 -0700
  Well, with 50 miles to go to break the 200K mark, my van's starter solenoid quit without warning. Got into the van to...
• Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 21:32:27 -0600
  ...I did the diagnostics in the Bentley manual which pointed to a bad solenoid. Jim Thompson's Oldvolkshome website suggested disassembling the solenoid to...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:28:56 EST
  ...If the ignition switch is sending power to the starter, then the solenoid will be engaged and the starter motor will flip out and...
• Re: !!!URGENT!!!-NEED HELP/ADVICE!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 16:44:18 -0400
  ...After a while that starts working less often, at which > point you disassemble and clean your solenoid, get a new solenoid, > or get a...
• Re: vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:03:41 -0500
  In every case of a starter not responding to the ignition key on an Air Cooled, I found the solenoid to be locking or...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:25:20 -0600
  ...Cliquez ici The circuit from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid was poorly designed and supplies just enough current to activate the solenoid...
• Re: Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 23:41:29 -0400
  These "ignition" solenoids, (relays) are common for trucks, busses, RVs, industrial equipment etc. For these applications there are many things that need high current...
• Syncro starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:38:20 -0700
  Hi Do I really have to disconnect my innner CV, and move the diff-lock solenoid just to get at the starter on my...
• 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:17:15 -0500
  ...12V at solenoid (after switch)? If 12N is there but still nothing, do you replace just solenoid or both starter & solenoid? Thanks for info...
• Re: 86 Syncro - Differential Lock
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 04:16:24 +0100
  ...fracture - the differential lock vacuum solenoid became misplaced. > The van is together except for the missing differential lock solenoid (and > bracket). > > Is it safe...
• Re: DELAYED STARTING!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:41:45 -0700
  ...Drillock advice? On Jan 11, 2012, at 10:13 AM, Aaron wrote: > If it's the solenoid, you can pull the starter, remove the...
• Re: WTB a starter solenoid -87 AutoTrans
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 21:41:30 EST
  ...I don't know of anyone that sells solenoids. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• starter solenoid problems (and solution)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:57:04 -0700
  For the second time, the starter solenoid in my '81 westy had crapped out. As it usually does, it waited until I was halfway...
• Re: 86 Syncro - Differential Lock
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 07:20:24 -0500
  ...wrote: > In the time my 86 Vanagon Syncro has been out of commission - notorious 3-4 > gear fracture - the differential lock vacuum solenoid became...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:25:10 -0700
  oh okay, its just that I went into an electronics parts store, Mars Electronics, and told them I wanted a solenoid type relay, and...
• Starter solenoid: R&R?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 09:56:40 -0600
  ...I did remove and replace the low amp wore to the solenoid a few times, cleaned the grounds etc. After tapping the solenoid with...
• Re: HELP!!! Electric Problem
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 10:52:25 -0800
  ...Assumming that most electrical power in our VW's passes through the fuse box (the direct power to the starter/solenoid being one exception...
• Starter question. previous reply was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 02:31:16 +0000
  ...If the solenoid is clicking you are telling it to go. It could be the resistance of the solenoid circuit is too high for...
• RE[2]: BUM STARTING FUN FOR A WHILE BUT...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 16:06:09 GMT
  ...Multiple recipients of list VINTAGVW <VINTAGVW@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU> > > Actually, you're supposed to have the battery all connected > when you short the solenoid...
• Ignition / Starter
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 21:26:45 -0500
  ...My starter and solenoid are fine, but it won't crank from the ignition switch. Right now I've got a nice long wire...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 01:39:24 -0500
  ...Do you at least hear a clicking sound when you engage the ignition? This should be the solenoid engaging. Anyways, I would do as...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:33:25 -0800
  ...How do you clean and relube a starter solenoid? The starter is about six months old. If cleaning the solenoid doesn't fix my...
• Starter motor solenoid wires
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:01:35 -0500
  On my 87 I have removed my starter (to do a clutch job) and I forgot which of the small solenoid tabs gets the...
• Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 18:31:51 -0500
  ...It feels like wax/grease combination and seems to be whatever the solenoid is filled with probably an insulation of some type. The solenoid...
• Re: Can I buy just a solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:30:32 -0800
  I just input the solenoid part number for my vans into Bus Depot, and they had the part. But, since I can buy a...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:59:31 -0400
  ...In both cases the draw of the solenoid can waste much of the charging current. Also some dual battery automatic combiner products use solenoid...
• Re: starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 8 May 2008 16:04:46 -0700
  Evidently the solenoid comes apart and it can be lubed with some light oil. However, my problem completely went away. Clint William Greenamyer <greenamyer...
• Starter solenoid current
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:03:14 -0500
  ...No apparent shorts in the wiring (everything routed away from metal) so I am guessing it is the solenoid itself. It works but the...