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• RE: RE[2]: BUM STARTING FUN FOR A WHILE BUT...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 06 Sep 1995 17:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Well, the starter motor was probably smoking too by then. >Also, make sure that your starter switch wire is actually connected to >the <VW...
• HELP -- Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Thu, 25 May 2000 18:57:41 -0400
  One of my 1986 Vanagon GLs (2.1 liter watercooled Digifant) won't start. I drove from Washington, D.C. to Harrisonburg, VA (about...
• Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:23:05 -0500
  ...It >> starts maybe one out of 5 times, and when it starts, it starts right away. >> >>> The battery is right at 12.0 volts...
• Starter won't engage ring gear WHEN COLD
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:37:47 -0400
  ...I do hear the starter motor. Now the questions for all of you starter experts. Assuming the solenoid (which is only a couple years...
• Re: starter turns except when the battery is disconnected but does not turn engine-solenoid problem?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:08:28 -0500
  ...The current situation is that when I tried to > start the engine the starter motor would not stop turning until I > disconnected the battery...
• starting problems /electrical
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 17:34:22 -0400
  ...I put a heavy duty toggle switch there and connected the other end to the starter solenoid. I now have a second starter switch...
• Compensation for faulty diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 07:28:35 -0700
  ...Number 1 would be to pay only for the wholesale cost of the starter, if your starter was more than a couple of years...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] Starter differences - diesel vs gas?
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:26:20 -0700
  ...what are the differences between a stock gas vs diesel starter? Can I buy a diesel replacement starter, and use it for a few...
• Batt is 100% - no crank/starter doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:18:34 -0600
  ...Then start working around to the starter. I have a hard time believing your starter would just stop working without any pre-warning. When...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:41:44 -0700
  ...This winter my six year old starting battery started crapping out if left to sit for more than a couple of weeks, new battery...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:38:11 -0700
  ...Trouble starting The 2 large connectors get power to the starter motor. You need to power the solenoid to move the gear out to...
• 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: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:55:32 +0100
  Peter, You DO pull the cold-start knob in the dash before you start, don't you? You can get away with not using...
• Re: Trouble on the road: starter motor and charging relay have common problem?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:59:48 -0600
  ...First time we roll started down a hill >> and after that it worked again for a day but now it seems to have given...
• Re: New Starter time?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 4 May 2004 00:44:30 -0400
  ...the starter may very well be at fault, but it is not uncommon for a marginal battery, or possibly a bad ground, to cause...
• Diesel starter for Kennedy adapter
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:02:30 -0400
  I'm just about to order an adapter from Kennedy Engineering, and I'm wondering about a starter. They offer a high torque unit...
• Re: Wont start
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:37:09 -0800
  ...I go to leave from lunch and she won't start. It's a bostig conversion, and when I try to start I just...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:07:52 -0700
  The VC kit wire is too short for the gear reduction starter, so make up your own longer one. Stuart From: Michael McSwain [mailto...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 22:00:20 -0700
  ...Engine refuses to start. Doesn't even sputter. Ignition off - try > a gain. Same scene. No start - even a sputter. > > Next effort: Vehicle in...
• 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...
• hot start, high idle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Scarff
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:26:00 -0200
  ...We seem to have a bit of a hot start problem, after driving and stopping (like at a gas station) the starter cranks but...
• Re: Not starting
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:44:05 -0800
  Do the headlights shine bright? Will it jump start from another vehicle? If so, then battery *might* be low. Try charging it. Were there...
• Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:28:58 -0500
  1985 1.9 liter After changing the coolant, I started the engine to get it circulating. I turned off the engine for a minute...
• Re: New Starter - Works, but no start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:28:14 -0700
  ...but did anyone LOOK !!!?? that's where diagnosis and repair starts. In all cases... where any work was just done, that's where you...
• Won't start in the mornings.....
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 22:39:18 -0700
  I converted my syncro to a subie engine and many mornings it won't start, no click no nuthin. The fuel pump primes each...
• Starter Battery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 17:38:11 -0700
  Looks like my starter battery ( an Interstate MB66-50 )is dead Does anyone know if the Optima Starter battery will fit? I like the...
• Re: rebuilding starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:20:56 -0800
  Sometimes, 'maybe' going into a starter and cleaning things up might keep you going a bit longer, but it's more a 'get home...
• Re: 82 now cranks but stil won't start when hot.
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 07:58:55 -0500
  What does it "not" do when hot and it wont start? If the starter has trouble turning over, then check your wireing. You can...
• Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:46:41 -0500
  ...It starts maybe one out of 5 times, and when it starts, it starts right away. > > The battery is right at 12.0 volts...
• Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:49:00 -0700
  hi john, it does sound like your starter has a lot of miles.. and possibly 23 years on it. Sound like 'due' to me...
• Re: '82 Diesel vanagon. Starter isn't turning over.
  Historical mailing list - J.C.
  Wed, 24 Aug 2022 21:38:58 -0700
  ...Does that seem to indicate an >>> issue with the starter, or starter solenoid, or ground connection, or...? >>> >>> You may have seen my earlier email...
• Re: Trouble on the road: starter motor and charging relay have common problem?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:01:10 -0400
  So we made it back without problems (parked on a hill when we had to stop.) Yesterday I started looking around and I found...
• Re: air cooled starting problem (74 BUS)
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 21:14:32 -0800
  ...air cooled starting problem (74 BUS) > Hi, > I know this is not a 'Vanagon' question but I'm gonna give it a shot. > > My...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:27:26 -0600
  I have this Jay Brown Hard Start Relay setup. I can't tell you how well done it the kit is and how well...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 17:28:28 -0600
  ...Just installed the new > battery and ign switch and wondering if I should go fwd with the install or > switch out the starter first...
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:41:16 -0500
  ...Try shifting to neutral and see if it will start then. Dave On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:47 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277...
• Re: Starter relay
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 15:06:19 -0800 (PST)
  > If the computer really does need this extra second to calculate before > allowing startup... Push starting would be a bad idea wouldn't it...
• Re: ok.. last time for 84 auto trans into an 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:03:05 -0600
  ...Yes the starter has a different part number but both >will work interchangeably. Don't buy another starter, support your >local electrical repair shop...
• Starter R/R Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:04:31 -0700
  I'm getting ready to replace the starter on a 90 2WD and wanted to confirm a few things so as to get my...
• Odd no start condition
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 08:01:27 -0700
  ...Once its started, you can drive it all day and stop/start it all you want. The problem is...if it sits for a...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:14:32 -0700
  ...0V when parking brake is on. >> 2) Red/Black: #50 starter circuit. 0V when not started, 2.5V when started and light is half...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?/Bentley question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 17:11:14 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] starter spins, doesn't engage?/Bentley question > Yeah, I thought of that. I got it rebuilt last week, and it started > great...
• Another van won't start saga...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:15:26 -0400
  Hi all, You may remember I was having trouble with my '87 Westy, auto, 2.1L, not starting consistently recently. I could get it...
• Re: Wont start
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:04:23 -0600
  ...if it's not cranking on the starter ... I always operate the starter with a Remote Starter Swtich .. That reduces the connections and wires...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:10:08 -0400
  ...Also I know that replacing a "regular" starter conjures talks about the starter bushing needing to be R/R too, I'm not sure...
• Re: Starting Problem '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:55:09 -0400
  ...Starting Problem '91 Syncro My '91 Syncro is having starting problems. Some times I turn the key and it starts fine, others times it...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 17:11:51 -1000
  ...Engine started, disconnected wire. > Engine ran, but starter did not disengage. > > Tried it again. Starter did not disengage when I disconnected the starter > wire...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:07:33 -0500
  ...no dice. > Jumping the battery off another car no longer has any effect. > > I'm starting to think my starter is a bad egg...
• Re: no start in 81 AC Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 13:20:20 -0700
  Sounds like the starter and booster batteries are both too low now. I guess it would depend on the circuitry of the booster battery...
• Re: replace starter
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:01:20 -0700
  ...replace starter I need to replace my starter. What should I do other than just going to the local supplier get one. I would...
• starter swap
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 8 Aug 2016 17:00:41 -0300
  All, My new LAtrical starter finally arrived today after a two week vacation in Montréal - as soon as I opened the box, le démarreur...
• Re: no start :(
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:44:53 -0600 (MDT)
  Don, On Mon, 11 Dec 1995, Don Geiger wrote: > A while back I had the hot starter/no start problem and did the second...
• Wire cleaning, was: 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:29:27 EST
  In a message dated 98-03-20 12:14:35 EST, koesel@UAKRON.EDU writes: << My 82 ex-diesel Westfalia decided to stop starting...
• Re: Starter Sometimes Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:08:10 -0500
  ...If I charged the battery and waited it would start too. I just installed the hot start relay from bus depot. Problems are gone...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Wrenold Williams
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:55:13 -0400
  ...Why does the pump start when I turn on the ignition but does not stop after a few seconds as usual? Previously it would...
• Starter Survey
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 21:26:38 -0700
  I had a Starter rebuilt by a shop that I had used in the past with fine�results��many times when I was a...
• Battery Woes
  Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:38:37 -0400
  I've noticed in the morning with the first start that the van cranks with no problem. If I have to start it a...
• Van won't start when warm
  Historical mailing list - MF
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 20:36:25 -0500
  ...The engine seems to run start fine when cold, one crank and it starts. Once the engine reaches operating temp though, it is very...
• 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...