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• Re: Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:59:01 -0700
  ...sheet for > the part. > > A starter solenoid is rated for high current, but not necessarily designed > for continuous duty. Think about it, the starter...
• Re: Won't start when hot OR cold
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:17:02 -0600
  ...If the starter is bad, the solenoid won't click because the ground path for the solenoid is thru the starter. Figure out a...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:25:20 -0600
  ...Cliquez ici The circuit from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid was poorly designed and supplies just enough current to activate the solenoid...
• Re: Starter Relay on Syncro 86
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:59:15 -0400
  ...Starter Relay on Syncro 86 Why do you think you have one? The key operates the starter solenoid directly unless someone added a relay...
• Re: starter turns except when the battery is disconnected but does not turn engine-solenoid problem?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:58:53 -0800
  ...Any >> suggestions should this be the problem on where I might find a good >> solenoid? I might go with the new/rebuilt starter/solenoid...
• Re: Where does starter solenoid wiring go?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:43:34 -0600
  ...is routed? I have a very flakey starting > problem. > Either my starter solenoid is going bad or I have a poor wiring connection > that...
• Re: Where does starter solenoid wiring go?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 20:10:29 -0400
  ...is routed? I have a very flakey starting > problem. > Either my starter solenoid is going bad or I have a poor wiring connection > that...
• Starter for 1981 automatic: questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Selin
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 18:51:48 -0400
  ...and the starters differ. > Do I need the late model starter even though the picture made it look like > the solenoid and motor are...
• Re: starter dead? 88 GL Auto
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:01:18 -0600
  ...Since the ground for the solenoid is thru the circuit of the starter itself, if the brushes get bad enough, the solenoid will not...
• starter solenoid problems (and solution)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:57:04 -0700
  For the second time, the starter solenoid in my '81 westy had crapped out. As it usually does, it waited until I was halfway...
• Re: Starting problems...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 18:40:09 -0600
  ...Usually when it is cold it > refuses to engage the starter. > However, if I whack the side of the starter and solenoid, it will...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:40:17 -0500
  ...have 3 automatic starters that could be fixed into 2 without much. One has a broken cable from the solenoid to the Motor. One...
• Re: Relay connection
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 10:51:26 -0500
  Just like this: __________ (Used to go to Starter Solenoid)| | Ignition (50) ---------------------- -- (86)| | | Battery Positive --------- -- -- ------- To Starter Solenoid |(30) (87)| | | | -- (85)| |____|_____| | ____ (ground) -- Ch '89 SyncroBeast...
• Re: [Fwd: starter/ignition weird]
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:21:02 -0600
  ...I finally realized that the solenoid circuit is grounded thru > the > windings of the starter itself and if the brushes, etc. are not making...
• Re: New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 11:26:10 -0700
  ...The lower voltage I mentioned was measured > at the solenoid on the starter. This voltage passes through the ignition > switch and smaller wires than...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 09:32:08 -1000
  why not just undo the starter trigger wire at the starter solenoid ( so there's no way voltage can continue getting to that terminal...
• Re: Starting problems...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 00:36:02 -0800
  ...Usually when it is cold it >>refuses to engage the starter. >>However, if I whack the side of the starter and solenoid, it will...
• Re: Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 6 May 2003 12:17:42 -0400
  ...Starter Solenoid? >>>Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 09:42:05 -0400 >>> >>>So let me get this straight. I have the delay....sometimes not starter...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2005 23:17:43 -0400
  ...Is the solenoid bad on my new starter? My intuition says I should get 12 volts at the shorter terminal screw if the solenoid...
• Re: starters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 23:03:09 -0600
  ...I'm thinking the >>solenoid in starter #1 was newer/beefier than the one >>in the starter currently installed. I thought about >>just replacing...
• RE[2]: BUM STARTING FUN FOR A WHILE BUT...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 16:06:09 GMT
  ...Also, make > sure that your starter switch wire is actually connected to > the solenoid...for a while, mine kept falling off. > > -Doug > 74 super...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:05:39 -0500
  ...I'm short and round with short arms and trying to hook up a remote start switch to the starter solenoid is a royal...
• HELP, starter question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 14:20:15 -0800
  Hello All, I was going to use Gary Shae's starter solenoid rebuilding procedure, since the starter on my 88 automatic seemed fine but...
• intermittent starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Martinez
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:02:35 -0800
  ...Does this sound like a starter solenoid? Anything else short of a new starter? Is the solenoid even replaceable? BTW - the cables are all...
• Re: Subject: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:45:06 -0800
  ...I here the fuel pump come on, there is 12v > at the > main starter lead and less than 4 at the solenoid when turning...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:32:10 -0400
  ...That was be enough to loosen then solenoid. I > eventually I removed the starter, then cleaned up the solenoid and it is > still fine...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:47:01 -0600
  ...starter control positive wire going to > a two-stage** solenoid. > > **The Bosch starter solenoid has a pull-in winding that disconnects when > the solenoid...
• Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 06:39:35 EST
  ...The starter stuck on again. So the solenoid must be sticking (maybe this cold weather is a factor?). Rebuilt starter would be a good...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:38:02 -0800
  ...solenoid and Bendex stuff. OTOH, sending it out for rebuild might be a better use of time; I've never taken a starter apart...
• Re: Starters...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 19:35:28 -0700 (PDT)
  ...That's an expensive starter, isn't it? Should I be suspicious of burrs on the ring gear, bad ground, and somehow the solenoid...
• question about terminals on starter/solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:59:44 -0400
  ...terminal 30 "from battery", terminal 16 "to ignition coil", and terminal 50 "from ignition/starter switch". However, my starter/solenoid only has 2 of...
• Re: 82 won't crank was 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 06:33:39 -0400
  ...If you are getting 12V to the solenoid, but no noise out of the starter, replace the starter. To verify the starter is bad...
• Starter motor solenoid wires
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:01:35 -0500
  On my 87 I have removed my starter (to do a clutch job) and I forgot which of the small solenoid tabs gets the...
• Re: Runaway starter - 88 GL w/2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:37:10 -0700
  ...Is it possible that the issue is with the starter switch, and not the starter solenoid. One way to test would be to supply...
• Re: Sticking Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 23:45:03 EST
  ...I should have listened to the dealer. > If I need a solenoid, should I go ahead and install a rebuilt starter? I think so...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - no start ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 10:44:33 -0600
  ...AAG - Larry Word wrote: >My vanagon will not start. >No current to starter solenoid (small terminal) which ign. switch turns on (or ever!). >*If...
• starter solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:33:20 -0400
  Can you just buy this or do I have to buy the whole starter
• Re: No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:27:21 -0600
  ...are bad enough, the solenoid will not activate, with a relay or not. The short cable that leads from the solenoid into the starter...
• Re: Starter solenoid: R&R?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:31:19 -0400
  ...Starter solenoid: R&R? Trying to get my 83.5 wbx back on the road after sitting for the past year plus. Fresh battery...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 10:23:34 -0600
  ...The >>> "problem" starter solenoid will not disengage when key released from >>> "start" position. Sometimes, I can quickly switch off and back off >>> and the...
• Re: starters
  Historical mailing list - David Robertson
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:07:34 -0400
  ...I'm thinking the >solenoid in starter #1 was newer/beefier than the one >in the starter currently installed. I thought about >just replacing...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:54:26 -0600
  ...Since the ground path for the solenoid is thru the starter circuit, if the brushes and commutator are bad enough, the solenoid does not...
• Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 11:52:29 -0400
  I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full Westy. This has air conditioning but does not have an auxiliary...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:09:04 -0600
  ...My locally rebuilt starter works great, and cost me $95 including a new starter solenoid. John On 7/24/2012 9:26 AM, David...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:34:42 -0500
  ...Its dying man. >Does the solenoid engage? It could be your solenoid if >it doesn't push out the starter gear. I don't...
• Re: Stuck starter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:21:35 -0700
  Are there any tricks to disassembling the starter? Are you using an impact driver to loosen the screws that hold the solenoid housing? When...
• Re: '72 Bus Starter Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Oct 94 11:34:53 MDT
  ...Any ideas? I did a cursory examination of the starter/solenoid, > and didn't notice anything out-of-the-ordinary. The solenoid was replaced...
• Re: intermittent starting problem
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:29:48 -0500
  ...yet). > > Does this sound like a starter solenoid? Anything else short of a new > starter? Is the solenoid even replaceable? > > BTW - the cables are...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:20:07 -0400
  ...Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full Westy. This has air conditioning...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 10:02:29 -0800
  ...a kludged one installed and the starter was still intermittent, so > it now has a GW gear reduction starter and no extra solenoid. > > Stuart > >
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 1 May 2005 16:13:29 -0400
  ...With out the key on, I get 0. > > Is the solenoid bad on my new starter? My intuition > says I should get 12 volts...
• Re hot solenoid not kicking
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 17:02:12, -0500
  ...trip report starter problem Sean (via Linda Bartnik) had a starter (solenoid) problem when hot..... So you liked King's Dominion? If we go...
• Re: Newbie Question Flood - Hot start
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:27:50 -0800
  ...Check for more than 8Volts at main terminal on the starter solenoid, with the key held to the start position and the starter not...
• Re: Stuck starter
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:40:10 -0700
  Years ago there was a "lube" that was made for the starter solenoid , to put on it after cleaning it up and reversing the...
• Re: How do I change the starter motor?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 12:05:33 -0500
  ...With age, the resistance in the circuitry increases enough that not enough current is flowing to activate the solenoid on the starter. This resistance...
• Re: Not starting mistery...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:47:52 EST
  ...As it turned out, it was a sticky starter solenoid. You can confirm this by tapping on the starter assembly next time it happens...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:48:42 -0500
  ...Remove and clean (clean means make shiny bright) the male/female spade connection on the starter solenoid where the wire from the ignition switch...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:12:29 -0400
  ...Often a short-term fix is to give the starter solenoid a firm rap with a hammer (or a couple of raps) and then...
• Re: starter solenoid
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:01:11 -0500
  ...just buy this or do I have to buy the whole starter > Take it to a local electric motor rebuild shop and get one...
• 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...