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• Starting and idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Knud Haugmark
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 22:27:12 +0100
  ...This morning my 84 wasserboxer had a hard time starting Almost drained the battery. when it started in went out again once I gave...
• wont start: the sequel
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 19:08:51 -0700
  ...Went out to the garage and -- Smoky started!!!??? Reluctantly to be sure but he went. Sounds like a flooding problem but why, how?? Never...
• Flashing Temp Light!
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 09:54:01 -0800
  I started the '88 Wolfsburg this (cold) morning and the temp light started flashing. Kept flashing, kept flashing. Checked expansion tank, it's fine...
• Hot start relay
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:03:21 -0500
  Well, I put on the hot start relay from Bus Depot today. Blue 84. We'll see if all my starting problems are gone...
• Re: Don't wanna go!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 01:03:41 -0400
  ...One time it died >while trying to move and as soon as it started (It started right up) >it was fine. I I wonder...
• 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 - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:08:51 -0800
  ...Did you try Roger's suggestion of jumping the terminals on the starter? Sometimes a bench test of the starter isn't conclusive because...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter (solved!)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:08:21 -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 problems
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 02:38:19 -0700
  ...Sometimes had to crawl underneith and start with a screwdriver on the starter solenoid. Of course, it worked fine when I got it to...
• underwater starting
  Historical mailing list - David Chec
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:27:00 EDT
  I haven't been able to start my van since the North East has been underwater. > Is this a common problem? Is there anything...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - dneu
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 22:35:33 -0700
  I've noticed the same w/ my starter. What I found is that my charging system won't give the battery a full charge...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:36:44 -0500
  Well, I dont see any postings since saterday.Did you get it fixed? The 1.9 needs cold starting enrichment, just like all cars...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:49:03 -0500
  I tend to think of a starter relay as an upgrade rather than a fix. True, it can make a starter work when it...
• Re: Turn key - nada
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Fri, 24 May 2002 19:47:36 -0700
  Karen, Sounds like your starter is definitely to blame. You can replace it if you want, or have someone do it for you. It...
• Ongoing "Honk" as diesel style starter engages
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 8 Jan 2014 11:22:08 -0800
  I have an ABA VW gas inline motor in my 84 van, turning a 5sp tranny...with a diesel bellhousing and starter. Been running...
• Re: Starter removal???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 16:34:07 -0500
  ...Starter removal??? For several years now, occasionally my starter on my 91 2.1 automatic would not start. A light tap with a hammer...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 11:09:39 -0500
  ...If the car did not start...............told me that it was either wiring or solenoid (already new less than one year old Bosch starter...
• Re: Starter Motor Sudden Failure: Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:36:50 -0800
  ...I hit the starter > several times with a hammer, but NOT while a helper held the key in > the "start" position. I ran out...
• 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...
• Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:22:01 -0500
  ...my '84 1.9 WBX won't start. Yesterday it ran well once started. It always used to cold-start perfectly, like one revolution...
• Starting Problems, 1987 Syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:44:28 EST
  ...Most of the time the second time starts, sometimes the third, but rarely. This starter went out on me this summer and I had...
• No Juice to ECU -87
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:46:09 -0800
  ...Still no start. So this morning I started doing most the ECU/Ignition test in the bently - everything seemed to check out ok. I...
• Re: Starter Wire Connection
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:44:02 -0700
  Some models with auto trannys have an extra wire with space connector at the starter. It attaches on the starter very near the same...
• Starter rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 10:22:02 -0700
  My starter is getting tired and either needs to be replaced or rebuilt. It has been rebuilt once before and I am wondering: 1...
• Cold Start problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 17:43:28 -0500
  ...Below about 20 degrees F, my '88 refuses to start. The starter does not engage, either no sound or just a click when the...
• Starting Battery, Optima or others?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ham
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 23:31:48 -0500
  My starting battery is dying in my '90 Camper. Does an Optima fit in in the compartment under the passenger seat? Any suggestions for...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 10:42:44 -0800
  ...If the engine won't start because it is flooded then adding ether won't help. Mark JRodgers wrote: > > I tried a couple of...
• FW: Start problems need help on the road
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:20:21 +0000
  ...My wife and I are push start pros growing up poor and all! My concern us with our destination Wanee Festival, sandy camping doesn...
• Re: FW: Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Garcia
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 10:00:28 -0500
  On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 21:00:43 -0600, Mark Magee <markbmagee@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: >Volks, >My starter on the 90 Carat has been...
• Re: AC/DC and I'm not talking sex...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:21:19 +0000
  ...In other words, the starter is energized and then automatically turned off engine starts, also a safety to stop trying to start if the...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:26:30 -0800
  ...I was, and may still be leaning towards your adaptor plus TDI starter setup, but am Leary of trying to remove the starter stud...
• Re: 84 Westy Hot Start problem
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:03:55 -0300
  I had "hard hot start", not "no hot start" problems similar to this. My guess is a TempII sensor, check it's wirring and...
• Re: differences between starter motors?? (For 1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:08:17 -0500
  ...I wish I would have >read your post 12 hours ago, as I just ordered a rebuilt automatic starter. > My starter has been crapping...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:01:24 -0500
  ...Others? The curious thing, again, is the gradual deterioration of starting, from "un quart de tour" as the French say, to many revolutions, to...
• new starter not rebuilt for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:59:50 -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: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:00:28 -0400
  ...Also, FWIW, LAtrical aha California Alternator and Starter sells a new, quality TDI starter for $85 shipped. Amazon/eBay. I have one on my...
• Dead Wipers and Heater Fans
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:31:27 -0600
  ...Got home, started up the uphill drive way, wipers started. Checked the heater fans - both work. So it's not fuses. I haven't...
• Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 08:09:29 -0700
  ...Starter hesitation Did your old starter do the same thing? My starter is a bit lazy. What a lot of volks have mentioned is...
• Starter differences - diesel vs gas?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:47:10 -0700
  I am now faced with the need to replace the starter on my '88 Westy, but only plan on driving it with the current...
• Re: High Altitude Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - RODOLFO MATHIEW
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 05:23:03 -0600
  ...High Altitude Start Problem > After two recent trips to the mountains in my 90 Syncro I noticed the > engine has experienced trouble starting at...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:48:55 -0500
  ...Starter woes Dennis, you are talking about one of those add-on starter relays right? They didn't come stock with one, so this...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Thu, 5 May 2016 12:10:33 -1000
  the diesel starter uses a bushing mounted in the nose of the starter itself. There should be no movement of this bushing in the...
• Re: What just happened?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:42:25 -0800
  yeah my starter is strong ... the full pump... TOO strong haha and i wsh i could push start it but i have an auto...
• Re: engine crank but no start
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:48:30 -0700
  ...The other wire comes from the starter motor circuit 50 to let the fuel injection know when the starter is supposed to be cranking...
• Re: Starter bendix not engaging
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 01 Feb 95 13:09:52 CST
  On Wed, 1 Feb 95 12:32:35 CST Dan Houg said: >had the starter rebuilt and a new bendix put on but it...
• Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 04:00:36 EDT
  I put a starter on my 86' 2.1 and... I heard some strange noises spinning it over and it wont start now sounds...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:44:13 -0500
  ...Symptoms of a bad starter? > > So if you run a new cable, you just run it strait from the battery to the > starter? > Do...
• Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:31:29 -0500
  ...On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Tom Lambas <twlambas@gmail.com> wrote: > If it is the starter solenoid, you can get...
• Re: push start
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:36:42 -0500
  I've also bump started mine a couple of times. I've also heard that you're not supposed to bump start vanagons in...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 19:29:56 -0800
  ...On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Bill Davidson wrote: > But wouldn't the alternator light come on after starting if it wasn't > charging? ... he...
• Re: Advice please
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 22:25:32 -0400
  <Snip> Is the starter quirk 'normal' (Saint Muir's book seems to indicate this) and do I therefore just need to keep a hammer...
• Bad alternator? Possibly related to hard starting...
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 12:43:58 PDT
  Hey all, I learned some things today that may help explain my hard starting when cold problem. Due to detective work I was trying...
• 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 02:22:46 +0000
  ...91 Vanagon Manual with subaru EJ22 but stock Vanagon starting system. Very slow cranking - it has been getting a little bit worse since I...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?-The bypass button.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:45:17 -0700
  ...Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ? >> >> ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: >>> while you're in there, >>> consider installiong a starter...
• Re: Tough to start on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 11:30:41 -0800
  My van has been doing this intermittantly for the last couple months and the last three days its been hard to start every morning...
• Re: Mystery starting issue 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:23:15 -0500
  ...Mystery starting issue 85 auto Date: 12/21/2023 09:10:30 PM HI John, Thanks for the reply. Was this a 1.9...
• Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:27:13 -0700
  ...Replaced the starter with > new/rebuilt Bosch and did the Cold Start Relay mod while I was at it because > the Ingition Switch had...
• Re: Slow starting when hot
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 06:31:36 -0400
  ...Slow starting when hot > >Gregg your reply: > > The whir is a weak attempt at the engine turning over. Te bendix engages >>and the starter...
• Re: Update on starter
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 15:32:24 -0400
  When you remove the starter, you can view the ring gear teeth through the hole where the starter goes. Have someone rotate the engine...
• Re: Hard Starting Cold and Hot
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:41:54 -0500
  ...If I try to start it about 15-30 minutes > after it was completely warmed up it is very difficult to start. The > starter...
• Re: Hot Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:00:08 -0800
  This is a very timely discussion for me, as I'm putting in a hard start relay right now. This is something I'm...