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• Re: Starter click, no cranking
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:54:12 -0600
  Johan If I were putting odds on this, I'd put 85% on the solenoid, and 15% on the wiring (usually connections at solenoid...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:55:09 -0700
  If the solenoid is triggered by the blue alternator wire, it would only be activated while the engine is on. If you install the...
• Re: VANAGON digest 451
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 8 May 1995 14:49:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The starter "circuit" doesn't really include the ignition switch, since the starter is operated remotely by a solenoid. I would suspect the solenoid...
• Starter Repairs
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 23:51:14 EDT
  ...So today we opened up the solenoid area. It was just a little gunky inside but enough to make it stick and not engage...
• Re: '91 Starting Issues
  Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
  Tue, 12 Dec 2023 01:27:28 +0100
  ...In case starter had pulled in there is a switch attached to solenoid which closes circuit to the starter motor. In case engine runs...
• Re: St. Muir Solenoid Trick
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 09:22:20 +0600
  >Quick question: > > Does the solenoid rely on contact with the body for its ground, or >is it s'posed to have another ground wire...
• Re: Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 6 May 2003 12:17:42 -0400
  ...Starter Solenoid? >Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 13:28:27 -0500 > >Marla, >totally green? that corrision, which result in bad ground , no ground.. >I...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:56:09 -0500
  ...Sometimes an old ignition switch or the wire from the ignition to the solenoid is the culprit. 4. It could be that your solenoid...
• Re: HELP!!! Electric Problem
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 12:13:55 -0700
  ...Check the solenoid/starter connections. You might >also check the volt reading for each of the leads on the power side of the >fuse...
• Re: turn key, wait for turn-over
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:37:30 -0700
  Sounds alittle like two problems in one place, 1) Could be hot & ground wires need cleaning, along with 2)solenoid sticking just a little...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 18:12:31 -0700
  Steve, I'm not sure on how your solenoid is wired, but on my 81 it is direct from the ignition switch. As the...
• re starting woes - whir whi
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  22 May 1997 18:08:30 -0600
  ...The connection to the solenoid was tight. What was loose was the connection of the solenoid bolt to inside the solenoid! Tightened up the...
• Re: Starter repair:replace wire to solenoid
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 13:06:26 -0400
  I had problems with my starter solenoid. My fix was to wire a second starter switch on the dashboard. So you can run a...
• Re: starter problem
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Thu, 8 May 2008 17:09:01 -0400
  ...Thus I am guessing the solenoid. I have two rebuilt starters that do the same thing. One was used for two years before it...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:42:19 -0700
  ...The large nut is the positive "live" battery lead right? On my solenoid, it is covered with a rubber cap. The other wire is...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:24:17 -0500
  Remove the starter, clean the solenoid. The plungers are a tight fit and sometimes just a little rust or dirt will cause it to...
• Re: Starter solenoid powered by fuel pump circuit....arrrrgg...long...help!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:51:00 -0500
  ...One to the main power...one for the ignition/instrument panel....one for the fuel pump and the last one for the starter solenoid...
• Re: '72 Bus Starter Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Oct 1994 13:40:45 -0400
  ...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: 1985 trouble starting after long driving
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 13:42:22 -0700
  At 01:32 PM 7/28/96 -0500, Banks wrote: >I remember something being continually posted about the solenoid. Is this >the problem? > I...
• starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 13:16:42 +0000
  ...the wiring...and the starter/solenoid {apparently the solenoid would cost more to replace than the entire starter/solenoid combination}...no luck...the starter...
• Re: So stuff even happens to me!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 17:57:18 -0700
  ...I had the solenoid trigger were come off, on a trip. We had stopped at head of small spur which we explored by foot...
• RE: '71 Ignition Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Jun 1996 17:09:12 -0400
  ...This isolates the problem to either starter (1st test fails), solenoid (second test fails) or wire twixt switch and solenoid (neither test fails). Good...
• Re: No spark, help
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:03:23 -0700
  ...I checked for spark > from solenoid, no spark. Exchanged solenoids, still no spark. I'm 'corn-fused'... did you mean 'solenoid'? or possibly distributor...
• HIgh Idle
  Historical mailing list - Boroko
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 03:32:24 -0700
  ...no change - If you disconnect the solenoid, it drops to normal. Reconnect and it stays normal. Is this a problem with the Idle Stabilizer...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:53:57 -0800
  ...if the brushes have decent life left, and the solenoid is good ...... which they usually are, and the bendix gear is OK.. they'll...
• Re: Anyone have this tech text?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 16:37:15 -0400
  ...The solenoid itself can be gotten from Checker (or its equivalent) for around $5US. Just ask for a generic Ford truck solenoid. It should...
• Re: intermitent starting problem, help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 21:15:51 -0500
  ...Check the voltage at solenoid when ign switch is in start position and no cranking. If voltage ok ( 10-13V) then problem in starter...
• Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:37:41 -0700
  ...Starters have a magnetic switch often called a solenoid but really just a big relay with an iron core activator that works like a...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 18:24:21 -0400
  This sounds like a problem I had with my bay window van, the long path to the starter solenoid didn’t leave enough voltage...
• Starter relay bypass repost
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 14:50:04 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The solenoid itself can be gotten from Checker (or its equivalent) for around $5US. Just ask for a generic Ford truck solenoid. It should...
• Re: starters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 23:03:09 -0600
  ...One other thing would be to measure the voltage at your solenoid pin with the key at START position. I'm getting about 9V...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:22:24 -0500
  ...remove starter solenoid wire located on top of solenoid (usually a red wire with a plastic covering), attach volt ohm meter to check for...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:11:50 -0600
  Sometimes when its cold the solenoid fires but no crank,when its hot sometimes the solenoid doesn't even fire! Velma 82diesel 1.6...
• Subject: Starting problems...
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 19:01:00 -0600
  ...I took the starter out and cleaned up the solenoid, I also replaced a small pivot pin that was badly worn, since then the...
• Re: Hot engine-dead starter cure
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 13:17:20 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The solenoid itself can be gotten from Checker (or its equivalent) for around $5US. Just ask for a generic Ford truck solenoid. It should...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Steve Shane
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 18:54:12 -0700
  ...Stuck Solenoid???? >Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:24:17 -0500 > >Remove the starter, clean the solenoid. >The plungers are a tight fit and...
• GoWesty extra battery wiring kit
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:12:13 -0500
  ...Auxiliary Battery Madness (looong) Ok, so the Go Westy kit comes with a solenoid that runs between the starter and auxilllary battery. The instruction...
• Re: Vanagon DEAD- Starter relay- Manually Jump??? Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 21:21:26 EST
  ...I don't know about replacing just the solenoid either. I mean if the solenoid is tired then what about the brushes, and bushings...
• Re: Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 09:19:11 -0600
  ...I found that oil had gotten into the starter solenoid. It would cause the solenoid to stick. When the windings of the solenoid got...
• Re: Isolators
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 12:58:21 -0500
  Dan- Do a quick search of our archives over the period from sept-nov of this year on the words "isolator", and "solenoid". Discussed...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l gas - starter type ?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:20:11 -0500
  ...12V at solenoid (after switch)? >If 12N is there but still nothing, do you replace just solenoid or both >starter & solenoid? > >Thanks for info...
• Re: please help -- starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:44:41 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Battery (+) | Ignition wire--------+--------Ground from switch | Starter Solenoid The "+" is the relay. The current from the ignition switch trips the relay and dumps Battery...
• Starter relay bypass repost
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 09:25:03 -0500
  ...The wire from the >ignition switch that normally runs to the solenoid will instead be used >to dump voltage/amperage that's very near...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 97 13:00:14 -0700
  ...The starter on my '81 has a seperate solenoid. Not to pick a nit, but I'm gonna assume that "separate" means that you...
• starter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Mon, 13 May 2002 22:11:35 -0700
  I wired my starter with an extra 30amp relay so that the solenoid is drawing current straight from the battery. I have an inline...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:38:02 -0800
  ...I suspect the solenoid is jammed or otherwise FUBAR'd. Wondered if I could service just the solenoid and Bendex stuff. OTOH, sending it...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:39:34 -0500
  One more common thing that happens, especially in climates where corrosion is abundant, is that the short, large gauge, BARE wire from the solenoid...
• Re: Vanagon Syncro Delayed Start
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:09:52 -0600
  ...Remove starter, (or have mechanic > do so) disassemble the solenoid, clean all of the parts to the solenoid, and > lubricate with synthetic motor oil...
• Re: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 20:12:35 +0200
  ...It may be a solenoid, but > make sure the wires are good! > Do not forget to check the ignition switch! It is as likely...
• relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Adam Behle
  Tue, 27 May 2003 20:51:22 -0700
  I recently did the "piggy back relay on the starter solenoid fix" to cure my starter delay issue and now my brake warning light...
• Re: Can I buy just a solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:30:06 -0500
  ...Can I buy just a solenoid? > > > I have a friend with starting problems, and it sounds like it might be the > solenoid. Haven't...
• Re: No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:02:44 -0800
  My experience is that the R/BK wire that is used to trigger the starter solenoid gets corroded over time.� It makes 12V but...
• Re: Aux solenoid/hot start fix article
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 20 Nov 96 17:48:37 EST
  ...The solenoid gets its juice direct from the battery same as before, the only thing the relay does is trip the solenoid from closer...
• Re: Diesel Warm No Start?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:40:06 EST
  ...The only thing electrical in the engine compartment on the diesel that could be causing a warm, no start would be the solenoid on...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:09:05 -0500
  ...Here's the list: > > Ignition switch > load reduction relay ('low voltage relay'?) > wire betwixt the starter and solenoid > solenoid > starter > starter (lower) bushing in...
• Re: Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 6 May 2003 19:48:30 -0400
  ...Starter Solenoid? >Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 13:23:54 -0500 > >Marla >, yes that one.. theres also a longer one from left side engine...
• Re: starter solenoid heads south
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 May 2002 13:20:21 -0700
  ...starter solenoid heads south > > This is a quibble, but any decent 12v battery will give you over a thousand > amps into a dead short.
• Re: New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:30:09 -0700
  ...Do you hear the solenoid clicking? Try whacking the solenoid while the key is turned to start (I'd yank the coil wire first...
• Re: Can I buy just a solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:04:02 -0600
  ...Can I buy just a solenoid? > > > > > > I have a friend with starting problems, and it sounds like it might be the > > solenoid. Haven't...
• Re: Driver in Distress! Need Starter Near Taos NM
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 21:56:57 -0600
  ...Pull off the solenoid, take it apart (I posted a hopelessly verbose description of how to do it three to five years ago), and...