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Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:38:33 -0600
...cleaning all connections ...." the starter wasn't working well. But after replacing the cable, things came out peachy. This suggest the old cable was...
Re: Starter Gone?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:47:13 -0700
...and check the trans ground cable for sure. I also go a bit by what the starter itself visually looks like., If it looks...
Re: Short in the starter circuit somewhere.
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:38:25 -0700
...I have a rebuilt starter, the 'hot start' relay fix, a dedicated ground cable to the starter body and a cable from the alternator...
Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:56:10 -0700
...I put the meter on the battery cable at the batt cable/alternator junction at the starter, 13-14v. > > > > My thinking is 14 volts...
Re: batt cable
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:26:52 -0500
...Of the two wires on the alternator one connects to the battery cable at the starter and the other goes to post in the...
Re: No activity from starter
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:27:21 -0600
...The short cable that leads from the solenoid into the starter body is part of this circuit. When the starter on my '91 GL...
Re: 85 Starter Woes
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Fri, 8 Nov 2002 21:25:52 -0800
...You can fix this problem by simply replacing the braided line with a thick battery cable. You will need to take the starter apart...
Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 4 Mar 2014 14:40:50 -0800
...a copper terminal like those used on welding cables. > On the wbx starters those cables are made of such fine strands that they > can...
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
...If it doesn't crank then, you're either not getting sufficient juice from the main cable itself or the starter is bad. For...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:09:11 -0500
...Symptoms of a bad starter? > > > > > > > > So if you run a new cable, you just run it strait from the battery to > the > >> starter? > >> Do...
Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery?
Historical mailing list - Brenda Zendzian
Mon, 4 May 1998 18:55:39 -1000
...The big fat one is no doubt the starter cable. The question is which one comes from the alternator? -Karl '87 Vanagon GL Weekender...
Re: Is something killing my starters?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:29:19 -0600
Hi, My first guess would be the positive cable from the battery to the starter. If there is corrosion or deterioriation of the wiring...
Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop -FiXED-
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:53:32 -0700
...I put the meter on the > battery cable at the batt cable/alternator junction at the starter, 13-14v. > > > > > > My thinking is 14 volts...
Fwd: Starter problems
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 07:38:37 -0700
I had my automatic tranny rebuilt a while back and when i got the van back my starter started acting dodgy. Would start fine...
Re: Starters and batteries
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Sun, 1 Apr 2018 19:06:58 -0400
...Starters and batteries > > The short answer to both questions, yes! If in the process of > disconnecting or handling the positive cable any contact with...
New battery cables, where? (diesel)
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Sat, 24 Jul 2004 06:31:20 -0600
...I want to change both ground and starter cable. Where can I get these type of cables? Are they original? Is diesel the same...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:58:35 -0400
...Symptoms of a bad starter? > > > > So if you run a new cable, you just run it strait from the battery to the >> starter? >> Do...
Ultimate Starter Fix--
Historical mailing list - UWannaDeaL2
Mon, 12 May 2003 20:15:05 -0400
...Check the starter primary ..The thick cable that goes from the starter to the pos battery or (is it the other way around..only...
Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:04:02 -0400
> > Are there resistance parameters for the batt-starter cable? > The cable resistance is in the low milliohms. Don't even try -- look at voltage...
Re: Starter Power Question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:14:47 -0700
The main starter power cable comes from the battery, a very thick black cable. It attaches to the threaded wiring stud on the starter...
Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 4 Mar 2014 19:57:14 -0500
...a copper terminal like those used on welding cables. > > On the wbx starters those cables are made of such fine strands that > they > > can...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:05:19 -0400
...cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > I added a 4guage ground cable from the starter strait to the frame > (Attached to one of the cradle...
Re: alternator upgrade
Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:17:44 -0400
...The link to the starter is the > weakest. The battery to starter cable is satisfactory, it has to handle > the huge starter current. I...
Re: Subject: Starter Help!
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:45:06 -0800
The starter gets it's ground thru the mount but I agree with you. I added a ground cable to my starter from the...
Now that we are talking batteries...
Historical mailing list - James Johnson
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:06:28 -0500
My vanagon almost went up in flames! The starter shorted out and caused the positive cable leading from the battery to fry. Almost took...
Heavy Duty Starter Cables
Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:22:11 -0700
Hi all! With all the postings about starter problems, I thought it would make sense to post a product I just read about in...
Re: Starters and batteries
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 14:48:31 -0600
...Starters and batteries > > The short answer to both questions, yes! If in the process of disconnecting or handling the positive cable any contact with...
Re: adding a second battery
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:58:40 -0400
...Ran the (+) cable right to the starter solenoid terminal where all the big (+) leads meet. (From the alternator and then front to the original...
Re: rebuilding starter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:20:56 -0800
...The cable from the solenoid to the motor part of the starter is not a ground cable, it's the main load going into...
Re: How to Test Compression in Out-of-Vehicle Engine?
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:56:54 -0400
...Carefully touch the red Jumper cable to the two points on the back of the starter to engage the solenoid and rotate the starter...
Re: Stuck in Council Bluffs IA
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:16:56 -0400
...Note that this is not the huge Starter to battery cable but the medium heavy gauge red wire that carries the alternator charging current...
How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:28:22 -0600
...Hate to even ask what an OEM cable costs!! And what would an acceptable ohm reading be from the starter terminal to the battery...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:54:08 -0400
...Symptoms of a bad starter? >> > >> > the old cables are not "useless" they are still providing some >> > conductivity, so adding new cables to the old...
Re: Needed EKTA p/n search: starter cable 1982 diesel
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:44:55 -0500
...a part number for the heavy electrical cable supplying > power from the battery directly to the starter in a 1982 Vanagon > DIESEL. This is...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:35:42 -0700
...Symptoms of a bad starter? > So if you run a new cable, you just run it strait from the battery to the > starter? > Do...
Re: heavy duty starter cables - UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:51:09 -0700
...heavy duty starter cables zoran, this sounds exactly like what i'm after. i remember that ken wilford had stock cables last year but...
Re: Hard start, added a ground wire
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 19 Jun 2021 21:32:44 -0600
...cable on the opposite end of the Trany from the Starter Motor ~ I always recommend that in addition to making sure that Cable & Its...
Re: I could use a little help
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:02:53 -0700
The stock wbx starter to battery cable is 12 feet long! They doubled the wire diameter for 2.1 models, with a slightly stronger...
Re: Trying to re-fix my starter
Historical mailing list - Nitaino
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:51:21 -0400
...This brings me to the > next question, which cables within the ignition switch harness handle the > starter? My switch has about 5 wires but...
Re: Starters and batteries
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sun, 1 Apr 2018 18:10:34 -0400
...Do I really need to pull the negative battery > cable before replacing the starter, which blows away radio settings, > clocks, and getting under the...
Engine craqnks too slowly or won't crank - battery cable
Historical mailing list - Subject: Engine craqnks too slowly or won't crank - battery cable
July 31, 1987
...If the conditon still exists: * Install a new starter cable or larger diameter, Part Number 251 971 228G. * Install an extra ground strap from...
Re: am I troubleshooting my starter correctly?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:30:50 -0700
...Otherwise, if I'm reading you correctly, you wanted to attach the negative cable to the body of the starter to establish a ground...
Battery Under Rear Seat Install
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 14 May 2001 11:53:25 -0400
...The positive cable was 31" long and worked out perfectly. The ground cable was 36". I put the battery in a plastic battery box...
delayed starters, hammers, cables
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Sun, 4 Dec 1994 17:27:33 CST6CDT
...Replace starter, no change. Add an additional big-ass welding cable to the existing one and clean all negative grounds. No change. Many desperate...
delayed starters, hammers, cables
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Sun, 4 Dec 1994 17:27:33 CST6CDT
...Replace starter, no change. Add an additional big-ass welding cable to the existing one and clean all negative grounds. No change. Many desperate...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:15:40 -0500
...Symptoms of a bad starter? >>> > >>> > the old cables are not "useless" they are still providing some >>> > conductivity, so adding new cables to the old...
Re: Starters and batteries
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 31 Mar 2018 19:22:13 -0300
...Starters and batteries >> >> The short answer to both questions, yes! If in the process of disconnecting or handling the positive cable any contact with...
Re: Ignition Switch Installed - still no start
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sun, 30 Sep 2001 21:07:42 -0700
...Can you start the engine with the shortening of the cables at the starter? If it starts there, then it is further in 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 - Wesley Pegden
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:45:10 -0500
...cable getting real hot?Oh yeah, I read the last post and the start position allows the current to flow to the starter.Not...
Re: Starter/ground mystery-88 GL 4sp
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:40:19 -0500
...audible, but no action from the starter. > > In a desperate "try anything" moment, I took my jumper cables and ran one > leg from the...
Needed EKTA p/n search: starter cable 1982 diesel
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 17:12:29 -0700
...a part number for the heavy electrical cable supplying power from the battery directly to the starter in a 1982 Vanagon DIESEL. This is...
Re: Starter trouble?
Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
Wed, 5 May 1999 23:02:20 -0230
...Run a cable (like a booster cable) directly from the starter (clip it on to the bottom bolt) to the Negative terminal of the...
Re: 1.9 or 2.1 starter for a 2.1 in an 85
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:35:21 -0400
...that 85's have a smallish battery cable from batt to >starter ................ ( particularily this factor ) > >which starter would be better.. >a 1.9 one...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:09:28 -0500
Run a cable parallel to the old one(electrically speaking). Straight to the starter(which is where your original one goes). Here's some...
Jump out the starter solonoid to eliminate the ignition circuit...
Historical mailing list - Jonc
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:42:44 -0400
...If the starter pops the engine over.. the problem is in the battery or the battery cables... if not your starter is the last...
1.9 or 2.1 starter for a 2.1 in an 85
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:41:09 -0700
...starter anyway ...( it looks orignal ...195K miles on van ) and given that 85's have a smallish battery cable from batt to starter ................ ( particularily...
Re: Weak Starting
Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:27:39 -0600
...Where does the + cable lead to from the battery? Does it go straight to the starter? Michael Knight '77 Westy Deluxe, "el Verde" '85...
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: heavy duty starter cables - UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:01:14 -0800
...heavy duty starter cables > > > zoran, this sounds exactly like what i'm after. i remember that ken wilford > had stock cables last year but...
Starter/ground mystery-88 GL 4sp
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:41:22 -0500
...audible, but no action from the starter. In a desperate "try anything" moment, I took my jumper cables and ran one leg from the...