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• Re: new starter not rebuilt for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:15:03 -0700
  ...I work out of this van so it gets started a lot and its still fine. FWIW, I didn't know about so didn...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 10:45:06 EDT
  ...This > trick always worked for the KG when it wouldn't start....but I have heard > that push starting/roll starting a car with...
• engine died
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 08 Aug 1997 16:00:44 -0700
  ...We waited an hour, but still wouldn't start. Called AAA. They came out. Still wouldn't start. They towed us home and unhooked...
• 87 Westy Trouble Starting in Cold
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 05:39:11 -0700
  ...In cold weather I have trouble starting the Westy. The only way it will start is to floor the accelerator and hold it there...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:32:12 -0400
  ...I can push start the van and drive it. > > I tried jumping the starter with a screwdriver across terminals clank clink clank no spin...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:54:03 -0800
  On 12/4/2007 3:21 PM neil N wrote: > I'm pretty sure a remote starter is standard fare at your FLAPS. > > I...
• Re: Paul's starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Schmidt
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 11:39:10 -0600 (CST)
  I guess I had better put the new starter bushing in then.... It's funny how so mnay of these threads apply to one...
• Re: 85 GL Gasoline Toilet
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 16:42:04 +0100
  ...gauge start. On the bottom or the > top? This one starts on the bottom in the broadest band of white. Seems > to be backwards...
• Re: Starter Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 19:25:33 EST
  for a lengthy period of time (several months) my starter would occassionally not crank the engine when I turned the key. I would just...
• starter problems / i'm a novice
  Historical mailing list - moonwoodfreeze
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:17:25 -0500
  my 1986 vanagon isn't starting, the starter motor just clicks a little bit and stops. the connections are all green and cruddy. seeing...
• Starter gone??
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:47:22 -0400
  ...Previous starting, starter appeared to get hung in a spot, like up against compression, or dist. cap arching. Did this time once, then into...
• Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 10:15:29 -0600
  Entity Aled spoke thus: > What's the verdict? Can this starter motor be salvaged or shall I find > another one? Sometimes if you are...
• whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:59:07 EDT
  tried whackin it with hammer numerous times start still just clicks, no crank plenty of juice.. i have bad connections off alternator would this...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:18:33 -0400
  ...Connect a switch between the large starter terminal and the little one....actually easier to connect between the alternator large output and the small...
• Re: Start problems need help on the road
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:53:47 -0700
  ...I had a similar problem for a bit and to get around it, I just attached a remote starter switch to the starter, ran...
• Re: New Problem -engine dies when warm
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Sun, 2 May 2004 17:27:59 -0600
  ...Wont start. Check for loose wires to no avail. reseat temp 2 connector to no avail. Try to start with throttle wide open as...
• Re: Hard start relay- NAPA p/n
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:37:10 -0400
  While many people have used this relay set up to seemingly take care of hat start or other intermittent issues, I have seen a...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:41:22 -0500
  ...As has been stated, check the bushing in the transmission as it can wear down and will affect starter performance. Annual lubrication of starter...
• Re: Help!! Funny Idle, Engine Stops
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:35:44 -0700
  ...I go to a store, go inside, come back out, and the van won't start. I play around with it, and it starts...
• Re: Hot Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:19:27 -0500
  ...But here's the kicker, one time on a cold start, I turend the key and nothing but idiot lights, then I retried and...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:40:20 -0400
  ...The van came in with a "not starting when hot" problem and also a slow spinning over starter. I found a problem with the...
• DELAYED STARTING!
  Historical mailing list - Rey Wood
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:13:56 -0500
  ...Twice within the last two months I turned the key to start � nothing happens! Kept the key in start position and after about three...
• suddenly won't start
  Historical mailing list - Laurie Loeb
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 18:09:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...There was spark, it turned over, didn't sputter, just wouldn't start. After about 30 minutes it started up again and ran fine...
• too cold to start?
  Historical mailing list - julie sommer
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:04:23 -0800
  ...I put some "heet" in the tank and she started. Two days later, no start. What do you think? Bad gas? Fuel pump? Too...
• Re: Delays: auto transmission and starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Robert S Keezer
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 09:23:38 -0700
  ...Then, > out of > the blue, > the darned thing turns the engine and starts. Starts every time, > without > fail (or at least it > has up...
• Re: no start?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:29:06 -0500
  When you look it up, you will find the VW starter does not use a Bendix drive. The solenoid pulls the starter pinion out...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:12:19 -0700
  ...I had a 'whole go-around with getting good starter performance on my 85 Adventurwagon, manual trans. Always iffy cranking. Had several starters on...
• Re: no start
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 16:00:06 -0500
  ...so, should i look > > towards the starter? the starter is only 2 years old. the battery is old > > though, could this be the problem...
• Re: Won't start (tries) (coughs) (smokes)
  Historical mailing list - Andree
  Fri, 6 May 2011 09:40:34 -0700
  Well...yesterday I looked at the wires, tried to start it and had a big burp of smoke come out of the back of...
• New member's starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 16:19:16 -0500 (EST)
  ...Then my problem started. >From a cold start, I drove about 4 blocks, stopped briefly at a bank machine, then restarted normally. I drove...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:06:50 -0500
  Matt, et al: > I turn over the key and get a click or moan from the starter motor (BTW it's > not the battery...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 20:55:34 -0600
  ...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: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Norm - RoweBoat
  Mon, 3 May 2004 08:11:57 -0700
  ...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: Mystery starting issue 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:10:30 -0500
  ...And, I tried to start the van once it was safe in the garage. > > And… > > No start. It starts, but rather then idling it...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 21:33:24 -0400
  ...Clean the area where the Starter meets the bell housing for grounding the starter, Also the slip on connector to the Spade on the...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 20:18:09 -0500
  ...Starter *will* rotate and engine does start when I jump small terminal > and large terminal on the solenoid with a screwdriver or similar. Every...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:46:34 -0800
  ...power, ground, and the bushing to support the starter motor. I >> guess you could add the starter motor itself to the list. But if...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 19:57:14 -0500
  Ordinary solder may melt at the temperatures sometimes produced in abused starters. Brazing would be better if you can do it, or maybe silver...
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:29:57 -0400
  ...at long last the >starter engages 100% and spins the crap out of the 2.0 litre I4 attached to >it. It started so...
• Re: no start in 81 AC Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 20:04:44 -0400
  ...After a few minutes of rest, >>> attempted again to start but nothing whatsoever. No sound at all. After >>> another few minutes of waiting, I...
• Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:44:08 -0500
  >>Remote Starter Switch<< Don't have one. Is that something to get through my FLAPS? Advance Auto, NAPA are the closest two to me...
• Fw: Odd ignition issue
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:50:44 -0400
  ...Odd ignition issue > First I would clean battery/starter connections, then I would look > toward the ign switch, or starter solenoid. > > My first thought...
• Re: Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:17:59 -0400
  ...Cold start valve Waterboxers don’t have a cold start valve. That buzzing thing in the center of the idle is the idle control...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 05:42:55 EDT
  ...A few days ago, after my van wouldn't start in the heat I got motivated and changed the battery to starter cable which...
• Re: Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 6 May 2003 12:17:42 -0400
  ...I have the delay....sometimes not starter >>>kick-in on my 87 Westy. Are you guys saying it is not a starter issue, >>>but...
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 26 May 2018 08:47:46 -0500
  ...I am still on my original starter. What is your preferences for a replacement? 1985 automatic with a 2.1 Boston Bob. Thanks Jeff...
• Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:56:42 -0500
  Air colded Vanagons do have a cold start injector. The 2.1L 86-91 (digifant) does not. I don't no about The 83...
• Re: Upgrading second battery system
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:41:22 -0700
  ...Mark David Boan wrote: > Hi there Vanagon Types, > > I am about to start my latest lockdown project, which is to upgrade from the GoWesty...
• Re: 82 Diesel won't start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nienhuis
  Wed, 3 May 2000 19:34:25 -0700
  ...82 Diesel won't start I have an 82 Diesel that just cranks and cranks and cranks, but won't catch and start. This...
• won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dyer
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 12:36:44 -0700
  ...I have a 1985 Vanagon GL that will start when it cold or has been sitting for a while. If, however, I pop into...
• Starter Help
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:27:41 -0700
  The other day i went to start up the '90 westy (automatic) and got nothing. I brought the battery home to give it a...
• Re: Any engine mechanics near Jay, ME?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron 96
  Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:47:59 -0500
  ...Went to start, cranks fine, has spark, but won't start even with starting fluid! Going to drain gas in case injectors are spraying...
• Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:38:37 +0000
  Raymond, I have found most useful to carry Schumacher Electric - Portable Jump Starter with the air compressor. If you buy the Cig-Lighter-Plug...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:23:25 -0700
  I also have a "won't start after running hot for hours" problem. The temporary fix is to whump the starter solenoid with a...
• Re: No start problem
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 09:28:44 -0500
  Bryan wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My 83.5 is having a problem where when I turn the key to start for the first time, nothing happends. (sic...
• Help........My Van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 13:53:22 -0500
  My 85GL will not start. It wasn't starting yesterday. I tried and tried and eventually got it running. I shut it off and...
• 'Go Westy' Starter-gear reduction type
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 4 May 2002 05:19:41 -0500
  Hello Vanagoners, My 1.9 manual trans starter has the sticky throw-out arm problem. Plus every now and then it seems like it...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:14:23 -0700
  ...I'd turn key with left hand and hold it in the start position while moving the shifter from 1 to 2 quickly. That...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Rory Bogar
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:35:54 -0700
  ...on cold starts and startup idles everything seems good, once i start driving buzzer sounds and light flashes. just rebiult my 2.1 lt...
• Re: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 22:16:55 -0500
  My '83 camper installed its own anti theft devise! It simply stopped engaging the starter. I ran a wire from the battery to the...