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• Re: D'OH (metic) fridge
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 04:20:46 -0700
  Wes Neuenschwander wrote: >That doesn't really address the central problem - which is the lag time >between starting the fridge and getting the refrigeration...
• 82 Diesel Van
  Historical mailing list - GREEN-DANIEL ALLAN
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 22:23:25 -0400
  ...After a lot of hard starting I finally couldn't get it going and the battery was draining, so I found two shot glow...
• hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 09:39:15 -0500
  ...The car starts and runs fine, mileage is good. The problem is hot start. After the car has been run and shut off, (engine...
• Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Peter Arnautoff
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:01:03 -0800
  Does anybody else have this problem? My '87 Vanagon Syncro sometimes doesn't start. By that I mean that I'll turn the key...
• Wont crank if voltage <= 12.0
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:23:53 -0700
  My 85 vanagon has developed a problem where the engine won't crank at all when the starter battery voltage has dropped to about...
• Re: Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:29:01 -0800
  ...It was mounted somewhere between >> battery and starter, and a light wire from the starter button or key switch used to activate it. >> For...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 12:53:26 -0800
  Basically you want to get 12 volts to the 'trigger terminal' on the starter solenoid. That terminal has medium thick black/red wire on...
• Starter system woes
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:56:54 -0500
  All, I've been hunting a mysterious starter problem and I need your help. It's crunch time and I can't tolerate this...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Starter Motor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:17:37 -0700
  ...I would save the old starter (Presumably the original big starter). I had an aftermarket starter (not necessarily the same manufacturer as yours) for...
• Re: Tough to start on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:39:48 -0800
  ...The van has been starting and running fine >otherwise. >My wife tells me that it cranks, starts for a moment and then dies. I...
• Stuck in Durango, CO, with Possible Altitude Related Problem
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Sherwood
  Sat, 7 May 2005 15:59:19 -0700
  ...Also it is very hard to start when cold. It would often start once in the morning but if I let it stall before...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:09:28 -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...
• Replacing AFM connector
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:31:38 -0800
  hi all, I have a 1989 van 2.1 WBX with intermittent starting problems (cranks but not starting) and sometimes when it starts it...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:45:26 -0500
  ...Or you can replace the whole starter. Adding a relay to the starter circuit would also be a good idea. Kevin Plichta wrote: > Not...
• Rainy Day Starting Blues
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Jul 1996 09:37:27 -0400
  Anytime it rains overnight my '85 Vanagon (Big Blue) will not start in the morning. No evidence of water geting in the engine compartment...
• Re: starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Corrain
  Mon, 18 Aug 97 17:19:38 -0500
  Hi Ivan, I recently replaced the starter on an 87 Syncro. It is much easier on your 2WD. If you drove for any length...
• Buzzing sound/dead battery
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:12:30 -0800
  Volks, Started my van today and a loud buzzing sound came from the engine compartment. Drove a mile or so and stopped. Turned the...
• Re: Problem with Latrical starter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 20:25:08 -0700
  ...Problem with Latrical starter On Tue, 5 Sep 2017 09:53:12 -0700, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >I installed the Latrical starter...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:20:12 -0600
  ...I've worked on 100's of Vanagons > >> over the years and have never needed, or even contemplated > >> installing a starter relay. > >> > >> - Got good...
• Re: burning paper smell
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:31:05 -0400
  ...After not starting the van for about two weeks I came out to start it up. Once running I began to smell something that...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:11:42 -0400
  ...Even with a boost she doesn't start. Have heard a > single > injector can prevent starting. The PO said, and the evidence supports, > it...
• No Start - '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:34:27 -0600
  ...Then, it started to have a huge hesitation problem just above idle. In fact, it was almost, if not completely, impossible to pull away...
• Re: What year starter, and Bentley on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:14:20 EDT
  Hey Lauren, The Bus Depot website seems to indicate same starter for 81-86 manual trans. The only one would be different would be...
• warm-start problems
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ellingson
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 20:21:43 -0900
  Hello, my 87 westy if having a tough time starting. It seems to be worse when it is warm. It continues to turn over...
• Re: 85 will not start
  Historical mailing list - LeeAnn Medlock
  Mon, 28 May 2001 17:22:07 EDT
  ...I even had the starter tested, and everything was ok. My problem is just the connection between the battery, ignition, and the starter somewhere...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:27:58 -0400
  I have never had to remove the throttle body to remove the top starter bolt. It's a bit tricky to access, but never...
• 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, 2 Feb 2006 19:15:15 -0500
  ...My replacement starter had been bad, and my new one just arrived. I put it in, and now it starts right way every time...
• GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:38:17 -0400
  ...With engine warn went for a short trip on our dirt road accelerated engine it started to miss fire then died! Got it started...
• Re: Engine out, now in: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:57:19 -0700
  Try operating the starter with a Remote Starter Switch. Make sure the trigger wire from the ignition switch is on the right terminal on...
• Starter doesn't turn after replacing weak battery
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:09:54 -0400
  My 84 Westy with a 2.1L wouldn't start due to a run-down battery. I charged it, and started fine. I made...
• Re: Hot Start Problem in H2O cooled
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:00:46 -0600
  ...I asked my mechanic about this and he said to try turning the key but not starting it to let the fuel pump pump...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:23:26 -0700
  it's the battery, the connections, or the starter motor. maybe a relay will solve the problem- check voltage drops throughout. i had the...
• Re: Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 11:14:33 -0600
  I have Karl's adapter and a diesel starter from a later VW in my "88 GL Tintop with the 2.1L WBX. Great...
• Re: 10/09/2015 How to clean up and return that new, never-needed, starter for a full refund?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 20:35:20 -0700
  ...starter for a full refund? > >Hi, y'all! > >Thank you for your earlier help and support. > >NOW, I need to return the new starter...
• '84 Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Edward Orlando
  Mon, 15 May 2000 08:33:37 -0700
  ...Won't Start (No clicking or anything) Battery Isn't Dead Push Starts Easily (and runs fine after that) Is this a clear cut...
• High Altitude Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:35:23 -0800
  After two recent trips to the mountains in my 90 Syncro I noticed the engine has experienced trouble starting at high altitude (5000- 7000...
• Re: Ignition Switch Source & Tips
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:28:59 -0500
  Tom, If your starter is making grinding noises it sounds like the ignition switch, and its start position, are working. Maybe it's that...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:29:02 -0600
  ...It started fine. So, maybe that suggests where to start a bit more? Still likely the ignition switch? Or the solenoid? Or just a...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:59:44 -0800
  ...In the almost 30 years I've been asked for a starter to correct these and similar startting symptoms, more often than not, it...
• california smog issues and synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 1 May 2005 21:34:36 -0700
  ...help interpreting starter problem (4) > 3. [Fwd: Re: help interpreting starter problem] > 4. Van/camper rentals in Europe? (2) > 5. Vanagon (4) > 6. Wasserleaker...
• Re: '85 1.9 - fuel issues - UPDATED - Now longer nad with more Frustration and discust!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 20:00:24 -0500
  OK - this will be long but I felt it best to start at the begining. Several weeks ago my driver side rear tire cam...
• Starter One more time!!
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Sun, 1 May 2011 01:24:31 -0400
  I took my 1987 2-wd back to the shop yesterday for the same starter issues (ie won't crank the engine when the...
• Re: 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:50:48 -0600
  ...It's been taking a number of tries > to start, but now it doesn't want to at all. It's an automatic so...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:53:55 -0600
  ...Anyone know what the Bosch rebuilt number is in case I need a rebuilt starter? Often the parts listed for 82 diesel westy is...
• Re: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 9 May 1996 12:23:12 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Started getting hard to > start late this winter. Tuned it up, new thermostat, new cyl. > head temp sensor. Runs great once started, but still...
• Do I need a new starter???
  Historical mailing list - Dale Hartman
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 10:06:56 -0500
  ...I ended up starting it by getting it rolling and popping the clutch. I got home and obviously it wouldn't start. I do...
• Re: AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min.
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 20:07:01 -0500
  ...AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min. > If the vehicle starts and runs, the AFM is working. > Tom Miller > ----- Original...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:01:03 -0400
  ...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: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:44:37 -0500
  I had a intermitent slow or no start problem. I changed the switch and that helped but would still not crank all the time...
• OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:03:50 -0400
  ...Spray Starter fluid in the air cleaner housing and crank engine--Check. Crank starter by itself (minus starting fluid)--FAIL. WTF? I have spark...
• Re: Cold Start RPM question - 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 22:25:00 -0400
  ...Once I fix it, the van started like a charm when cold, however the motor started surging after the warming up. I am still...
• HELP, starter question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 14:20:15 -0800
  Hello All, I was going to use Gary Shae's starter solenoid rebuilding procedure, since the starter on my 88 automatic seemed fine but...
• Re: 91 Vanagon will not start
  Historical mailing list - Pete Moore
  Sun, 30 May 2004 14:49:45 EDT
  I have a 91 Vanagon that I can’t seem to get to start with out jumping it.. I went out and got a...
• Re: starters-used vs. cheap rebuilt vs. Bosch rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:07:02 -0800
  >I am trying to choose between a used starter for about $55, a cheap AutoZone starter for $90 and free shipping or a Bosch...
• Re: will not start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 08:18:56 -0500
  ...Replace the bushing --- or the whole starter since it's a PITA to get at. To confirm this diagnosis, the next time it happens...
• Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternerator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 01:17:28 -0400
  Hello everyone, I have an 88 automatic, all of a sudden last Sunday the van would not start. I use the van every other...
• Re: replace starter and bushing at some time?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:38:53 -0700
  ...Never had to replace a starter later to test this, but I know the warehouse and Bosch have become very strict with their defective...
• Re: Starter solenoid current
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:38:40 -0500
  ...Starter, starter solenoid, fuel pump and injectors and some other stuff, ignition coil, etc. The solenoid usually pulls ~9 amps measured but you will...
• Re: starter dead? 88 GL Auto
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:01:18 -0600
  ...One common solution is to install a 50 amp relay near the starter, perhaps under the back seat. The relay is operated by the...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:59:15 +0200
  ...Somehow though, I always managed to get it started by either waiting, hitting, holding the key on, or whatever. I got a new starter...