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Re: 91 GL won't start
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:02:10 -0500
...Make sure the control wire is plugged in at the starter. Try jumpering the starter control terminal to the alternator B+. If that's...
Re: It won't even start.
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:39:10 -0500
...I'd start by checking it first. Jim Davis 87 Syncro 88 Wolfsburg
only starts in neutral
Historical mailing list - Dana Darling
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 13:17:25 CST
...this list is fantastic! i have a 1991 westy (with an auto tranny) that only starts in neutral-she also idles a little high...
push start - not?
Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:58:18 -0800
According to Bentley: "Vehicles with Manual Transmission must not be started by pushing or towing. Damage to the catalytic converter and/or other parts...
Re: starter wiring
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:25:33 -0500
...On the solenoid, jumping the push-on spade terminal to the big positive terminal should activate the solenoid and starter. Larry A.
starter relay
Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:28:14 -0600
Put my new starter in today. Guess what, it drags and acts like the battery is dead, but it is not. I'm assuming...
Re: Won't start
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 15 May 2006 17:39:51 -0400
Try spraying some starter fluid into he AFM.If it starts, youhave a fuel problem. If it dosent, most likely the problem is electrical...
interesting problem ... solved
Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
Thu, 20 May 1999 13:12:48 -0500
...If one waited longer (engine cooled down), the engine would start. Starter cranked just fine. The problem became worse with warmer weather. Checked ignition...
Re: Is something killing my starters?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:38:09 -0500
...The mechanic that instaled it for me along with the starter was really impressed with the adaptation and the fit. Commented two or three...
Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:38:28 -0400
Well, the saddest thing about this story is that orginally, my starter was working fine...it just seemed to be cranking a little slow...
Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 9 Dec 2015 15:21:12 -0500
...Vanagon Starter relay kit > > Certainly it is an upgrade. Making the switch do all the work of starting > the car is a well-known...
Re: 91 GL won't start
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:02:31 -0600
...It's been taking a number of tries >> >> to start, but now it doesn't want to at all. It's an automatic so...
Re: Starter Gone?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:00:38 -0500
Good news???? I got under the van and smaked it with my hi-lift adapter and tried the key and the starter cranked over...
Re: Alternator light mystery
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 24 May 2010 13:45:27 -0700
...I turned the > ignition on without paying attention but got distracted before > starting the engine. When I looked to start, that Alt light was...
Probs with starter
Historical mailing list
Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:00:10 -0400
I took my '66 to Michigan again (1500 miles round trip) and experienced a bit of a hitch with the starter. A few times...
Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:35:33 -0500
...It > stays on for several seconds after I release the starter. Hmm...I'll have to watch more closely. If mine's not doing...
Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay failure points
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:30:26 -0500
I would start by getting rid of the 4 tires I drive on! Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:26:28 -0800
...This starter worked fine until the positive strap from inside starter to solenoid, failed. I suspect that if I replace the part shown below...
Cold Weather Starting # 2
Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
Fri, 20 Dec 96 07:47:00 CDT
Some of you may have read my first posting about starting in sub-zero temps. Well, with all of my efforts I was unable...
Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay
Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
Wed, 24 Dec 2014 07:22:31 -0700
...I have installed a new Starter and properly restored the wiring to stock. A slow turning starter condition still exists and, as Dennis advises...
Cold Start Valve Gasket
Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
Mon, 24 May 2010 13:53:25 -0700
Anybody know where to get a cold start valve gasket (82 Westy AC 2.0L) and also looking for a 4 speed tranny Selector...
RE: A few problems ...
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Wed, 17 May 1995 10:56:31 -0500 (CDT)
...It doesn't LIKE to start on a cold morning, but it DOES reliably start now. Stalls out a bit, but what the heck...
Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Thu, 23 Dec 2004 07:44:13 -0800
Does the vanagon waterboxer have a cold-start valve, or is the increase in fuel controlled purely by the ECU? I know that there...
Re: Vanagon Starter
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 20:41:06 -0700
...The stock Bosch starter just wasn't strong enough to reliably > turn over the higher compression suby engine. > > I've got a writeup on...
Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?-The bypass button.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:33:09 -0400
...Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ? ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > > while you're in there, > consider installiong a starter...
Battery?
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Sun, 3 Jun 2001 19:39:52 -0600
Well, my van wouldn't start yesterday. The starter would turn, but the engine did not start up. So, I charged it up all...
Re: 85 Vanagon GL slow starting when engine is warm
Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:16:28 -0700
...The longer times seem to be when I try to start it after say a 15 minute shutdown. Cold, it usually starts is a...
'91GL Remains Dead
Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
Wed, 8 Jan 1997 11:05:26 -0600
...However, when we tow the car it will immediately start and run OK including idling properly right after starting. As long as the engine...
Re: starting problem
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:43:57 -0700
...If it starts, most likely worn brushes. I had the same issues with my 91 auto. Solved it with a new gear driven starter...
85 Vanagon starts hard
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Apr 1995 19:45:05 -0500 (EDT)
Help! My '85 Vanagon has trouble getting started. Here's the scenario: What I do What happens --------- ------------ I get in and turn the key...
Re: Ongoing "Honk" as diesel style starter engages
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Wed, 8 Jan 2014 22:05:27 -0800
...Scott On 1/8/2014 9:44 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > You have a bad "bendix" on the starter drive or the starter is...
Re: Question about hard start relay
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:36:53 -0500
...For now, Karl's adapter plate and the recommended Bosch starter motor are the bomb. Solid. Very impressive. > > I do have the Audiovox CCS...
Re: Question about hard start relay
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:02:23 -0500
...One handy thing is with the cover removed the hard start relay can be used to start the engine when one is working back...
Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
Historical mailing list - brett rueff
Wed, 8 Dec 2010 05:47:06 +0000
...With the 12V directly on the starter and still very slow crank all I can think of is its the starter despite its passing...
Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start II
Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:29:18 -0700
It does start. Was waiting for a warm day to try it. Hasn't been 60+ fahrenheit for awhile here and that's about...
Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 2 Dec 2010 21:17:38 -0800
...I never had any electrical problems or slow starting but when I did my Subaru transplant I ended up adding a second engine ground...
NVC (but VW) '95 Cabrio intermittent no start - no spark
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:03:27 -0700
...Come out, cranks, no start. Walk away for a while and might start; might not. Sometimes no start in morning, but usually when restarting...
Re: Info on Vanagon/Audi 5 cyl Bellhous
Historical mailing list
Thu, 10 Apr 1997 09:43:55 +0300
...perfect enhancements done by South African engineers). >What about the starter? On the diesel 4 bellhousing, the starter is on the >transmission side of...
Re: Fridge Propane Mode No Start
Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 21:09:28 -0500
...Fridge Propane Mode No Start > > > For those times when the fridge is difficult to start in propane mode, > previous > > postings in the archives recommend...
Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:45:09 -0700
...BTW why are you installing the hard start relay? We never discussed that. Usually, this relay install is done to reduce wear on the...
Starter Repairs
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Sat, 18 Apr 1998 23:51:14 EDT
With my '84 GL the starter worked great until we actually got the engine so it would run. Then we would have to hit...
Starting troubles..ANSWERED!
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 22:55:02 -0400
...A while ago I mentioned that my '80 Vanagon wouldn't start...all of a sudden and nothing. I researched the troubles related to...
Hot Start issue solve, Who had the solution?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 3 Apr 2024 22:19:12 -0400
...This then seemed to be simply a hard to predict start issue. Dennis felt it was most likely a cam sensor sink or a...
Re: starter dead? 88 GL Auto
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:33:15 -0500
Bobby, Before you start wailing away at it I would inspect it with a flashllight first. I have seen, several times, the small solonoid...
RE: '83 Vanagon woes -- hot start problem
Historical mailing list - Dave Johnson
Tue, 2 Jan 1996 09:37:34 -0800
...Our local mechanics are stumped. >Any ideas?? My '84 also had a hot start problem. The mechanic who fixed the problem replaced the following...
Low power 60 sec after start - a trannie issue?
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sat, 18 Sep 1999 20:13:32 -0500
...Manny of you may remember my problems with extremely low power, starting about sixty seconds after starting, ending some ten min later - and never...
Re: Tough driving(thin air)
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 17:56:49 -0700
...It > would just barely run after I got it started. I could not get the van > started at all unless I disconnected the alternator...
Re: starter bush
Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:12:53 -0000
Dan wrote: > > trying to replage the starter in my 87 westy how do I get the old starter > bush out of the block? the...
Hard to start....
Historical mailing list - C Snyder
Sun, 5 Mar 2017 15:18:35 -0500
...When I left and got ready to start the van, it would just spin over. I tried several times then tried holding the gas...
Ignition switch recommendations.
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Sat, 6 Nov 2010 19:03:52 -0700
...occasionally I'll go to start my van and the starter won't immediately turn over or won't turn over at all. If...
Re: Hard start rainy weather -
Historical mailing list - William Warburton
Tue, 2 Aug 94 8:35:45 GMT
Hi, > Now of course the Westfalia won't start...anybody experience hard starting > in damp rainy weather? Are Vanagon's susceptible to this problem...
Re: Rough running when Hot
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Jan 1997 13:57:44 -0700
...It starts right up, even on the >coldest >mornings, but when it has warmed up, it starts to misfire, running too rich, >black smoke...
Re: Clunking noise when start....
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Fri, 22 Aug 1997 22:41:28 UT
...If the pilot bearing you should also start having some signs when shifting, as the drag on the input shaft makes the trans unhappy...
Start-Solenoid-fix
Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
Thu, 1 May 2003 09:28:23 -0500
Hi, I am about to add a low voltage relay kit to my starter and have a question. First, the kit I am going...
2.1L stops while warming up
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Mon, 10 May 2004 11:10:57 -0400
...Here's the mystery problem that only happens when the bus is started from cold: 1) runs _roughly_ for the first two minutes or...
88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:43:34 -0500
...I replace it and haven't had a single failure to start yet. And I have driven all over today and made numerous stops...
Re: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:46:05 -0400
Hi John, I've owned several 1.9 Vanagons and twice, since 1991, I've experienced the "No start" if left to sit for...
Re: What was the outcome of no click, no start?
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:27:12 -0400
...It's happened again and is going to require a replacement starter or some ingenuity. -craig On Mar 12, 2012, at 1:59 PM...
Re: WTB used Vanagon diesel starter
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:06:36 -0700
...WTB used Vanagon diesel starter | |Hi, |I'm looking for a used Vanagon diesel starter. Is there one out there? |Best regards.
fumble fingers strikes again: correction to vw parts numbering system
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 15 Apr 94 13:51:59 CDT
...that is, an air-cooled vanagon 4-speed has a 091 transmission, and parts for that transmission would start with 091. a vanagon syncro...