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• Intermintant No Start
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:58:03 -0700
  ...It started off a couple months ago like the starter was going so I replaced it with one of the gowesty gear reduction starters...
• delayed start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 20:33:23 -0800
  ...1) When starting cold in the morning, there is a delay of 1-2 seconds after turning the key to the start position before...
• Re: Intermitent starting
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 15:26:32 -0700
  > I am in need of some Ideas about my intermitent starting problem. I dont suppose this corresponds to the engine being hot ? on my...
• help....84 starting problems
  Historical mailing list - A. B. Czerny
  Fri, 5 May 2006 13:02:40 -0700
  ...The only way to get it started is to roll start it. If I do roll start it, it runs just fine. If I...
• Possible problem with a 1315
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:17:50 -0400
  Hi, Since I've installed a SurePower 1315 my starting battery is loosing energy. Over the night the starting battery gets so low that...
• Re: Hot Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:40:55 -0800
  ...After the engine starts I am seeing around 8V on the > starter wire, which evidently wasn't enough to trigger the solenoid > but is...
• '87 Syncro Westie Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 13:33:02 -0600
  ...It sometimes starts with the key and sometimes we need to push start it. It is *very* intermittent. When it does not start, there...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:50:53 -0800
  ...Starter Help! > > > My 91 starter not turning. I here the fuel pump come on, there is 12v at the > main starter lead and less...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 19:49:24 -0600
  ...If the starter brushes are bad enough it will need rebuilding. The ground path for the solenoid is thru the starter circuit. Larry A...
• Re: Wont start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 13:11:03 -0800
  Does 'whirring' mean it's cranking on the starter ? If it's cranking strongly ....and won't start, check codes. if it'snot cranking...
• Re: 91 Vanagon starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  10 Jul 96 07:49:27 PDT
  Hello- Had similar problems with my '80 Westi, rebuilt starter, rebuilt alternator, changed ignition switch, intermittent problem continued. Latest solution is to install solenoid...
• Runaway Starter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:42:37 -0600
  ...Would that starter likely be a reliable starter to keep using, or will it be problematic in its future performance. My sense of it...
• Re: replace starter and bushing at some time?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 18:06:33 -0400
  Jake, I replaced the starter once without the bushing. The next week I replaced the starter and the busing. Ken" there's never time...
• Re: Vanagon won't start !
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:45:34 -0400
  > > When I turn the key, the lights dim but no starter action. There is a > click to be heard at the back. The battery...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 18:54:34 EDT
  ...Your starter bushing is worn out!!I believe it resides in the transmission case.The starter binds up because the pinion shaft is not...
• Bizzare starter problems.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:35:08 -0600
  ...Put the wires back where they belonged, left the ignition on, crawled under the van, jumped the starter, and boom she started. When I...
• Re: Slow Start - now Won't Start (L)
  Historical mailing list - John Branstrom
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 06:15:38 EST
  Gregg I had this problem and after pulling the new (rebuilt) starter that I installed and taking it back to be tested at the...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:07:29 -0500
  ...This morning, I ran into a situation where I turned the key and nothing, tried again, start. So, what do you think? Starter trouble...
• Re: 2.1 WBX - Cold starts easy, Hot - failure to start
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 08:37:29 -0500
  Dennis, whether hot or cold, the starter turns the engine rapidly and easily. When cold, it starts easily. When hot, it turns easily but...
• Re: dragging starter
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 22:34:02 EST
  > > Last fall I thought I had a dragging starter. It was not wanting to > start when the engine was hot more and more. It...
• Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:12:08 -0500
  Hi List, Last summer I was having the classic hot start problem, after a long run the starter would just click until it had...
• Re: 84 Camper Starter replacement Question
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:51:50 -0600
  I have starters from the early aircooled the late air cooled and the early and late water cooled. The only real difference between them...
• Re: New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:30:09 -0700
  ...New Starter Stopped Working > > > > Hi listees. Questions about starter motors. I just put > > in a new starter > > that > > stopped working after only 6 days...
• Re: Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 09:19:11 -0600
  ...When I start the van, there is a >hesitation after I turn the key and the starter cranks. Many times the >starter will spin...
• Re: FW: Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 07:37:56 -0500
  I just installed one of these gear reduction starters (from GoWesty) on a customer's 90 Automatic Vanagon and I will tell you what...
• Re: will not start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 16:26:30 -0800
  if you started it and didn't run the engine long your alternator would not have had enough time to replace the charge used...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:42:32 -0500
  ...Monday, November 12, 2007 9:36 PM >> Subject: [VANAGON] (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start >> >> >> > Hi everyone, >> > >> > I had a little starting trouble today...
• '91 Vanagon Multivan - hard to start
  Historical mailing list - Gavin Murgatroyd
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:59:17 -0700
  ...First, is this hard to start thing. If I have not driven/started the van for 3-5 days then it very hard to...
• Re: starter woe...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:32:48 -0500
  It could be the starter. If you have an automatic it could also be the neutral safety switch in the shifter housing. If this...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 22 Jan 2017 08:49:56 -0500
  ...We sell the TDI starter and adapter, and we accept your stock Vanagon core in return. That makes it significantly cheaper than the GoWesty...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:43:09 +0000
  I've been running their starter for 3+ years on an I-4 (first with a Tiico, now an AVH 2L) without a problem...
• Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Brooks
  Wed, 08 May 1996 13:32:26 -0600
  ...Started getting hard to start late this winter. Tuned it up, new thermostat, new cyl. head temp sensor. Runs great once started, but still...
• Jump out the starter solonoid to eliminate the ignition circuit...
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:42:44 -0400
  If you can get a mechanics starter test lead from a local flaps... unless you already have one... attach one of the alligator clips...
• Dead starter fixed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 09:32:10 -0800
  Thanks for everyone's help yesterday with my potentially dead starter. Turned out to be a stuck starter. "The starter gear may be hung...
• Re: 3-4 needle bearing style pins fall out of starter area when I removed the starter?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:15:11 -0400
  ...I removed the starter and found 3-4 of these trapped on the starter "shelf" (the bottom of the starter hole). Any clue as...
• 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...
• Re: Hard start when cold
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:30:50 -0100
  > I've noticed recently that the van doesn't like to start easily when > it's cold. By cold I mean around 60-70...
• Starter Amplifier Question? 2nd request
  Historical mailing list - Danrich
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:25:04 -1000
  letter 2 Aloha I was on the list years back and have come back with an issue with my starter. I read some of...
• Starter Amplifier Question? 3rd request
  Historical mailing list - Danrich
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:18:03 -1000
  letter 3 Aloha I was on the list years back and have come back with an issue with my starter. I read some of...
• Re: Ignition switch - no start
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 14:44:46 -0400
  Does wigging the key/ignition switch get you a start? If not, then the problem is likely to be elsewhere. I always start with...
• Re: Big Battery = Destroy Starter
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Apr 95 08:14:00 MST
  Hello, I don't know the answer to the original question about whether the parallel batteries will fry the starter. This is mostly because...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:51:15 -0400
  The sympton you describe can also be caused by a lack of current available to the starter. Maybe that ground wire is bad. On...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:15:28 -0700
  ...The starter solenoid coil is the ground for the fridge relay and if the red/black wire is pulled off the starter the fridge...
• Re: Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 18 Oct 2020 06:24:41 -0400
  ...It is the only starter they offer for the Vanagon with manual transmission. AND like I said, the longer starter and the shorter starter...
• Re: Starter problem- answer
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 14:41:47 -0700
  It was the starter. Rob At 10/2/2006 08:01 PM,Rob wrote: >This is an '87 Vanagon Wolfsburg with a '91 Subaru...
• Odd starting problem (plus bass content)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Humphreys
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:09:28 -0700
  Hi all, My '83 ac Westy has had several bouts of not wanting to start recently. It turns and turns but no starting. The...
• RE: Start/No Start 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 10:30:25 -0400 (EDT)
  Greetings- When I first bought my 85, the following weekend I had all kind of starting problems. It started fine, then I drove downtown...
• Re: Starting problems...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 08:26:33 -0500
  This can be caused by bad solenoid contacts, sticking solenoid, or bad brushes/commutator on the starter motor itself. A bad bushing in the...
• Re: Runaway starter - 88 GL w/2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 23:44:45 -0500
  Just spinning the starter really fast! John On 10/9/2013 9:55 PM, mark drillock wrote: > Is it cranking the engine or just...
• no start :(
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 09:22:53 +0500
  ...Cetin Don Geiger writes: > Morning all - Well, it's 16F outside this morning and the camper decided not > to start. Actually the past few...
• van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Alli Dahlin
  Mon, 22 May 2000 15:25:09 CDT
  ...When I went to go start it last night, it wouldn't start. It was doing this about a two weeks ago too, but...
• Re: Starting a flooded engine.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 11:39:58 -0600 (MDT)
  ...In the six months that I have owned this van I have never had > any problems starting it. I finally got it started after...
• Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 06:17:09 -0800
  ...This started happening when the temperature started getting down in the 40s and lower. The starter was last replaced in 1996 for what then...
• Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 17:19:49 -0600
  Just getting ready to put in the Hard Start Relay and noticed this wire on my new Bosch starter with some melted plastic. Just...
• Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:59:46 -0500
  ...was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting re "that involved something, I guess in the casing, of the starter being ovaled out...
• New, better starter option for conversions, especially diesels
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:10:38 -0400
  ...And this third starter cranks SO slowly that cold starts are unbearable and hot starts almost impossible unless you get lucky. This conversion was...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:20:28 -0700
  ...Slow turnover when starting. > > I'm getting some good electrical advice, but I did jumper a fresh battery > directly to the starter. I've...
• Starter woes...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 24 Apr 2017 22:01:47 -0400
  Hi all, After trying all winter to figure out why my van wouldn't start, I had it towed to a shop to be...
• Re: Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:33:54 +0000
  Roy, it very well could be, and it very well could be a loss in voltage by bad connections in the starting circuit. Including...
• Intermittant starting problem with 1986 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Christine H. Stinson
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 11:11:22 -0400
  We have a 1986 Vanagon GL that ususally starts but commonly (once/twice per week) doesn't start. The only pattern I notice is...