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• Starter Problems update
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:45:12 -0800
  ...The old starter was in the van for 70-80K miles. Guy who rebuilt starter is a local starter rebuilder. He also did the...
• starter fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 18 May 2002 15:37:19 -0700
  I installed the new solenoid in my starter (after lubing the bendix and bushing of the starter itself) and re-installed into van. Works...
• Re: Solenoid/starter problem or ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 19:29:27 -0800
  David - a slow turning starter may not be getting all the power it needs. check/clean wiring at terminals on starter , battery ground and...
• Re: Fw: Two different Starters for '81 Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 04:51:33 -0700
  ...Two different Starters for '81 Vanagon??? > > > > Hello from Atlanta Ga. We have two '81 air cooleds, and there are two > > different Bosch starters listed...
• Re: 3 questions: starter/ignition switch/temp warning light
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:05:02 -0400
  Kevin, I have an automatic so I can't tell you about the starter motor busing. The Bosch WR-1 relay can help with...
• Starter
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:00:07 -1000
  I am having a problem with my starter. It intermittently doesn't work. If I attach a jumper at the positive lead that goes...
• 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 - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:45:10 -0500
  ...If it is out of adjustment, the van > wont start. Try putting the shifter in neutral and starting it.Try any gear > and start...
• 3-4 needle bearing style pins fall out of starter area when I removed the starter?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:44:21 -0400
  ...I removed the starter and found 3-4 of these trapped on the starter "shelf" (the bottom of the starter hole). Any clue as...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 15:37:51 -0700
  ...Often, I need 2 or 3 tries >>>> before the van starts. Is it the starter or could it be something else? >>>> Thanks >>>> Alain >>>> >>>> Sent...
• Re: Won't start when hot OR cold
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:17:02 -0600
  ...I was then > only able to start the van with a jump start from my other car or the > 'start' mode on my battery...
• Re: Starter or Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - ron
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 13:08:39 +1000
  Sounds like the starter motor. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Schaper <JSchaper@SCHSA.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 1...
• FW: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:43:08 -0500
  I have a 91 2.1 automatic and after 25 years and 300K miles the starter would occasionally take a break and need gentle...
• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:36:31 -0500
  Be sure to try with a booster battery when a Vanagon engine will turn over with the starter but won't fire and run...
• Re: Wont start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:56:04 -0800
  ...m) Engine cranks without effect, starts when key is released. n) Engine cranks, starts with difficulty. o) Engine cranks, starts normally. p) Starter doesn...
• Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:39:23 -0500
  I have been trying to solve the problem where my 84 Vanagon doesn't want to start after several stops. I assumed that this...
• Re: Newbie Question Flood - Hot start
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:27:50 -0800
  Hi again Skip, Sounds like your Van is suffering from the dreaded "hot start syndrome". As an aside, I love all the "syndromes" we...
• Delayed starter action
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 19:20:49 -0400
  ...Yes, clean all the electrical connections in the starter circuit. More importantly, invest in the Bosch WR-1 starter relay. Get from list vendors...
• Re: Starting Problems -still
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 15:31:55 EST
  Ed; Most FLAPS have a roll-a-around test station for your battery,starter and alternator. My FlAPS is more that happy to do...
• Re: 1980 starter...man vs auto
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:18:13 -0400
  A standard starter predominatley has a pilot shaft extending past the gear while a Auto starter does not (the torque converter has a larger...
• Uncooperative Starter
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:17:51 -0700
  This weekend, on three seperate occasions, my starter wouldn't do its thing when I turned the key. * The first time I figured it...
• Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:22:31 -0800
  re "that involved something, I guess in the casing, of the starter being ovaled out." Are you talking about the starter bushing that's...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area...
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:29:27 -0700
  ...First locate the starter housing. Then when you know the location of the starter, try to tap it with the long end of the...
• Re: Are syncro starters any different than 2WD
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:18:47 -0400
  "the original syncro starters were shorter," CLose...... longer ..... about 1/4" I have one.... a real PITA..... TO close to notice until your thoroughly...
• Re: Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:07:21 -0400
  Are you working with an automatic or a manual tranny van? If manual, did you replace the starter bushing (in the bellhousing, tip of...
• 82 starter & 80 engine compatible?
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:01:25 EST
  Hi Listees, I still haven't been able to get my westy started. I was wondering if I was having trouble because the engine...
• Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 07:59:06 -0600
  I'm still in pursuit of getting my van running again after the runaway starter incident. Here is where I am with it now...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:36:30 -0500
  Thanks for the reply, I will work on a remote starter that I can do. I did say it was a 91, but it...
• Re: Starter Power Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:04:11 -0700
  The starter is comprised of 2 main parts, a solenoid actuator and a powerful motor. The 2 parts get power from 2 very different...
• Re: '80 starter fails until you knock it [known vanagon problem]
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Mon, 27 May 2002 22:33:54 -0400
  Phil, I am plagued with a starting problem with my 1980 as well. My starter turns the engine over but the engine will just...
• Re: Is it or isn't it starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 21:13:26 -0600
  ...Next up might be the starter bushing in the bellhousing.. These need a dab of grease when the starter is out. If it is...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:18:47 -0600
  ...If the starter works fine when it starts, but not when it doesn't want to start, it's probably not the starter. You...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem (extensive experience)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 19:55:52 EDT
  ...Replace starter, 0.25 volts to ground and starter spinning! After taking the starter off and testing again, it often reads a fraction of...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:36:00 -0700
  If it's a manual transmission waterboxer starter, those should not be run without being inserted into a bell housing, or a piece of...
• Re: delayed start
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:50:44 -0500
  ...The starter prob. could either be stiff grease in the starter relay (on top of the starter) slowing the movement of the electrical points...
• Re: It won't even start.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 17:46:09 -0600
  >Hi, >I have an 87 syncro van that has a slight starting problem (this is >different from my previous post about cold starting, although...
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 May 2018 16:27:36 -0400
  FAS in Maine has a TDI starter and adapter plate that not only gives you a new starter (a couple of options), but takes...
• Battery dead Fast - now - dead starter
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 15:33:05 -0400
  Thanks to the list for 1) Helping identify the problem - yes it is the starter and 2) helping use my multimeter correctly. Both batteries...
• Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:51:37 -0800
  ...New Rebuilt Bosch starters come with a new bushing and they say you *must* replace it when installing a new starter. remove starter to...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:15:10 -0700
  one very efficient way to start on this issue is : you have a Remote Starter Switch ( a tool ) in your tool kit. You've...
• Re: Starter review 4 years later
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:23:49 -0400
  Yes, I still have the Multivan and the starter is still doing great! Latrical (California Alternator and Starter) has some competition from Bosch now...
• Re: Starter review 4 years later
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:02:24 -0300
  I've been running one of Karl's adapters and a TDi starter on the WBX for 6 or 7 years now.� It always...
• It won't even start.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 Nov 1995 15:55:00 -0400 (EDT)
  Hi, I have an 87 syncro van that has a slight starting problem (this is different from my previous post about cold starting, although...
• HELP/stranded/starter
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:31:26 PDT
  Hello List Well the ol' Snugvagaon got us to Chicago (from Alfred) but alas the starter became skittish on the way. After spending 45...
• Re: Differences in 1.9, 2.1, auto, etc starter starters
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:10:17 -0400
  Many thanks to all who replied to my questions about what the differences are between the different starters, especially Mike Collum, who wrote: > The...
• 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 - Mike Frost
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:18:19 -0800
  ...If it is out of adjustment, the van > > wont start. Try putting the shifter in neutral and starting it.Try any > gear > > and start...
• Re: 1985 trouble starting after long driving
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 13:42:22 -0700
  ...if not, you probably need a main starter solenoid. (the main starter solenoid ran almost $70 at my FLAP, but he sold the Bently...
• starter problems 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Sat, 4 Jan 1997 12:09:25 -0500 (EST)
  I just had my starter rebuilt by a shop here on cape cod, but have recently had problems with occasional no-starts. I assumed...
• Re: 79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue - Now Hard Start Relay Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:36:20 -0400
  The spring inside the relay used to make a standard VW hard start relay is rated at 100,000+ cycles at full amperage (as...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:50:39 -0700
  Sure, for a backup plan in the spares box. :) FYI, my adaptor prototype was spawned by three failures of the 'GW' / IMI starters on...
• Re: Intermittent Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:32:01 -0600
  Barry Armitage wrote: > on my last long trip I > stopped at a rest stop and the car wouldn't start -- lights okay, no > clicking...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Demarest
  Sun, 1 May 2005 19:25:44 -0700
  Thanks to several folks for the starter suggestions. I ended up directly connecting the two terminals on the solenoid to send power to the...
• Re: Starter Amplifier Question? 3rd request
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:39:07 -0700
  That looks like a 'Hot Start Relay' I been meaning to put one on my Westy for long trips. My starter is pretty new...
• Mystery Starting Problem '84 auto wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Booker C. Bense
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 09:50:02 -0700 (PDT)
  ...In fact, that's how I know it's spring, I have to crawl under the vanagon to start it. - The starter has been...
• Re: A/C cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:38:07 -0600
  The cold start injector should activate when you run the starter ................ Look for a poor electrical connection. I've had mine unplugged during some...
• Vanagon Starting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sun, 25 May 1997 11:02:31 -0800 (AKDT)
  Just took off on a weekend trip with the family and the Vanagon started to snit. Would not crank with the ignition key until...
• Re: Starter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 13 Nov 2016 17:38:26 -0400
  Have you eliminated the other possible suspects … battery, poor ground / lack of current at the starter? This is the time of year up here...
• Starter relay
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 12:31:37 -0500 (EST)
  ...If the computer really does need this extra second to calculate before allowing startup... Push starting would be a bad idea wouldn't it...
• Re: Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 19:35:34 -0400
  There is one wire, slide on, which attaches to the starter... and has come loose on my Westy a few times. Almost called a...
• Won't Start, 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 12:36:14 -0800
  On a cold morning, with no previous problems, I tried to start my 1984 1.9, and it fired like it wanted to start...
• Starter Amplifier Question?
  Historical mailing list - Danrich
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 00:37:48 -1000
  Aloha I was on the list years back and have come back with an issue with my starter. I read some of the archive...