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• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:44:43 -0400
  ...Moving the wire back to the starter (a TDI starter for my Subaru conversion) fixed it. Thanks again, Ed On Wed, 1 Jun 2016...
• Re: Daily First Start Hard
  Historical mailing list - Edmund Shotwell
  Wed, 28 May 2003 11:49:37 -0400
  ...Daily First Start Hard I have a second problem. Every day the first time I start my 86 GL it is hard to get...
• Re: Successfully installed hot start rely...but now....
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:51:34 -0700
  I have warned here numerous times over the years that there can be a wiring conflict when putting a start relay into a Westy...
• Re: new starter not rebuilt for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:46:36 -0700
  ...The only new starters available from Bosch at the moment are SR15N - for Bug M/T to 79, Bus M/T to 75, Type...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter (solved!)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:42:17 -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: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:11:07 -0800
  ...The van then started, although it ran a bit roughly for a bit. Subsequent starts were instantaneous, as they should be. After noticing that...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:57:21 -0400
  Meaning it won't start, makes sense now. On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:41 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > I...
• Re: Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:01:05 -0500
  ...Most of the time it would start just fine, but every so often it would turn over but would not start. It would sometimes...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 13:22:35 -0800
  They cant unless you bring the starter in bolted to a bell housing... Daryl of AA Transaxle 425-788-4070 "On the cutting edge...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 23:24:29 +0000
  ...no cold start/hard start relay kit >Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:25:20 -0600 > >Mathieu Bertrand wrote: > > > > Hello, my 86 vanagon won...
• Re: 85' won't start :-( any clues??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:14:45 -0400
  >Good Morning everyone, well this week isn't starting off so good, this morning went to start the bus and no start. >The battery...
• Re: starting and engine immobilizer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:44:11 -0700
  ...starting and engine immobilizer > Eight years ago I had a engine immobilizer installed as anti theft > device. > It shuts of the starter and fuel...
• Re: 81 hot start problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 96 19:47:23 PST
  >I've got an '81 Vanagon with hot start problems. Cold, it starts fine. >Warm it cranks slowly. Summer, highway hot the starter won...
• Re: Do I need a new starter???
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:25:09 -0400
  ...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: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:20:35 -0800
  ...Runaway Starter Saga Continues > > I'm still in pursuit of getting my van running again after the runaway > starter incident. Here is where I...
• Re: early or late 81? (looking for starter)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:18:40 -0700
  ...Biggest differences are the "throw" of the starter gear and solenoid differences. The solenoid on the SR401X is not replaceable separately - starter with solenoid...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Thu, 2 Feb 2017 17:06:46 -0500
  I got the adapter and an off brand gear reduction starter and so far so good. It's probably been in for 6 months...
• Re: fridge relay actuator circuit:
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 20:23:14 -0700
  ...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: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 27 Jan 2017 09:30:05 -0800
  ...Neil, Karl's adapter and a Bosch starter work great; that's what I used to > replace the starter on my 2.2 Subie...
• Re: Engine Won't Start...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:07:32 -0700
  ...I pulled > the wires off the starter and cleaned them up really well and pulled the > starter and did the same. This was all...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:14:41 -0800
  ...Runaway Starter Saga Continues >> >> I'm still in pursuit of getting my van running again after the runaway >> starter incident. Here is where I...
• Re: only starts in neutral
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:56:24 -0500
  Try jiggling the shifter while in PARK while trying to start the van. If it starts when you jiggle the shifter, it probably just...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 06:21:29 -0800
  ...It stays on for several seconds after I release the starter. Mark David Brodbeck wrote: > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jaap Nauta wrote: > > > By...
• Re: AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:45:47 -0500
  ...AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min. > That's not a true statement. A good running vanagon will start fine...
• Car Alarm Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:04:19 +0000
  ...Looking for-remote lock/unlock-ingnition kill-limited sensors, door, shock?-possibility of remote start Will probably put a separate kill switch to the...
• Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Gilbert Kevin
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:41:30 -0400
  ...Over time I've replaced ignition switch, starter motor, and cleaned ground contacts at battery and starter. I carry AAA towing insurance. Thanks for...
• Re: 82 fi electrical question
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:29:12 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The cold start valve only gets voltage when the starter is engaged. To check this, just pull the connector to the cold start valve...
• Re: I have an '82
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 1 May 2007 11:44:18 -0400
  ...I believe the fuel pump is powered via the double relay when the starter is engaged. After the starter is turned off the fuel...
• WTB Syncro Starter
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sun, 6 May 2001 08:29:25 -0700
  Looking for a working used syncro starter! Steve
• Re: Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 21:02:00 -0800
  ...Can >> the starter or solenoid go out from one start to the next? Do I not >> have enough cranking power? I found a similar...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 19:46:35 -0800
  Hi Scott. > Do you normally start the van by turning the key to *ON* ( not start ).. > then listen for the fuel pump to run...
• Re: Problem with Latrical starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 19:29:37 -0700
  Hi Karl, Well, it hasn't acted up in the last 20 or so starts, and I can't find a "new" Bosch SR0408X...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:01:33 -0700
  ...0V when parking brake is on. > >> 2) Red/Black: #50 starter circuit. 0V when not started, 2.5V when > started and light is half...
• Re: "Hitachi" starter in a Vanagon - the real scoop
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:57:55 -0400
  ...Two, it draws considerably less > current, (~1/2) of the standard starter allowing for improved > cold weather starts. The solenoid is more reliable than...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 16:12:09 -0500
  Neil, Was the post you saw about a wbx starter? The starter in the photos seems to be a different type, from your I...
• Starting trouble and rough idle/'89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Egill Ovenell
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 23:27:23 -0800
  I'm having trouble starting my '89 vanagon. I have to crank the engine over and over until it sputters and starts. This happens...
• Re: Trying to re-fix my starter
  Historical mailing list - Nitaino
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:51:21 -0400
  Well I finally got the starter rewired without the relay. I bought a continuity tester and boy is that the best $4 I ever...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:37:13 -0700
  ...The starter > > turns, but the engine only catches half-heartedly. > > > > Flubada-flubada . . . <dies>. > > > > Crank again, give it a little gas. > > > > Flubada, <half-hearted "vroom...
• 1986 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:39:52 -0400
  I have a 1986 Vanagon GL (well, actually, 3 1986 Vanagon GLs but one is for parts now) that won't start. I drove...
• Re: poor cold start 80 Westy fixed
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:15:04 +0200
  ...Required endless cranking before firing up. > Checked the cold start valve - fine. Forced the c.s. valve open and it > starts immediately + idles just...
• Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 06:35:15 -0800
  ...Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without opening up the battery compartment? Has anyone added external battery connections...
• Whining Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 20:02:25 -0400
  ...Well!.....mine just started the whining too! Does this mean I better start saving money for a new one? How long do pumps usually...
• Starter grief on the road
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 06:16:43 -0400
  ...New Bosch rebuilt starter ... new harness from alt to starter ... still each time I keys the ignition it is an adventure... Sort of like...
• starter interchange questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 20:36:04 EDT
  ...ca you use one of the newer style starters , 86 and newer, on the older style vans, 85 and older? the 86 and up...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 22:44:27 -0600
  Does the engine turn over but not start? Or does the starter just click? Or is there no noise at all when you turn...
• Brushes? Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:11:02 -0800
  I had hot start problem once. It started great when cold, but would not when hot. My VW guy did not find out why...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2005 23:17:43 -0400
  ...help interpreting starter problem Hello, so I got a bit flamed on friday for an apparently bone-headed method of checking my old starter...
• Re: Start/Run/Then No Start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:27:30 -0800
  ...Start/Run/Then No Start 84 Westy 1.9L Well. Vroom cold and hot. Glad we're getting our work done around here before...
• Re: '72 Bus Starter Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Oct 1994 13:40:45 -0400
  >Howdy Volks, > >My '72 Westy, Stimpy, is having problems starting. When I get in and crank >the starter, it sounds like it or somepart...
• Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:34:13 +0000
  Aled, rather than dicking around with whacking the starter or other kludges, you ought to take the bugger out and have it looked at...
• Re: new starter not rebuilt for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:30:00 -0400
  ...And since > this involves removing the tranny, I thought it would be a good idea > to replace the 17 year old starter with a...
• Re: Best 4 spd Syncro starter replace solution?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 01:54:45 -0500
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/starter_story.htm ----------------------------- what a bunch of snake oil in my opinion. in 15 years of driving and working on...
• Starter repair:replace wire to solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Joel Brockman
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:51:30 -0700 (PDT)
  I have a starter problem with my 1971 camper. The wire that goes to the solenoid deteriorated and fell off, there is almost nothing...
• Re: 80 Vanagon not starting after extended driving
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 13:56:52 -0700
  And if you do decide to replace starter. First step is to remove the negative strap on the battery.Unless you like white hair...
• Re: vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:08:52 EDT
  ...These power cutoffs get longer and longer and the van finally stops >running and won't start, the starter is working normally. It sounds...
• Definition of "turn over" Please
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 07:53:05 -0700
  ...I used to think that it meant that the started motor cranked the engine freely, but the engine didn't start. However, from the...
• First no lights or wipers but WOULD start - now WON'Tstart
  Historical mailing list - allan harris
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 15:48:29 -0800
  Lights and wipers would not function on start up week last. Thanks to the list I checked the relay and cleaned it all up...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:55:09 -0400
  ...Won't Start >> My 1991 Vanagon won't start. The battery is new and it turns without any >problem. Started seems to be turning...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 18:36:56 -0700
  ...If you add a "hard start relay" for the starter motor to a van that has either a fridge relay or aux battery relay...
• Re: Starter doesn't turn after replacing weak battery - solved
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:36:30 -0400
  ...Starter doesn't turn after replacing weak battery My 84 Westy with a 2.1L wouldn't start due to a run-down battery...