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• Re: hot starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:41:36 -0800
  > Ken Nelson wrote: > > My '85GL floods out and won't start when the engines warm. I've > replaced the O2 sensor ( the lead was...
• <AIRS> 81 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - Shawn
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:12:16 -0600
  ...Wouldn't start. May have burned up the starter trying. Starter has been replaced. Then, while driving noticed a loss of power. Backed off...
• Re: Tiico won't start
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:41:00 -0800
  ...Tiico won't start > > Folks, > I need help getting my 87 Westy Tiico started. > > It was running fine, and then one day out of...
• Best CAR ALARM for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:54:28 -0700
  ...if van is in gear and you hit the "start" button on remote....then the van could make a mad dash out of the...
• Starter and Automatic Transmission Probelms
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:41:13 -0700
  ...I went to start it and the starter would spin, but the motor would not turn. I thought that the bendix was not extending...
• Re: will not start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 17:35:45 -0800
  ...will not start when hot > if you started it and didn't run the engine long your alternator would not > have had enough time...
• Re: "Hitachi" starter in a Vanagon - the real scoop
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:33:42 +1200
  >Another benefit of the IMI starter is its higher torque. This could be >useful if your Vanagon engine has been modified from stock, and...
• VANAGON FOR SALE? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 17:05:05 -0500
  ...When the wheater is warm, turn the key...and no starter. Checked the usual: starter and switch fine. Can start it by crawling under...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:07:49 -0500
  Screwdriver across the solenoid ignition wire and starter wire. Always hated doing that, though. I'd first suspect grounds. Not sure how things are...
• cold start problems??
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:10:05 -0500
  ...My brother-in-law in upper Michigan is starting to experience problems starting in the morning when it gets down to 32 or below...
• Re: FW: Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 16:15:32 -0500
  I have a gear reduction starter (not from GoWesty) in my SVX conversion. I was told by Kennedy I would need one for an...
• Re: fridge relay actuator circuit:
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:10:07 -0400
  ...When engine is being started, D+ might conceivably go pos, but the relay is grounded through the starter solenoid, which is being pulled high...
• Re: Starter Removal 2WD and AT
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:26:34 -0500
  ...top bolt holding the starter in an allen bolt? Anyone know what > size? BTW-Picking uo a new starter later and want to get...
• Van started, Then stalled & now won't start
  Historical mailing list - philip key
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 13:41:24 -0700
  Hi All, Started the van this afternoon no problems but then it just died. Starter turns over just fine and no problems with the...
• Starter Wires 91 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:36:41 -0400
  I am in the middle of replacing a Starter on a 91 Vanagon - Automatic - Westy. The starter I removed has two clip on spade...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:43:41 -0500
  On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:01:21 -0800, Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG> wrote: >GoWesty announced a new gear reduction starter: > >I looked...
• Re: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 20 Jun 2021 20:54:51 +0000
  I still have the hard start relay kit in plastic bag, and a spare Ignition Switch.  I carry both; they are small.  Should the...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 19:29:33 -0700
  I'm in the middle of tearing apart starters. Yes. When bench testing that type of starter, The unsupported end needs to be supported...
• Re: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:29:24 -0500
  If it is the starter solenoid, you can get a new starter (w/solenoid) from your FLAPS. with a lifetime warranty. Here in Minneapolis...
• Erratic starting 85 Vanagon Automatic & kudos to R.Salmon
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 22:03:58 -0400
  Hi again Vanagonians My old 85, usually a great starter, has developed a symptom that maybe some of you have experienced and could point...
• '90 Syncro starting problem
  Historical mailing list - John Gearing
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 09:32:47 +0200
  ...However if I get someone to push start the vehicle, it fires up and starts immediately. I have searched the archives for similar symptoms...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:16:45 -0300
  ...Once I have confirmation the starter is indeed dead, I am debating a shift to a TDi starter (SR0408X) w/ adaptor, rather than another...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:38:40 -0500
  ...Turn the key to "on" (not 'start') and using a screwdriver, short from the starter battery positive post to the solenoid push-on terminal...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:51:06 -0700
  ...put a 'starter trigger wire' on while you're working on the starter wiring .. a cheater wire you can hide in the engine compartment...
• Re: Mystery starting issue 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:50:06 -0500
  ...So, we drove it home.  And, I tried to start the van once it was safe in the garage. And… No start.  It starts...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:09:14 -0400
  ...Have a helper hold the key in the start position while you get under there and whack the starter with a hammer or rock...
• Re: hot starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:42:21 -0600
  ...hot starting problem > Dear fellow Vanagon Listers, > > I've got an '84 Vanagon GL with 1.9L watercooled engine that starts > reluctantly when hot...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:32:59 -0400
  ...Jumping doesn't help. > Voltage at starter matches battery. > Turns over slowly with: > - spark plugs removed. > - fresh battery jumpered directly to starter. > - WITH NEW...
• Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:30:17 -0600
  ...Turn the ignition switch to the start position, the relay closes, connecting the starter and the battery. As soon as the engine starts, the...
• Re: Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:29:12 -0400
  Frank, how long have you been doing this and just now found the Syncro starter is shorter? That's been common knowledge forever. BTW...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:46:31 -0400
  ...This works fine with a stock starter setup but can > conflict when the starter setup is modified. So moving 1 wire up front > will...
• bosch part number for diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - "Dave Bayer (by way of \"Carrington, Tom\" )"
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:12:30 -0400
  Hi- After not finding the starter for the diesel vanagon listed with anything other than VW part numbers (on any vendor's sites), I...
• Still no start
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:04:51 -0500
  ...Still not start looked and tested grounds,and vaccum points. I have no start , I have no fuel reaching the cylinders!!! So whats next...
• Re: 84 Westy Hot Start problem
  Historical mailing list - K G Gilbert
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 00:20:13 EDT
  ...With a new starter, I was able to repeatedly start the warm engine every time. That wasn't the case yesterday. Kevin
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:19:29 -0500
  ...I think it is a pilot bushing($1) for the starter inside the bell housing.I wouldnt worry bout it till you needed a...
• Re: Removing Starter - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:52:15 -0400
  Stuck by rust, maybe on the lower bolt/stud, take a solid flat srew driver and bang this one in between the starter and...
• Re: 83.5 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 1 May 2007 14:37:00 -0400
  ...Spray in starter fluid. If the engine starts and runs till the fluid runs out, you have a fuel problem. If it still dosent...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:29:19 -0500
  ...When a > Vanagon fails to start, it's usually not because of the intrinsic design of > the starter, but some other reason - the starter...
• Re: Bosch part no for Vanagon diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:26:58 -0700
  ...Here are the starter numbers and their replacements: 068 911 023 D, 068 911 023 J, 068 911 023 M (the "M" starter replaces...
• Re: 1980 starter...man vs auto
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:24:08 -0400
  Hello Don On 26-Aug-98, Don Schmeichel wrote: > Is there a difference in starters for a 1980 Vanagon manual > transmission vs auto transmission...
• Re: Which Optima for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Jones
  Mon, 20 May 2002 07:37:58 -0700
  ...They work fine for starting UNLESS they get drained down. When they are drained beyond starting power they still run inside lights etc. But...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:12:42 -0400
  shawn! this subject has been talked about several times...i had a brand new starter and battery on mine and it did the same...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:19:37 -0700
  When I first went through this (slow starter eventually stopped altogether, on my auto; I don't remember what you have) I pulled the...
• Re: [Fwd: starter/ignition weird]
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:21:02 -0600
  ...On my 82 > > Westy I installed the relay out of habit but noticed that the starter/ign > > wire seemed larger (8g vs 10g) than...
• Re: 82 AIRCOOLED STARTING ISSUE
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 7 Jan 2015 16:48:01 -0800
  What a great dad! Ready to fly 5000 kms to start a car for his son. I'm sure, there are many members of...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 13:08:38 -0700
  ...Then plugged it back into the ECU, made my post about the measurement, went outside, started the van -- it started poorly then figured it...
• Re: Balky starter
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 12:03:09 -0500
  >Any thoughts on why my starter won't in this current -25C (-13F) weather. >Battery fine, toasty with electric blanket around. Solenoid fine, wiring...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Mar 2016 19:09:13 -0400
  Just get the gear reduction modern starter from GoWesty or Van Café and be done with it. Self supporting so no need for the...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:42:19 -0700
  ...However, if I do it enough, it always starts (so far). I > > have checked the connections of the battery and the starter and the...
• Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:58:23 -0700
  ...rotation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STARTER 45 Separate starter relay, output; starter input (main current) 45a Output, starter I Input, starters I and II (Two-starter parallel operation...
• Re: Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement=fixed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:50:56 -0400
  Hi folks, Well, figuring I'd still have the starter core if it didn't work, I went ahead and tried to repair the...
• Re: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 19:35:16 -0500
  ...I know nothing about the GW reduction starter but am wondering if that warning applies to all gear reduction starters or just the Gowesty...
• Re: Starter Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 19:00:25 -0800
  The top starter bolt is quite long and not only mounts the starter but passes through the trans and block to hold them together...
• Re: Syncro starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:54:43 -0400
  I dunno about SYncros, but I just changed the starter on my 2wd '85 Westie... I was able to get the starter out without...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 08:13:09 -0800
  ...The "diesel starter" is an upgrade starter setup that uses a vw diesel car starter with a small adapter plate to mount it to...
• Re: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:18:17 -0400
  ...when you turn the key do you hear a click from the starter (no continue with the next steps) 2. check the main power...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Wassily Smyrnow
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 14:09:23 -0400
  ...Intermittent stalling & starting my 84' vanagon, auto trans; gives me problems starting although I have fuel, new plugs, & fuel filter. The engine cranks and...
• Re: Hotwiring a vanagon to check ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 12:15:18 -0800
  That's how I start my van when the starter doesn't turn. In my case is not the switch, but the starter. There...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:52:40 -0400
  ...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: Starting From Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:45:18 -0500 (EST)
  All this talk about starting from engine bay reminds me something I had in mind for a long time: Is there a contact anywhere...