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• Re: No start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:01:20 -0400
  >Greeting All. > >I have a 1980 aircooled federal vanagon 4 speed that will not re-start when >hot. Battery is new and good as...
• Urgent Starting Problem!/ Suspect Neutral/Park Starter Switch/Contact Bridge Problem
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 20:48:25 -0500
  ...At first when I picked up the van it would not start, he had to put it in neutral to start it. I told...
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 13 May 2010 18:54:13 -0400
  ...It definitely has started successfully every time since, though still slightly labored. Better, but still not ideal. I believe it to be the starter...
• Re: <AIRS> 81 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:44:19 -0500
  ...Wouldn't start. May have burned up the starter trying. Starter has been replaced. Then, while driving noticed a loss of power. Backed off...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:21:12 -0700
  ...0V when parking brake is on. > > 2) Red/Black: #50 starter circuit. 0V when not started, 2.5V when > started and light is half...
• Re: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 4 May 2010 10:08:57 -0700
  Here's how I like to operate the cold start valve on any old system like this one... - by manual push button. ( they operate...
• Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:08:29 -0400
  ...kind, i guess, a hot start situation.... so no cold start operation.... no choke...... The only part i didn't change.... stupid me, i...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 04:39:46 +0000
  ...Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help! >Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:27:45 -0500 > >Hi Oliver, > >12.3V at the starter should be...
• unusual problem
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 00:53:57 -0800
  Here's a new one! About 2 weeks ago while starting my van in the morning I turned the key and the starter engaged...
• Re: What just happened?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Rizzo
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:08:43 -0700
  ...So > then I started to research new/used engines, thinking this ones a > goner. I am still frustrated that it would not start and...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 17:15:19 -0700
  ...Since there is a huge stock wire from the main battery to the starter, use the starter as the place to connect the aux...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - frank
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:21:34 -0400
  ...This > problem began with hard starting, but the van would run fine once > started......that is until it would randomly just die on the...
• Intermittent Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:10:10 -0500
  ...I push started it and it was okay, and I finished the trip. For the next few days it would do the same thing...
• '84 dying in hot weather (long)
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 23:23:40 -0400
  ...No start. Starter fine, but smell of fuel from exhaust. Wiggle high-tension wires, and connection from FI cable to ECU. Starts and runs...
• No start, no spark
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:19:27 -0400
  So today is my birthday (54!) and my van, 1986 GL 4-speed, surprised me with it's first ever no start this morning...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 20:25:05 -0600
  ...However, if I do it enough, it always starts (so far). I > have checked the connections of the battery and the starter and the...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 18:18:59 -0400
  ...I tried > to jump start but nothing. The starter makes no sound whatsoever. If > I crawl underneath and connect to 2 large connections together...
• Re: Diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Zach Kaplan
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:03:08 -0800
  > It's the "cold start knob" - I'm told it changes the amount of fuel or = > timing of fuel as it goes into injector...
• Dern thing won't start - the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:15:38 -0700
  I found out my '87 van has an alarm installed How did I find out? Well, it won't start. you hear a couple...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:54:14 -0700
  Well since you didn't mention it, it could be all your starter problems have to do with poor ground strap at the tranny...
• Intermittent hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:28:22 -0400
  ...Waiting a short time say 5 minutes or so and it consistently starts right up. This does not happen every time. Already tried changing...
• Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:36:09 -0500
  ...In the past I had hot starting issues and the motor would turn over very slowly. That was resolved with the hot start relay...
• Slow starter when hot
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 13:44:12 -0500
  Hi all, When I start from cold the engine turns over just fine but when I restart and the engine is hot the starter...
• Follow up on my no start when hot issue
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:46:16 EDT
  ...The story is- bad starter (field coil was coroded) riped afm bootwhen starter motor was replaced.Would not idle,Now it idle just perfecty...
• Two fuel pump questions
  Historical mailing list - Wrenold Williams
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:38:27 -0400
  ...Why does the pump start when I turn on the ignition but does not stop after a few seconds as usual? Previously it would...
• Re: Dumb Question - Remote Start Switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 21 Jun 2014 19:31:02 -0700
  The better way to do this is to install a "hard start relay" and then use that to also act as the remote starter...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:43:31 -0400
  ...If ambient temps are moderate or warm, a diesel in good shape should start eventually even without working glow plugs. They are basically a...
• Re: vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 19:30:35 -0400
  Wil, With an engine that won't start when cranked, here are some basic things to check: 1) fuel - is there fuel being sprayed...
• Re: Fan comes on at startup
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 09:16:24 -0400
  ...Fan comes on at startup My rad fan is coming on as soon as I start my van (even if it has been sitting...
• Where does starter solenoid wiring go?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:36:40 -0500
  ...Does anyone know off hand which one it is and where it is routed? I have a very flakey starting problem. Either my starter...
• 2.1 stumbling on startup
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:57:02 -0500
  My 91 2.1 will start and stumble for the first 30 seconds. Temp 2? Thanks, Jim
• WTB used Vanagon diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:40:02 -0400
  Hi, I'm looking for a used Vanagon diesel starter. Is there one out there? Best regards.
• Starter solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:48:11 -0400
  Does anybody know if it is possible to purchase a solenoid seperate from the starter for the 85 Vanagon? -T
• Re: Survey: Your hot-start starter solutions
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 1 May 2005 14:23:01 -0400
  Ed will you be tabulating your survey results and posting them to the list? jonathan
• Re: HELP: in Kamloops and need some help
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:55:13 -0800
  ...Turning > the key to the start position the fuel pump started again and no > starter...no click, no nothing. Did this about 10-15...
• Re: Testing the starter question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 17:48:34 -0400
  Yes you may want to put an alligator clip on one end of a wire that is long enough to reach from the starter...
• Failure to start problems.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 18:23:18 -0800
  ...The car is in mint condition, uses no oil, no coolant leaks, no starting or running problems, except: In the last two thousand miles...
• Re: Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:28:54 -0500
  > He has a HOT START PROBLEM , not a NO CRANK PROBLEM. He did not specify whether the starter was actually cranking or not (except...
• Re: 79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:33:24 -0400
  ...79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue Hey Gang, I’m working on a 79 bus with a Vanagon air cooled engine. The...
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:48:42 +0000
  ...The connections at the starter and the battery are very clean. It does not have the hard start relay, I haven't put one...
• Re: cold start problem - 89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:39:41 -0500
  Water Boxers don't have a cold start valve. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Chris Agh [mailto:chris.agh@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 30...
• Hard start, rough idle, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:18:06 -0700
  ...The next morning it wouldnt start unless I gave it a lot of gas as I cranked. Once started the idle was rough at...
• Re: 86 running problem
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:16:09 -0600
  ...It will start and die and then crank without starting > until after it sits for a while. I can hear the fuel pump kicking...
• Re: Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 11:52:42 -0500
  ...heat and overheat of the starter...that gets in a neutral state... and the day I will get really mad about it, I will...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 09:53:09 -0500
  Joe, It would be a good place to start and may solve the problem. They fail in such a way that they give a...
• Re: Battery cable question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:04:36 -0500
  ...There was usually (but not always) a delay from when I would turn the key to the start position and when the starter motor...
• Re: Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 01:22:33 -0700
  I would look at the power wire that comes from the starter and goes to the relay box. The connection on the solenoid is...
• 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Laura Olson
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:53:01 -0600
  ...I bought the battery because I had had some strange starting problems three previous times in the Spring and Summer-had a new starter...
• Re: Best 4 spd Syncro starter replace solution?
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:47:10 -0800
  ...Vanagon wiring was pathetic to start with.How many have heater fan switch permanently in position 3? Ground screws had only threads to contact...
• Re: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:57:23 -0400
  BTDT, you can try jumping the starter with a wire from the alternator to see if it's the switch or the starter (it...
• won't turnover after long trips (77 VW Bus)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 12:59:56 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The only way I can get it to start is to push start it. Once I do that and am able to get up...
• Electrical fits!!
  Historical mailing list - J. Naser Motlagh
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:37:34 -0600
  I was traveling and my oxy and bat light started to flicker, It seemed to subside as the rpms got higher, then it just...
• Re: Can't start the engine...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:30:15 -0400
  Check that the starter is wired correctly. You have two wires that go to the solenoid. One of them activates the fuel pump while...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:13:21 -0600
  ...Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny > > What do you think the amperage would be, to trigger the starter solenoid? > It was just going...
• Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 09:47:22 -0400
  Karl Mullendore makes an aluminum adapter to put a TDI starter in. I have one for the automagic version, it's sweet. The manual...
• Hard start on a slant?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:48:58 -0800
  ...I eventually got it started with lots of massaging on the gas pedal and a quick bang into reverse to get it onto a...
• Re: Ignition Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 09:05:31 -1000
  ...to keep 12VDC going to the coil during starting cranking. other circuits that run when the key is on ..wiper, headlights etc... are bypassed...
• Re: Syncro starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:43:14 -0800
  Add another 8 gauge wire from alt, to starter . Also make sure the spade connector from ign to solenoid is on there good and...
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:03:41 -0500
  ...Try shifting to >neutral and see if it will start then. I'd recommend to start with a jumper wire (or mechanic's remote...
• Re: A newbie needing hard starting help
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:13:15 -0700
  On 8/15/2009 1:38 PM Rene Ditton wrote: > It's hart to start. When it's cranked cold, it has a bit...