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• Solenoid for parts or Bushing? opinions please!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 10:07:29 EST
  I have read many suggestions regarding my starter question post a while back. Here is a little history that might help. My 87 auto...
• 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...
• Start-Solenoid-fix
  Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
  Thu, 1 May 2003 09:28:23 -0500
  Hi, I am about to add a low voltage relay kit to my starter and have a question. First, the kit I am going...
• Re: Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:35:35 -0500
  ...Everyone should be sure to apply grease or something to protect that short little cable between the solenoid and the starter body; it has...
• Schematic needed, starter issue, Old school stuff
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:24:31 -0500
  ...It was nothing more than an old Ford remote starter solenoid wired to boost the power to the starter on VW's since the...
• Re: Push button switch
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:54:13 -0800
  ...Search "remote starter" � Chris C GBX � ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would just go to a FLAPS and buy a generic starter button. wildlyguessing ... it's a 10...
• Re: Starter removal???
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 17:38:19 -0500
  ...My current 85 Auto starter seems fine at the moment. I’d love to hear your impressions of any difference with the new starter...
• Need '81 starter
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 14:26:59 -0500
  Well, sucessfully burnt up the starter on the '81 the other morning doing something rather stupid so I need another, anyone with one hanging...
• Remote Starter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
  Thu, 1 May 1997 00:01:22 -400
  ...I bought a remote starter switch for about $8.50 (US) at Western Auto and I would recommend it highly. No more begging the...
• Starter replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 11:37:29 EST
  I am looking for advice on starter replacements...Option 1 is to have a local shop rebuild mine...had the alt done this way...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 10:42:44 -0800
  ...Mark JRodgers wrote: > > I tried a couple of shots of starter ether into the intake and it won't > fire on that either - indicating...
• Re: turn key, wait for turn-over
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 19:39:01 -0400
  ...I even replaced the female spade connector that's on the wire from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid ... after cleaning the male...
• 91 Westfalia aux battery wiring problem?
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:04:57 -0600
  ...In all cases below my Main batt power cable remains hooked up but starter cable is experiemented with (and is the one that activates...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Daniel J. Hein
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 20:37:29 -0500
  What the heck is it with these Volkswagen starters? I have had the hot start problem recur with new Bosch starters (back in the...
• Re: Starter Wire Connection
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:41:10 -0700
  ...Bentley page 97.204 shows the starter wiring for 1990, with only ONE wire to terminal 50. Bentley page 97.220 shows the starter...
• FW: Starter removal???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 18:02:49 -0500
  ...My current 85 Auto starter seems fine at the moment. I’d love to hear your impressions of any difference with the new starter...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:03:21 -0400
  ...Recently, however, I changed the starter on an '84 MT with no extra elevation at all. You'll need a long extension on your...
• Re: Strange Electrical Problem - '56 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 13:06:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...i was not able to find the real problem for the starter not engaging, but fixed it none the less. i installed a "hard...
• Now that we are talking batteries...
  Historical mailing list - James Johnson
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:06:28 -0500
  My vanagon almost went up in flames! The starter shorted out and caused the positive cable leading from the battery to fry. Almost took...
• Heavy Duty Starter Cables
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:22:11 -0700
  Hi all! With all the postings about starter problems, I thought it would make sense to post a product I just read about in...
• Permanent Remote Starter
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:44:47 -0800
  Yep, you were right, Scott, regarding the black/red wire from the starter. I tapped into it by removing a short section of insulation...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:45:19 -0500
  ...GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter Our esteemed membership mentions: >>>As for starter performance the permanent magnet, gear reduction starters are becoming extremely common due...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:29:56 -0400
  ...The starter had >> been installed with only the short bolt which had loosened. The starter lost >> ground and would only work intermittently. Then the...
• was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:12:47 -0500
  ...I have never had the exact no start problem that others are referring to but do have an intermittent slow turning starter as though...
• Re: JC Whitless?
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 17:43:22 -0500
  ...They will rebuild your old starter to your spec. GM starters swell up from the exhaust heat plus 100 deg F summer days here...
• 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: Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 11:02:09 -0400
  ...Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while At 07:59 AM 9/7/2007, Dennis Haynes wrote... >The gear is...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:57:03 -0800
  Our esteemed membership mentions: >>>As for starter performance the permanent magnet, gear reduction starters are becoming extremely common due to their light weight and...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:45:06 -0700
  re a ground directly from the starter to the body would make alot of sense ' the stock ground strap at the front of the...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:58:21 -0700
  ...How much heavier is a starter?" >> >> Parse that sucker. It's an open book test. >> >>> Starter isn't that hard to change on an...
• Re: Vanagon Starter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 9 Sep 2016 16:57:43 +0000
  ...Use a new > > Latrical TDI starter, no core, and the total cost is $155. :) > > Karl > > westyventures.com > > > > > > -- > Brent Weide > Portland, Oregon > www.weidefamily.net...
• Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:15:34 +0000
  The IMI starter is junk, bad batch, who knows?  My Subie converter and me agree.  I had two of them, and awful frustrations, no...
• Re: Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 17:09:29 -0700
  ...Help!!! Won't start > > you could change replace the ignition switch and add a hard start relay at the starter > >> On Sat, Apr 18...
• Re: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:38:57 -0600
  To Change Clutch, TransAxle & Starter Motor had to be Removed&ReInstalled, So Check All Connections @ Starter Motor & The Trany To Frame Ground Strap ~ On...
• Re: Alternative Instrumentation
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 11:12:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Oh yeah, starter current. Accelerometers, anyone? :^) Thanks for the addresses! Steve
• Re: Northern Starter Blues -Mystery # 2
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:44:31 EST
  ...pull the starter of and wirebrush the face where it seats on the tranny..then clean the tranny area too...put it back and...
• Re: Best CAR ALARM for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:13:11 -0400
  ...wrote: > So, does anyone know of simple alarm without all the > bells and whistles?(no keyless entry, no remote > starter, no...remote doorlocks) When...
• Installing Starter in '81 Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 13:11:03 -0230
  ...Should I use gasket maker or similar to seal the starter onto the transmission, or should I just bolt it on? TIA. Bob Norman...
• Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 19:31:42 +1200
  ...All you need do, when the starter is spinning and shouldn't be, is turn the key back & forth a bit. If the motor...
• 1.9 starter for a 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 23:37:01 -0700
  ...Will I need a new starter? Does anyone have a pair of the muffler bracket straps that they don't need? Bus Depot's...
• Re: Free (non running) 1976 VW Westfalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 May 2004 01:47:27 EDT
  ...from a 76 fit on my 83? Like starter, pop top > stuff > etc... > > nope.. starter -may-, if yours is aircooled and same trans, not...
• Re: Removing clip from Hall unit
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:53:09 -0400
  ...I would spray a bit of starter fluid into the air intake. This will bypass the fuel injectors and fuel system. If the engine...
• 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: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:12:18 -0500
  What do you think the amperage would be, to trigger the starter solenoid? It was just going through my mind where to buy a...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:22:52 -0800
  ...The larger 4th wire goes to the starter motor where it shares the stud with the BIG wire from the battery. The mid86 and...
• Re: New behavior from the starter..deisel (gas) inline...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:34:00 -0400
  ...the starter seemed to spin > free for a fraction of a second before engaging...Second start, same spin > up by the motor before it...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:24:58 -0400
  Is the starter mounted firmly to the bell housing as it should be? If it got jammed because the bolts were loose, the starter...
• Re: Starter is OUT...now cant repair.
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 00:17:17 EDT
  ...Seriously, if you go with a new, as in NEW, starter that is great. A rebuild has an element of risk attached to it...
• AW: Buying an '82 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 23:42:55 -0700
  Part number 068 911 023 M Vanagon Diesel Starter. After removing the starter try to run it off a battery- it could be something...
• Re: faulty starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 May 2000 17:36:44 -0400
  ...I have bypassed it for >now by simply jumping the starter leads that plug into the switch. Be careful...my family had a big...
• auto KEP adaptor plate for sale + starter
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:10:14 -0700
  ...Including is the IMI high-tork starter. The kit has the plate, bolts and flex plate. This is brand new, never used, ever. I...
• Re: Archives
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:30:31 -0800
  ...Does anyone know which that top bolt takes to remove > the starter? My '88 is an 8mm hex, with a 17mm nut that is...
• Re: Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 15:33:42 -0700
  ...These factory relays are wired through the starter motor!! I don't have time at the moment to explain fully but this is a...
• Re: Starter woes...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:03:06 -0400
  And I just got word back from the mechanics that the "new" starter they got was bad. Dennis Haynes for the win, again . . . Thanks...
• Re: How to Test Compression in Out-of-Vehicle Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:56:54 -0400
  ...Carefully touch the red Jumper cable to the two points on the back of the starter to engage the solenoid and rotate the starter...
• Re: Starter spins, engine doesn't
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:07:29 -0500
  ...The starter > engages and turns the flywheel, but the engine does not turn over. > > Is this potentially a simple problem with the flex plate...
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 17 Sep 2005 10:59:48 EDT
  ...I rebuilt a Vanagon starter myself years ago and used it for five more years. As far as I know, the thing might still...
• Re: rebuilding starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:51:31 -0600
  ...It's the main current path from the solenoid into the starter motor. It's made of such thin strands that it can easily...
• Re: Help!!!!! Need starter for an '88 Vanagon -- automatic
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 26 Apr 97 19:24:11 CDT
  ...i talked to Kevin today at about 1700, and he's got a starter on its way (from his in-laws back home). it...
• Re: Sticking Starter
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 14:44:42 EST
  ...board and running around to the wheel well and poking the starter, which works, but I am looking for a more permanent solution >> Get...