Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 33+: 60 results shown for Start.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: 5+years on Rescue Tape.. Fri post
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 1 Sep 2017 16:16:54 -0400
  ...I also installed a Golf starter on my Gen.V inline VW engine. It took a bolt on adapter billet. After a while, it...
• Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:37:41 -0700
  So one day you try to light the fire using the good ol' ignition key and the starter makes strange cranking sounds... Very strange...
• Re: Vanagon Syncro Delayed Start
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:13:35 -0500
  ...Plunger motion also closes a heavy-duty electrical switch between the starter winding and the battery - starter motor starts to spin. My plunger got...
• Re: '82 Diesel vanagon. Starter isn't turning over.
  Historical mailing list - J.C.
  Wed, 24 Aug 2022 21:29:42 -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: Fuel Line Freezing
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:08:06 -0600
  ...The longer the starter grinds, eventually the coughs get more frequent and eventually it will start. The killer in all this is that I...
• Re: 81 Vanagon: temperamental start
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:54:16 -0330
  Tom Young wrote: > Rex: > ---snip--- > I assume we aren't talking about the usual problem with the Vanagon and its > starter (turn the key...
• Re: no STArt!!
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:15:54 +0100
  On Thursday 11 Sep 2003 19:39, Jonathan Clay wrote: > I have an issue w/my '90 Westie!!! She/He/It won't start...
• Re: Westy stalled/wont start
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 17:10:16 -0800
  ...Westy stalled/wont start Help! the other day my 84 water cooled wolfs westy fired up ok but a few blocks from my house...
• Re: Digijet--Digifant....??????????/
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:18:02 -0600
  I am currently using a 1.9 starter on my 2.1. (Both automatics, if that's relevant). The 1.9 starter is about...
• Re: No start, (no crank actually)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:48:29 -0300
  ...Does it kick-in again when you try to crank? Try jumping the circuit either at the switch or at the starter just to...
• Re: Fridge problems...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 08:42:21 -0700 (PDT)
  So Ron Lussier says: > > Howdy! > > I tried to get the fridge started yesterday for my trip to Yosemite, and it > wouldn't start! I...
• Re: occasionally won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 13:34:49 -0400
  ...any > insight here > > Car won't start, cranks but nothing happening (Intermittent). We replaced > the distributor (hall sender unit?) but that did not fix...
• Problem with Latrical starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 09:53:12 -0700
  I installed the Latrical starter with Karl's adapter 750 miles ago on my Subaru conversion. Every few starts the gear does not retract...
• Re: Needed: Starter for 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 6 Aug 97 20:43:31 -0000
  >Volks, >Anyone have a line on a starter for my new 82 Diesel Westy? Dealer wants >firstborn. Wife is tired of pushing/diesel fumes...
• Re: Not starting mistery...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:47:52 EST
  ...As it turned out, it was a sticky starter solenoid. You can confirm this by tapping on the starter assembly next time it happens...
• what to do with starter motor bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:13:02 -0500
  Hey guys, I just got my Bosch rebuilt starter from vanagain in the mail. In includes a little baggie with a washer, the nut...
• Re: First Really Cold Day - Starter Dead
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:05:01 -0700
  ...If you do get normal behavior at "on" but nothing at "start", then look at your starter. No 'click' back there probably means a...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:14:44 -0700
  Put a relay in, add a battery sized ground wire from the lower starter mount bolt to the frame... while you're messing around...
• Westy Starting battery - Optima?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:41:44 -0400
  Has anyone successfully fitted an Optima red-top starting battery in a Westy? I just measured the battery tray and it seems that it...
• Differences in 1.9, 2.1, auto, etc starters???
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 00:29:06 -0400
  Doing some research on starters, and can't find anything in the archives: What's the difference between the 1.9, 2.1, auto...
• Hot start relay.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 12:04:04 EDT
  Thanks John( old volks) for the info on the hot start/no start relay. I was wondering if anyone knows if the vendors have...
• 88 GL - Failure to Start - It's Back!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:36:45 -0500
  ...Not so! It started perfectly every time for 9 days straight. But today it will not start. It acts a bit like fuel starvation...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 22:33:17 +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...
• Re: Digijet--Digifant....??????????/
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:03:25 -0500
  ...The 2.1L starter is more powerful than the 1.9L starter. I believe the 2.1L starter can be used on 1.9...
• No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 16:35:04 -0400
  ...All was well when i last drove it (admittedly, almost a month ago) Now, it wont start. I tried to jump start it, And...
• Re: starter swap
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 8 Aug 2016 22:42:19 -0700
  I assume it's possible to remove that starter bushing, drivetrain mounted, but it's not needed in your case. ( A shop did a...
• '56 bus starting problem - solved???
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 18:16:50 -0800
  Ok, remember the problem with trying to start the '56? First it was just slow turning, so I replaced the battery and tightened everything...
• Re: Van Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:58:04 -0600
  ...Van started > when cold, ran rough when hot (intermittently), would not start when hot > (most times). > After replacing the sensor, van ran great again...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:07:38 -0500
  ...Starter doesn't work on long trips Hmm, you see I doubt it's a lack of current because the starter works 99.9...
• Re: Update on starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:03:12 -0700
  ...if the 'starter ring gear' on the torque converter is bad.. usually the symptom would be noisy starter operation or intermittent engagement of the...
• Re: No Start Problem(one More Thing)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:41:58 +0000
  I also forgot to mention, when it does it, it is on the first start of the day, the rest of the day it...
• Re: Starter/Flywheel adaptors???
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 17:05:11 -0600
  ...Don Gibbons wrote: > > What about an automatic starter. On type 1's an automatic starter can be used in > a manual trans. The auto...
• Re: hot start relay didn't work - now what?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:46:09 -0700
  John Tom's probably right but do this first.Just because your head light seem ok, the starter draws alot more amps.Pull battery...
• Re: lazy starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 19:46:01 -0500
  Hans Brouwer wrote: > Hi, > > Some people tell me I have a lazy starter in our 86 Westfalia since it > cranks over slowly (always starts...
• 1981 starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:12:44 -0700
  ...However there was no juice (assumption) to the starter. The starter just acted like it was not getting any juice. Tried several times and...
• Re: 1.9 won't start
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:08:53 -0700
  ...1.9 won't start I keep on running the engine but it won't start. No gas smell from the tail pipe. Once...
• Re: alt light stays on after a cold start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 11:45:17 -0500
  ...When I > start the van > cold, the battery light (alt. light) comes on with ignition and > stays on > after start. It stays on until...
• Re: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:42:59 -0400
  ...One handy thing is with the cover removed the hard start relay can be used to start the engine when one is working back...
• Van Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 11:52:19 -0800
  ...Stopped for dinner and it wouldn't start afterward. Starter spun it very well, no fire at all. Checked for spark and it was...
• Re: Intermittant starting problem with 1986 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 09:20:32 -0500
  ...Stinson wrote: > We have a 1986 Vanagon GL that ususally starts but commonly > (once/twice per week) doesn't start. > > The only pattern I...
• Dragging starter
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:57:21 +0100
  I have installed a relay to feed the solenoid on my starter. It did NOT make any difference, but I am keeping it, as...
• Re: More 1.9l Starter Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 14:28:47 -0400
  At 13:27 10/5/2000, Jay L Snyder wrote: >(battery to starter cable)? Why does Kennedy Engineering Products say you >have to buy...
• Fw: Westy stalls and won't start
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:46:04 -0400
  ...Westy stalls and won't start Hi all, I am having trouble with my 86 syncro. It will start easily and run good cold...
• Re: Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:25:37 EST
  ...I'm sure tonight when I go back it will start right back up >> Conrad, These intermittent problems can be a real pain, as...
• Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:47:49 -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: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 22:21:39 -0700
  ...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: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:54:43 -0500
  ...No start, no click. > > My 90 automatic bus suddenly won't start. It's had issues with the neutral > safety switch but has at...
• Bad Starter??
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 07:57:53 -0700
  Tom, If you have the cash and the battery has not been change in the past four or five years I would start there...
• Re: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:51:29 -0500
  I have put Jay Brown's hard start relay kits on all my vans and also the headlight relays. never have had a lick...
• Re: No Start - '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:15:21 -0600
  ...The engine cranks but will not start, or even come close to starting. The gas probably O.K. When I first bought the Vanagon...
• Re: temp gauge flasing LED goes off instantly on start uip
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:18:43 -0700
  ...What happens if you start cranking during > this interval depends on how far down the starter drags the battery. If > you turn the key...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:13 -0400
  ...old starter.. was working slow for a couple weeks.. parked the van.. went to start later in the day.. nothing.. So.. someone on the...
• problem w/ re-starting after stalling
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 09:39:39 PST
  ...foot slipping off clutch starting up an incline,starting with A/C on. Tanks Ken Lewis kdlewis@juno.com 86Doublecab pickup 85GL 60 356...
• starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 19:07:59 -0700
  My 1983.5 Westy sometimes has problems starting. When I turn the key nothing happens. However, if I do it enough, it always starts...
• Re: [WetWesties] hot-not-start
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:07:20 -0700
  ...Re: [WetWesties] hot-not-start it cranks fine but won't fire up,. when hot, OR� it has trouble cranking on the starter when...
• flooding
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 10:45:17 -0600
  Sometime when starting my van, I think the engine gets flooded (it won't start and I smell gas). I'm not too sure...
• how to check starter please help
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:16:19 EDT
  van as no crank battery voltage good wires of alternator very frayed and hanging off would this cause the starter to click and not...
• Re: starting
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:04:13 -0400
  ...starting > Has anyone had this problem?? > turn it over and nothing hold the pedal down about 1/2 way and it starts fine! > now...
• Battery Isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 06:54:33 -0600
  ...A battery isolator will block discharge from the starting battery while allowing discharge from the accessory battery. But what if I want to CHARGE...
• Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:23:15 -0800
  '87 Vanagon starter- The drive pinion would not retract, I took the solenoid off and I can slide the drive pinion in and out...