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• Re: 1.9 won't start when hot outside
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:16:58 -0400
  ...Once >>in Osoyoos (Hot weather) I stopped for gas and the same thing would >>not start. I push started it no problem. Then was...
• 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:43:49 -0700
  ...I assumed it was a bad starter. After repeatedly turning the key the engine finally "catches," starts and I'm on my way. Sometimes...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Jan 2004 (#2004-73)
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 22:42:11 -0800
  ...If the starter brushes are bad enough it will need rebuilding. The ground path for the solenoid is thru the starter circuit.</snip>
• 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: Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:35:48 -0400
  Matt, Sure the repair can be done, but if the starter is old enough for the wire to disappear, it most likely is ready...
• Re: Starter Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:25:47 -0800
  ...I replaced the starter, it worked fine, three or > four times, then the same issue. I then blamed the starter switch, and > replaceded it...
• Re: air cooled starting problem (74 BUS)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:25:37 -0800
  ...I am thinking: > > a) intermittent fuel pump...hmmmm its mechanical so I doubt it. > b) fuel filter......but it runs fine when started, up...
• Re: air cooled starting problem (74 BUS)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:32:23 +0100
  ...I am thinking: > > a) intermittent fuel pump...hmmmm its mechanical so I doubt it. > b) fuel filter......but it runs fine when started, up...
• Re: intermitent starting problem, help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 21:15:51 -0500
  ...Check the voltage at solenoid when ign switch is in start position and no cranking. If voltage ok ( 10-13V) then problem in starter...
• 85 Vanagon won't hot start
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Jorud
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:06:38 -0500
  I've got an 85 Vanagon with 1.9 engine that won't start when hot. Wait unit it cools off and it starts...
• Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:14:48 -0400
  With that I would Hold the ignition key in the start position like your cranking it and then move the gear shift (wiggle) it...
• No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:43:09 -0500
  I picked up my "new" '90 Carat this past Saturday and started going through it. When I tried to start it I get nothing...
• Re: No start questions
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:39:59 -0400
  ...I pushed started it and was on my > way. When I returned home it started fine. OK, what to check? Should I just > start...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 17:15:12 -0700
  If it clicks but doesn’t turn there either isn’t enough current getting to the starter or the starter or solenoid is bad...
• Re: Sluggish starter fix
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:06:38 -0800
  ...tired starter. tired starter bushing in the bell housing ( if waterboxer ) poor ground connection at the grnd cable at the front of the trans...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:10:02 -0500
  Hi Gabby -- I did resolve the starter issue, and it was not the ignition switch after all. It was determined that the starter worked...
• Re: 82 AC Westy running troubles (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:35:06 -0700
  > It starts hard when cold and runs > rich > until it warms up, then it runs great. Jake: What temp do you mean when "cold...
• Alternator light mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 May 2010 15:30:09 -0400
  ...I turned the ignition on without paying attention but got distracted before starting the engine. When I looked to start, that Alt light was...
• fuel pump problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:40:33 -0500
  ...It started right up, then died and wouldn't re-start. When I 'energize' the system (turn key without starting all the way), the...
• Hotwiring and Vanagon No Start THANK YOU!
  Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:56:49 -0800
  Thanks to everyone who answered my querry about my vanagon not starting. It ended up being the starter. So I replaced that today (didnt...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:07:06 -0700
  I suspect you will need to replace the starter. Normally, when you turn the key, the solonoid on the starter is activated. This engages...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:34:30 -0700
  ...Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild To validate the direct drive Diesel starter thermal capacity I did a repeated...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:19:54 -0500
  Because of the number of replies suggesting the Jay Brown Hard Start Relay, and because of the great reviews it's gotten and the...
• Re: Starting issues
  Historical mailing list - Michael Cerafice
  Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:09:26 -0500
  ...to troubleshoot it > > further.Before I started messing with it, I tried starting it again, and > it > > started ok.So now I'm dealing...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:48:34 -0400
  ...Trouble starting > > >Starter switch? > >Jim > >On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 9:46 AM B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com> >wrote: > > > I am scheduled to...
• Tiico won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:29:37 -0600
  Folks, I need help getting my 87 Westy Tiico started. It was running fine, and then one day out of the blue decided not...
• Re: solenoid vs ignition switch for non-start
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 09:50:31 -0700
  ...Is that diagnois correct? > > Anything else before I replace the starter/solenoid? Hi Richard. When key turned all the way (to turn starter) you...
• Re: starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 8 May 2008 16:06:50 -0700
  ...Sure enough, when it warmed up, the starter engaged the ring gear. Thus I am guessing the solenoid. I have two rebuilt starters that...
• Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 08:02:22 -0700
  ...Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors > (long) > > Rich, > I've had this problem on multiple vans before I started installing > relays...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:19:38 -0800
  On my 91 Jetta the instructions read to pull out the cold start knob on startup and push it back in when the temp...
• Re: Conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 19 May 2003 11:21:21 -0700
  ...For a starter you need either a waterboxer starter if you are using a gas inline 4 or a special high torque starter in...
• Re: Sticking Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 23:45:03 EST
  ...Eventually things got worse, and the van wouldn't start. Fortunately, it was in my driveway. I feebly attempted to do a little starter...
• Re: "Low RPM drift/surge, what is it"
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 11:19:22 -0800
  ...Start &amp; Go (or no quick escape!)</title> <h1>Start &amp; Go (or no quick escape!)</h1> wsilva (<a href="mailto:wsilva...
• Re: Batteries
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:16:47 -0700
  ...You want to isolate the batteries when you start the motor so as avert trying to draw starting current through the charging wiring for...
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 23:31:12 -0400
  At long last the starter saga is over. To refresh you on this post, I've now removed my 90 Vanagon starter five times...
• Re: Main Positive battery Cable now starter relay
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:39:54 -0400
  I once had a Vanagon with a finicky starter when hot. I added a 40Amp relay to the engine bay for the starter trigger...
• Re: No Start Phenomenon - then corrected!
  Historical mailing list - Gab and Em
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:16:09 -0400
  "I walked up to start the engine, reached in through the open door (shifter at neutral) and turned the key. Nothing. Then again, nothing...
• Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:02:57 -0400
  All, Has anyone ever used the starter testing at your FLAPS? I realize it's not the same as being in the transmission itself...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:51:03 -0400
  ...Granted, the WBX prolly doesn’t need the cranking power of the diesel starter and the lower power draw of the GW starter would...
• Re: starters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 23:03:09 -0600
  ...i used a ford standard starter relay, can buy them anywhere. the amount of wire is minimal since you use your existing starter wire...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:28:26 -0800
  HI Dave, one place to start is .. there is no switch on the clutch pedal.. AND .. I do not recommned starting manual trans Vanagons...
• Re: Starter sings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:35:26 -0500
  ...Starter works very >>>> well in starting. No dragging or any thing like that . Starts the engine >>>> on the first try every time. With cold...
• Re: Starting issues
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:10:45 -0500
  Of course I didn't see the original post. :-( but I would say to search the archive for "hard start relay." and related info...
• 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...
• '85 Starter/Alt. Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 10:32:17 -0400
  I decided to upgrade the starter and alternator on my '85 1.9l due to slow cranking worries. Pep Boys came through with re...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 20:10:41 -0600
  ...Feeling somewhat cocky, we started home and it started > happening again, not far from Billings, Montana. Since you did not describe the behavior completely...
• Re: Bug not starting
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 23:24:43 -0700
  When it turns over, but doesn't start, is there spark going to the plugs? If there is spark when was the last time...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:45:25 -0300
  ...Starter doesn't work on long trips Hello, I have been experience an intermittent problem with my starter. It seems that it works perfectly...
• Re: GoWesty Starter Install Questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron 96
  Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:57:57 -0400
  ...I went with the more modern gear reduction starter and Karl M’s adaptor. Also has a secure wire connector. I hope this one...
• Re: Ignition switch - no start
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 15:02:50 EDT
  ...If I don't have any time to waste, it will push start quite easily. thanks! Eric (Colorado) . Eric, Clean the Starter Motor/ battery...
• Starter wire question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 2 Jan 2023 15:19:22 -0500
  ...I’m hoping for some help as I have a starter issue. My starter is working just a bit slow to get going. But...
• Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:35:55 -0500
  My 91 starter not turning. I here the fuel pump come on, there is 12v at the main starter lead and less than 4...
• Re: Battery Woes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:30:43 -0600
  "Hooper, Mark" wrote: > > > I've noticed in the morning with the first start that the van cranks > with no problem. If I have to...
• Re: [T2] help with starter relay? (odd, see pics)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:52:57 -0700
  ...it looks like this may have been my starter problem, and nothing to do with the starter itself. now to see if I can...
• No Start - Foggy WX
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Fri, 1 May 1998 08:25:16 -0500
  My 85 Vanagon starts and runs great in most weather including hard rain, but will not start in the Fog ! or very humid conditions...
• wont start
  Historical mailing list - Dan
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:33:15 -0400
  ...old battery died, I bought a new one today Still no start if I hook up anouther Battery and jump it it starts, new...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 16:11:45 -0400
  ...Since the new starter, turn > the key, one turn, pause and then it turns again and starts no problem. > >> > >> Any ideas!!?? Anything that can...
• Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 08:09:18 -0700
  ...If you jump start will the starter turn faster or just longer? Take care not to cook the new starter testing the problem and...
• Re: Hot Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 23:32:39 -0500
  ...If I start and stop while the engine is still cold, the engine starts right up with no hesitation. If I drive for about...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:37:35 +0000
  ...1990 2.1L WBXManual TransmissionShoebox Electronix 8691V ECU MonitorGood BatteryGood StarterGood Cranking SpeedGood GroundsNew Fuel Lines and HosesGood Cold Starting (Starts Immediately)No Other...