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• Re: Installing adapter for TDI Starter on Auto trans Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:26:23 -0700
  Karl, As mentioned in my posting, I have the correct starter. With regards to the starter bolt, I wrote: "The fellow who worked on...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:15:35 -0700
  ...To test this, let the engine cool off, and if it starts then, it's likely you've got the "disease." There is a...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 10:14:46 -0800
  ...This behavior starts about 30-60 secs after a cold start and ends once the temp needle starts to move. Or about 2-3...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:20:37 EST
  Two things that people on this list have shared with me and I have found to be very helpful in starting diesel anythings (Van...
• Re: Starter Amplifier Question? 3rd request
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 22:10:05 +0100
  ...If you want to be able to start the Vanagon from the engine compartment so save walking to the front all the time, you...
• Re: Bendix source
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 20 Nov 94 13:16:40 CST
  On Sun, 20 Nov 94 10:53:06 CST Stuart Hutton said: >It seems that there is definately a real problem here with starter...
• Re: JC Whitless?
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 19:48:33 -0400
  Eck, You sound like you've had your starter rebuilt by NAPA. Did you? If so, how much did the rebuild cost? How long...
• Re: 85 Vanagon GL slow starting when engine is warm
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:00:10 -0500
  ...The longer times seem to be when I try to start it after say a 15 minute shutdown. Cold, it usually starts is a...
• Re: Load Reduction Relay
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:09:31 -0700
  ...Returned 71 hits and all but the last half dozen were close enough to my problem (intermittent no start, due to solenoid, starter, electrical...
• Re: Uncooperative Starter
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:30:49 -0600
  On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Brad Anderson wrote: > This weekend, on three seperate occasions, my starter wouldn't do its thing > when I turned...
• Re: A few urgent things - curtains, hot start, book
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 23:24:22 -0400
  Dear Andrew, I intalled a Bosch hot-start relay. I snaked the wires up to the front right (passenger) side of the passenger compartment...
• Re: [Syncro] Starter removal/replacement syncro w/ Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:56:38 -0400
  Well, its not so easy to replace the starter. I'm not sure what the Bently says, but I can't imagine doing it...
• was starting issues...now mechanic questions
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Kahler
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:38:01 -0800
  hello again! so my vanagon died (wouldn't start again...weak rev of starter...then nothing) in the Safeway parking lot, and I had...
• Re: Won't Start - Advise needed
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 14:48:41 -0400
  ...Saturday, June 18, 2005 1:57 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Won't Start - Advise needed > Hi, > > My digifant wont start. Plenty of juice, starter is...
• Re: New Starter Cost with Install
  Historical mailing list - Larry Montgomery
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 16:42:09 -0700 (PDT)
  On Mon, 31 Jul 1995, Joseph Chanin wrote: > I just had to have a new starter put in on my 76 westy. It is...
• starter repair problem (bushing)
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 08:50:08 -0700
  Hi All, Hope your week is off to a good start! I spent most of Sunday trying to replace my starter -- a job I...
• Re: Re; Help Again
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 18:16:00 -0500
  ...That's why I started replacing everything, one thing after another, until I thought "shit" it has to be the ground, because I've...
• Smoke from dash
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 20:09:08 EST
  ...He could get it to crank slowly and start last week(it's getting colder up here). Went out to start it today to...
• High altitude starting problem, aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 17:22:17 -0700
  ...Finally started when I was about ready to give up and hike back to civilization. Does anyone have advice on starting tricks at high...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:50:52 -0400
  ...This works fine with a stock starter setup but can >> conflict when the starter setup is modified. So moving 1 wire up front >> will...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 12:23:04 -0700
  ...In my initial post, and a couple after that, I said >that the van only has the cold start problem at the first start...
• FS Transmission, starter, +trinkets $35
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:55:57 -0700
  Used transmission from my 90 - 4sp. � Known good starter for above � Heidelburg radio,� new brake pads, some misc parts. � Chris C
• Starter wanted
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:13:02 -0700
  Hi folks, I am looking for a used starter for '86-91 Vanagon. This is the gear drive version. Patrick Phoenix, AZ [text/html]
• Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:22:44 -0700
  ...No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head... Thanks to all.... quick answer.... we were able to start the van with...."Brake cleaner"...yea yea...
• Re: So stuff even happens to me!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:46:07 -0400
  Hi Ken and Dennis,, I’m going to try to remember this for any future no start times as a first thing to try...
• Re: Starter Replacement Frustration - That durn second nut!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 19:35:15 -0500
  ...I've got a new Bosch starter (120$)on my parts page and I've got a good used (35$)starter cheaper. Stan Wilder...
• Re: starter bushing question
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 21:15:29 -0800
  There is a tool we used to sell, very cheap that opens up inside the bushing and has a cross plate over the starter...
• Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Balson
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:35:31 -0500
  ...I have a strange starting problem that has come up since the tiico conversion. I'd love some feedback on, as I am STUCK...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:41:39 -0500
  ...Continuing to > hold > >> the > >> >> key in the start position, the starter kicks in and the engine starts > >> as > >> >> normal. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I emphasize that this happens...
• Strange Electrical Problem - '56 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 09:25:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...A few weeks ago, it started doing this thing where it would not start if it the motor was hot. It would just turn...
• Vanagon won't start help
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 20:39:42 -0700
  My 1983 H20 Vanagon will not start after being parked and tried to start after 10 minutes. Before this I noticed that it ran...
• Re: Van hesitates--where to start troubleshooting?
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 20:15:02 -0700
  Tim Replacing the fuel filter/s would be a good place to start. gerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Marciniak" <tmarcini@EXECPC.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: 2.1L stops while warming up
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Mon, 10 May 2004 11:37:18 -0400
  ...After initial start up - the engine slowly drops to a rough idle then to a stall. the problem disappears when the engine is warmed...
• Re: Battery/Starter/Wiring issue 1985 Westy w/ 2.1L & 4sp
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:22:54 -0400
  ...Starter issue - I've replaced the battery to starter wire and the the alternator to starter wire with 2ga. The starter was recently rebuilt...
• Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 23:43:10 -0500
  ...Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?! Having had bad experience with some aftermarket SR28X starters, I bought a...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:48:10 -0700
  ...The required current to activate the starter is quite small. Wires don't 'get tired'. On 6/15/2018 9:13 AM, OlRivrRat wrote...
• Re: (was) I could use a little help - jump starters
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:22:13 +0300
  On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 7:02 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > I personally invented killing my starting battery by leaving...
• Dead '91GL
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 14:40:05 -0600
  ...I know it started at least 3 times after the work was completed. Then it apparently got harder to start. I have checked to...
• 86 Syncro Starting Woes
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 20:48:51 EST
  ...I'll get underneath whack the starter a few times, sometimes more than a few and wallah I'm on my way again. I...
• Re: FW: Starter for 1981 automatic: questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:58:32 -0500
  I'm going to suggest that the PO wired around the starter switch when it failed. I've seen a variety of combination push...
• Fw: Re: Help -Stranded & need advice...
  Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 09:10:28 -0400
  ...we are very patient persons , but think that we are not that > "stupid " ??? switch, transmission lever switch, wires, new starter, > everything has been checked...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:54:29 -0700
  ...if it applies, attend to starter bushing in the bell housing too. On 7/24/2012 4:10 PM, Mike S wrote: > On 7...
• electrical problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 May 1994 00:00:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Lee, You checked many items, but never seemed to suspect the starter. I had a slow cranking bus twice. It was the starter. What...
• Help!!!!! Need starter for an '88 Vanagon -- automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 14:44:32 -0700
  Hey all! Got a call from Joel last night to lend some help to a guy named Kevin who had starting problems in St...
• Won't Start - Advise needed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:57:17 -0700
  Hi, My digifant wont start. Plenty of juice, starter is cranking, have a spark. I took off one set of injectors, kept them connected...
• Re: Trouble starting after sitting awhile?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:10:09 -0400
  The air cooled Vanagons have a cold start valve but not the wasserboxers. Mike Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > Anthony Kimmons wrote: > >> ...I can start...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:49:41 -0800
  ...rotation > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > STARTER > 45 Separate starter relay, output; starter input (main current) > 45a Output, starter I > Input, starters I and II (Two-starter parallel operation...
• Re: Water in starter housing?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:52:06 -0700
  ...Then, while enroute from Calgary to Salmon Arm, the > > started died completely in the Rockies. Fortunately I was able to push start it. > > I...
• Re: Valves lifter knocking
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:51:34 -0800
  ...Having the lifters knock on startup after a car has not been driven for awhile is fairly normal (especially as an engine starts to...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Danny Bean
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:32:58 -0500
  ...But, I saw this thread on "Starter: it's one or another" and I seem to have a bad starter based on my troubleshooting...
• Re: No Start Problem(one More Thing)
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:02:51 -0800
  The brushes in the starter are too short now. Need to change them. Cheap. I found them at a Auto Electrical repair shop. They...
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:07:57 -0600
  Wes, When you replaced the starter, was the solenoid also replaced? Were they new or "rebuilt"? I think Sherlock Holmes said something like, "When...
• Vanagon cold weather problems
  Historical mailing list - David Rankin
  Mon, 11 Dec 95 13:44:41 -0500
  ...Check starter bolts 2. Install ByPass solonoid 3. Do starter and solonoid check. But until then, what is the deal with jump starting a...
• Re: New engine start-up, help a brother out
  Historical mailing list - Motlagh, John N [GMG]
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:29:31 -0500
  ...Then turn the key and activate the starter for 5 seconds. Let is rest for 10 seconds. Hit the starter again for 5 seconds...
• Ecu fix addendum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:49:29 -0700
  ...You might not believe me, but the van starts better now, much faster start, almost instant. I wonder if this failure was making itself...
• Starter Problems sorted
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 13:26:42 -0500
  Here's something interesting that came up on the type 2 list, explaining starter maintenence, and problem prevention. Strange, it doesn't mention anything...
• Re: Starting problems...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:28:35 -0600
  ...one other thing I've seen is the short cable to the > starter moter from the solenoid (uninsulated braided cable) burn itself open > eventually...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 14:54:41 -0400
  ...Definitely it's a problem with a spurious signal to the starter. Something to do with terminal 50 and 15 and their associated wires...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:15:59 -0400
  Gina, I've had that problem too, the VW dealer found that I had too large a voltage drop at the starter because of...
• Re: 87 Westy Trouble Starting in Cold
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 19:49:44 -0500
  ...Reconnected all for a cold start. it started easily, idled easily and smoothly. Went for a drive, and the engine bucked a bit, especially...