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• Re: whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:12:28 -0500
  Why don't you try kicking the starter over using a screwdriver? Touch the positive lead on the back of the solenoid and the...
• Re: Slow starter when warm
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 07:52:18 -0600
  As the starter bushing is a bit "out of round", when it heats up (read expands) it doesn't want to allow the shaft...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 19:20:02 -0700
  ...There is also a starter signal wire in there too. It may be that the PS power wire melted through its insulation and is...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:25:20 -0600
  Mathieu Bertrand wrote: > > Hello, my 86 vanagon won't start on cold morning ( -20 celcius). The > starter doesn't turn at all. Sometimes, if...
• Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:31:48 -0500
  ...After coming out of the store, attempted to start and it was no go. Grind, Grind, Grind went the starter. I got out, did...
• Re: Remote starter button how to hook-up vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 23:33:15 PST
  Charles; Looking at Bentley page 97.62 it appears you want to hook to starter terminal #50 and starter terminal #30. Terminal #30 will...
• Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 08:10:55 -0500
  > Ken Wilford > Van-Again snip > Rebuilt > starter would be a good idea unless you like to tinker. I have yet to have a > cleaned...
• Technical Performance Qs Regarding Stock 2.1l
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:49:34 -0800
  ...Actually difficult to get started in first gear with any sort of power. Hill starts are very fun. Second issue happens when first started...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:19:49 -0800
  ...Usually caused by the ignition switch > circuit not supplying enough current to activate the solenoid. > The starter itself is usually OK. A *hard start...
• help with starter relay? (odd, see pics)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:24:43 -0700
  http://eucasafari.vendioweb.com/starter/ I knew my starter was going out, and it failed to start again so I went to clean the...
• Starting Issue
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:18:00 -0700
  ...After a drive of an hour or so I turned off the van and did whatever and when I came back no start. There...
• Starter relay with automatic and cruise, was: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:23:06 -0800
  ...This falsely triggers the added starter relay. If you use a more substantial starter relay device, like a starter solenoid relay, that small voltage...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 19:40:05 -0700
  ...You keep the VW starter in the stock position on the > tranny passenger side and then have a second starter in the Ford > position...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:53:36 -0800
  ...I have an SVX installation, the reason to try the TDI starter of course. Two starters failed, neither failure was related to the adapter...
• "Muir solenoid trick" -- okay now what?
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 19:26:48 -0400
  Well I finally figured out how to wire in the Bosch fog light relay to give my starter that little extra boost ('76 bus...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:12:14 -0700
  ...There's an initial 'umph' -- > starter gives kind of a push, then it stops for 1/4 to 1/2 a second before > it...
• Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:54:57 -0600
  I really hate coming off as Dumb-butt here - but how the heck do you hook up a remote start switch on a Vanagon...
• 1982 Diesel Engine starts slow after fluid changes...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Tanner
  Wed, 6 May 2009 22:00:55 -0400
  ...Prior to these changes the van would turn over for a second or two before starting. Now it turns over for five seconds or...
• 87 syncro won't start
  Historical mailing list - Growly Bear
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 09:55:51 -0700
  I have an 87 syncro (MV with digifant water-cooled engine) which will not start. It died in the middle of an intersection and...
• Re: Engine Refusing to Start or Dying
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 07:54:31 -0800
  ...Occasionally, when > attempting to start the vehicle, I will not hear the click of the fuel pump > relays. Consequently, no start. Sometimes, while driving...
• Re: 1.9 wbx Won't run now it's colder
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:20:11 -0700
  ...Now it was hard starting but did start only to die after about 10 seconds. Did this a couple of times and I gave...
• Re: Stalls and refuses to re-start when ambiante temp above 25C
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 4 May 2016 20:28:59 -1000
  ...Finally stalled and would not re-start. Waited ten minutes and started easily, ran strong until it got hot again and started stumbling again...
• Re: Wont start in park?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:11:58 -0700
  ...Wont start in park? Safety lockout in the shift linkage so you don't start it up in D. Dunno exactly where, but someone...
• Dead battery or other problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:54:21 -0800
  ...The import FLAPS couldn�t get a solenoid so I replaced the entire starter & solenoid. On my return trip (w/ new starter) it failed...
• Re: Starter wire question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 2 Jan 2023 12:32:09 -0800
  ...https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=327387 https://www.google.com/search?q=vanagon+starter+wiring&sxsrf=ALiCzsYT4GoPbQE2iTsIq5dTKNcM0ASHAQ:1672691375661&source=lnms...
• Re: ADBQ
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2003 10:08:58 -0700
  ...The danger is during starting. The starter can pull 100 amps or more. If the batteries are connected by a switch, starter current will...
• 82 won't start when hot was re:83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 07:08:58 -0400
  ...it still won't start when its hot with the same symptoms as before. Which perfectly match the descriptions of the function of the...
• Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 2 May 2004 12:26:59 -0400
  ...The starter was working but the motor didn`t want to fire. After many tries when the battery starting to died, I succeeded to...
• Re: Won't Start - Advise needed
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:31:03 -0400
  ...a quick and dirty test is to crank using well atomized starter fluid - if she starts but konks out when the spray stops, the...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:23:42 -0400
  ...I don't think it's a hot start modification. Both of these wires connect to the twin push connectors on the back of...
• Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Thewestyman
  Fri, 31 May 2013 17:49:26 -0700
  That thing in the middle of the engine, I think it’s called the Cold start valve, is still buzzing, running after I switched...
• Starts then dies. What to check?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Olsen
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:46:29 -0400
  ...Won't start with throttle open. Dies if I try to give it gas. I'm not out of gas, and there seems to...
• Re: [A] Need Assistance With Charging System Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Pinkham
  Fri, 20 May 94 12:13:04 EDT
  ...How old is your battery? Does it take a charge? Try a jump start? Original starter?
• WTB a starter solenoid -87 AutoTrans
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:12:26 EST
  Yes my starter has been giving me trouble but my mechanic friend seems to think that the starter part is fine but the solenoid...
• Re: whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:18:40 -0700
  ...whackin with hammer ....starter > Entity Patrick Rueb spoke thus: > > > you guys also know what size the > > allen key for removal of starter > 5/16 >
• Checking cold start valve
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 08:43:03 -0500
  How do I check the cold start valve on my 83 1.9 WB? Got it running great when warm, but it is real...
• Re: '89 Vanagon and '88 Scirocco 16V at pick a part
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:09:57 -0400
  <snip> I am thinking of taking the starter for a spare--is the auto starter the same as the one in a manual trans...
• Re: Temp gauge on hot at cold startup
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:08:27 -0800
  What year and model do you have? Mark Gary Goldey wrote: >My temp gauge needle is shooting all the way up on cold startup...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?/Bentley question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:45:05 -0700
  ...On the diagram it looks like it shows some sort of conical cap over the starter gear - presumably to keep clutch dust out? My...
• Sunday Update: Billy Bones
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:48:43 -0600
  ...Got ready to leave, starter began to drag. Finally would turn no more. Would not start. 6. Pulled starter in FLAPS parking lot. Tested...
• Re: A newbie needing hard starting help - and the John Muir Bible
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:52:18 -0700
  Rene, Welcome to the list.� I'm sorry that I can't provide a solution to your continuing starter woes, but I can comment...
• Tug's starting update
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 23:07:59 -0400 (EDT)
  The good news- Tug started on command all day. The bad news- I know it'll happen again until I find the problem. The...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:51:20 -0500
  ...I cleaned the battery posts and connectors, the battery ground where it attaches to the body, the ring terminals at the starter, the push...
• Re: no start?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:31:26 -0500
  When you say no start, should we assume that the starter is no turning the engine over? Based on you slow cranking past I...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:52:09 -0500
  ...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 - David Bohannan
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:51:01 -0400
  ...The field coil connection inside the starter was > indeed not desolderable by conventional means; I drilled a 1/8" hole to > create a solderable...
• Re: '91 Starting Issues
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:28:50 -0800
  ...Probably there is sufficient current missing to pull in >> starter. In case starter had pulled in there is a switch attached to >> solenoid which...
• importation success
  Historical mailing list - David E. Most
  Wed, 19 Jul 95 23:43:45 EDT
  ...I've since replaced the starter. . . it's such a luxury to turn the key and have it start. david '79 westy
• Re: Aux battery kit from Bus Depot (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 00:02:47 -0500
  > With this setup is there any way to isolate the MAIN battery > so the aux could be used for starting? If the main battery...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:22:24 -0500
  ...remove starter solenoid wire located on top of solenoid (usually a red wire with a plastic covering), attach volt ohm meter to check for...
• HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:41:02 -0700
  ...But, from dead-cold in the morning, it seems to start ok. This morning, I started it up okay, then let it idle. It...
• Re: It won't even start.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 21:04:25 -0600 (CST)
  ...It won't even start. At 03:30 PM 11/1/95 -0600, Porter_Fred%PAX9@mr.nawcad.navy.mil wrote: > >Hi, >I have...
• Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:33:11 -0700
  ...For those of you with 85's or so with that silly "starter hesitation" problem, don't hesitate to add a relay or ford...
• Re: Daily First Start Hard
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Wed, 21 May 2003 16:24:35 -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: Hot Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:07:52 -0500
  ...One day I discovered if I would attempt to do a hot start, and immediately let go of the key, the engine would start...
• Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 16:20:12 -0600
  Hello Volks, Thought I would pass this one by everyone to see if anyone had any suggestions as to where I should start looking...
• BROKE DOWN: starter wires...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 08:43:59 -0400
  ...My van will not start - the starter works, but nothing else. QUESTION: How many wires should be connected to the tabs on the soleniod...
• Re: '91 Starting Issues
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:06:36 -0500
  ...Probably there is sufficient current missing to pull in > starter. In case starter had pulled in there is a switch attached to > solenoid which...
• Re: Alternator light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 2010 23:19:03 -0400
  On the campers, the ground for the fridge relay is through the starter solenoid. Sometimes there is enough back feed to keep the light...
• Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:07:23 -0500
  My starter just quit, finally. Time for a change. I dug through my stack of spare parts, and there was a starter in it...