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• Re: starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 8 May 2008 16:06:50 -0700
  ...Sure enough, when it warmed up, the starter engaged the ring gear. Thus I am guessing the solenoid. I have two rebuilt starters that...
• 88 4sp starter trouble
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:09:43 -0400
  Hey Folks, My home-brew rewire and lube of my old starter finally burner out after two years, I tried today to put in...
• Re: Help -Stranded & need advice...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 10:32:31 EDT
  Sounds like maybe its no more than the starter solenoid. You can test this simply by jumping the small solenoid wire to the big...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 18:15:13 -0600
  The problem I've found with starters is that the piston in the solenoid gets sticky from the dust and oil that gets on...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 10:43:37 -0800
  ...a kludged one installed and the starter was still intermittent, so >> it now has a GW gear reduction starter and no extra solenoid. >> >> Stuart >> >>
• 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...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Toomey
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 13:50:45 +0000
  ...Is that recommended? >> >> 2) How can I be sure it is starter? Can it be the solenoid? >> >> 3) Local shop what carries GoWesty parts...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:36:30 -0500
  ...I here the fuel pump come on, there is 12v at the > main starter lead and less than 4 at the solenoid when turning...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:23:25 -0700
  ...The cause is not enough voltage reaching the starter solenoid terminal. Or the solenoid itself needing cleaned and lubed (NOT an easy chore) -- Many...
• RE: '71 Ignition Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Jun 1996 11:28:18 -0400
  ...Also check the starter itself: short across the solenoid >> (the two big connections) to see if the starter spins, then short the > >Either take...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:56:09 -0500
  ...I've even seen where the braided cable that runs from the solenoid to the starter motor, internally, was badly corroded and causing the...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:57:40 -0800
  ...Bad starter. Mike On 2/19/03 11:20 AM, "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote: > Vanagon starters sometimes have solenoids that freeze in...
• Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 21:32:27 -0600
  ...Today I removed the starter and sure enough, the solenoid piston was dry and crusty. I cleaned it and the bore in the solenoid...
• [Fwd: Re: help interpreting starter problem]
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 1 May 2005 16:18:40 -0400
  ...With out the key on, I get 0. > > Is the solenoid bad on my new starter? My intuition > says I should get 12 volts...
• Re: Starter One more time!!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 1 May 2011 09:21:47 -0700
  John Muir explained many years ago in his long famous "Idiot's Guide" a procedure to check the starter and solenoid which I feel...
• Re: Sluggish starter fix
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:06:38 -0800
  ...the time to use such a device is when the signal from the key ..to the 'trigger terminal' on the starter solenoid is weak...
• Re: Starter Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 6 May 2003 19:48:30 -0400
  ...Starter Solenoid? >>>>>Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 09:42:05 -0400 >>>>> >>>>>So let me get this straight. I have the delay....sometimes not starter...
• Re: Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:49:18 -0500
  Keep in mind those starters where a different design than ours. They used the remote solenoid to energize the motor. The rotation of the...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:44:43 -0400
  ...Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT > >I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full >Westy. This has air conditioning...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:42:19 -0700
  ...between the large (+) cable on the > solenoid to the spade connector should activate the solenoid and > starter. > You might consider a relay to do...
• Re: Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 23:24:00 -0700
  ...http://saginawwings.com/monty-answerman/relay.htm this excerpt shed some more light: "The intermittent [solenoid] contacts are made to break large starter motor...
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Dean G
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:59:35 -0400
  Yes high heat will affect the starter. Its dying man. Does the solenoid engage? It could be your solenoid if it doesn't push...
• 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: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:29:48 -0500
  ...I here the fuel pump come on, there is 12v at the > > main starter lead and less than 4 at the solenoid when turning...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 May 2003 23:54:14 -0400
  ...Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy > I recently did the "piggy back relay on the starter solenoid fix" to > cure my starter...
• Re: No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:09:07 -0500
  ...I believe that this means that if the starter brushes, etc. > are bad enough, the solenoid will not activate, with a relay or not...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:53:57 -0800
  ...have 3 automatic starters that could be fixed into 2 without much. > One has a broken cable from the solenoid to the Motor. > One...
• 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...
• 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...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:01:21 -0400
  ...If it is faulty, it might be the reason that your solenoid actvates but not the starter motor. It is made of very fine...
• Re: Aux solenoid/hot start fix article
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 13:16:36 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I would think that if the Ford pulled the same activation current as the starter solenoid that I would have continued to have problems...
• starter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:48:19 -0600
  On my diesel Westy, the starter has been making a noise. This sounds like a dry bushing but could instead be a hanging solenoid...
• Re: Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:35:48 -0400
  ...Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement? Hi Folks, On a trip to Philadelphia the other day, the van refused to start or even turn over...
• 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...
• 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: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:51:36 -0500
  ...There are many designed for starter solenoid service. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Steve...
• Re: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:20:07 -0500
  You shouldn't need a starter relay. The Bosch solenoid is very good precision part. It can normally be cleaned, lightly oil the plunger...
• Re: [Re: Uncooperative Starter]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:25:20 -0230
  ...You can run a ground from your battery directly to the starter using wire from a set of old booster cables. The solenoid contacts...
• Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:31:48 -0700
  ...Solenoid and starter can be separated at the solenoid end. Take off the solenoid. (To prevent binding wipe off any dirt or corrosion on...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:50:11 -0800
  ...The solenoid also closes the contacts that energize the starter armature, so a bad or sticky solenoid will just click or nothing. Check all...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 11:52:09 -0700
  ...The >> "problem" starter solenoid will not disengage when key released from >> "start" position. Sometimes, I can quickly switch off and back off >> and the...
• Re: Slow starting when hot
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 06:03:41 -0400
  ...I don't know if the Vanagons starter motor is a two part device where you replace the starter and solenoid separatly or not...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 11:09:39 -0500
  ...If the car did not start...............told me that it was either wiring or solenoid (already new less than one year old Bosch starter...
• Re: Starter wiring access. 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:36:39 -0400
  ...starter circuit power as normal.) After reaching with my hand from above to manipulate the wire connections on the front of the solenoid, the...
• Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:59:43 -0400
  ...The next day I found the short wire from the lower solenoid terminal to the starter to be corroded beyond repair; it just crumbled...
• Re: solenoid vs ignition switch for non-start
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:42:27 -0700
  ...Is that diagnois correct? >> >> Anything else before I replace the starter/solenoid? > > > Hi Richard. > > When key turned all the way (to turn starter) you...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Adam Behle
  Wed, 28 May 2003 00:18:01 -0400
  ...In a nutshell, the ignition switch hot lead is connected to the relay which switches constant power (taken off the starter) to the solenoid...
• Re: Question: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 02:29:11 EDT
  ...The starter solenoid , and the magnet to activate the starter, if weak, will be affected by the heat causing a no start situation. Tapping...
• 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: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:53:52 -0700
  You can purchase the solenoid separate from the starter, it is about $70. If you take the starter out, make sure you do not...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:50:53 -0800
  ...I here the fuel pump come on, there is 12v at the > main starter lead and less than 4 at the solenoid when turning...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 14:30:30 -0700
  Start by measuring the voltage to ground at both the battery connection at the starter, and the solenoid "start" terminal while (carefully) a friend...
• Re: Vanagon Syncro Delayed Start
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:09:52 -0600
  ...I have fixed many customers starters > over the years with this same complaint. Remove starter, (or have mechanic > do so) disassemble the solenoid, clean...
• Re: need help with starter problem, 1990 Vanagon GL, 4spd 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:14:25 -0800
  ...Its been raining heavy here, could the > starter wires > have gotten wet, come off or the starter or solenoid froze up? Any > way to...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:51:20 -0500
  ...the body, the ring terminals at the starter, the push on connector at the starter solenoid, and the ground strap at the transmission ... both...
• Auxillary Solenoid going Bad?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 20:39:11 -0500
  ...Since I shot aluminum pop rivets to a frame bracket above the starter to mount the solenoid, does the solenoid rely on this mounting...
• Re: Starter Relay on Syncro 86
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:28:33 -0700
  ...Starter Relay on Syncro 86 > > Why do you think you have one? > The key operates the starter solenoid directly unless someone added a > relay...
• Re: Intermittent Starter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:56:55 -0400
  ...the starter was hot both times you had the issue... (and it sounds like it was) you might have a heat-sensitive solenoid... when...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:13:21 -0600
  ...There are > many designed for starter solenoid service. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Steve...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:14:23 -0700
  ...That was be enough to loosen then solenoid. I eventually I removed the starter, then cleaned up the solenoid and it is still fine...