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• Starter adaptor project update, and a question for those using adaptor plates
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:27:56 -0400
  The starter adaptors I wrote about two months ago are finally being produced by a machine shop; it took a little longer than anticipated...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:43:13 -0400
  ...Suddenly nothing I think the point Dennis was making is that during starting the starter gear engages with gear teeth that are on the...
• Re: hard start when warm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 08:38:18 -0500
  ...you tried to start it when warm. When cold starts right up no problem. If you stall it or try to restart when warm...
• Re: Srarter woes
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:23:02 -0500
  The ignition switch sounds like a good place to start troubleshooting. Or 'hot start' relays of you have them. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a...
• Re: UPDATE - Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 08:28:15 -0700
  While waiting for the tow truck on Saturday tried to start it again. No gas smell this time but would crank and crank without...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Sat, 10 Jun 2017 19:13:21 -0400
  ...I just went through a no-start situation myself, and am not > mechanically experienced. The problem was the starter, and this video was > helpful...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:50:40 -0400
  ...The starter is on the top right side of the trans bellhousing. On 4/17/09, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:54:55 -0600
  ...Abney wrote: > Things you have to remove to pull the starter: the battery > ground(:-*), and (probably) the throttle body. At least, doing that > makes...
• Re: Lethargic starter (Update)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:10:47 -0800
  Hi All, Well, some of you may remember that I was having difficulty with trying to get my '86 van started and I'd...
• Re: Starter Motor Sudden Failure: Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:34:02 -0500
  Now that you've re-charged the battery, check the voltage drop while turning the key to crank the starter. BTW, those battery boosters...
• Re: Testing Starters...
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:12:39 -0800
  ...seat...including an alternator and a couple (yeah weird...) > > starters... > > > > I took said starters to OReilly and they said they couldn't test them...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:03:55 -0700
  ...When I go to start the Westy, the voltage is consistently at 12.2V.� The van usually starts right up, though occasionally, especially with...
• 82 wont start-Update/ideas
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 19:52:24 -0800
  ...Mom went out and tried to start it again on her way to school this morning, and it started. For a second. then died...
• Re: 82 Diesel won't start
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 20:47:46 -0700
  >I have an 82 Diesel that just cranks and cranks and cranks, but >won't catch and start. This has happened on and off...
• Stalling problem, only on the hwy?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:02:22 -0700
  ...let it sit for like 1 min, tryed starting it and it started .. started pulling away .. got out to hwy speed again .. then it...
• No "Flicker", what to do?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 9 May 2018 09:43:16 -0700
  ...I would have to crank it for two minutes and hope it will start before the battery gives up. So, started to check in...
• Re: hot-not-start
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:51:06 -0700
  Yep.You need a new starter. I had exactly the same symptoms on my 1.9 and a new starter fixed it. It sucked...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:32:02 -0700
  ...The old ground went to the block AND the starter housing and I'm wondering if that could be the problem. Perhaps the starter...
• starting but running
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:24:40 -0700
  i have problem with a 1988 gl Vanagon it will start then sometimes run and sometimes idle then cut off i can turn it...
• 81 wont start.
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sun, 6 Apr 2003 18:31:19 -0500
  ...Got in the van to drive home from a friend's house in town today and Elly wouldn't start. She didn't even...
• VW rebuilt starter for sale (fits older buses and beetles)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 14 May 2003 10:08:01 -0400
  I have a VW rebuilt starter that I got when I purchased my '78 bus. The guy bought it for the bus but however...
• hard start when warm
  Historical mailing list - billm
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 03:22:28 -0700
  ...you tried to start it when warm. When cold starts right up no problem. If you stall it or try to restart when warm...
• Re: vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:26:16 -0500
  ...The premise is that the tickle/start wire from the ignition doesn't carry enough current to actuate the solenoid when hot, maybe this...
• vanagon will not start when it rains ,now is fixed!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Mccallum
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 20:56:47 EST
  Hey list,I changed the cap and wires and now it starts right up. THANK YOU LIST!!!!!!!!!!!
• Re: Kill The Thread
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:36:24 -0700
  No, it was *not me who started the thread! Phaedra From: <JordanVw@aol.com> > arent you the one who started this thread anyway? >
• BLowing white smoke
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 27 May 2005 09:14:14 -0700
  This morning the car started rough and than started to blow white smoke. The engine was reconditioned 2k miles ago. Would retightening help? Zoltan
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:19:56 -0500
  ...Last night stopped my VW dealer and picked up my $9 starter bushing. It went in too easy for my liking - after greasing i...
• Re: A Current Question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:43:37 -0800
  ...Bentley, the gauge of the wire from the engine battery to the starter is 2 gauge. So if you suck all the starter current...
• FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife -
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:03:33 -0400
  ...Particularly if this makes the van start (and given that the starter/solenoid have already been replaced), then indeed I'd try the relay...
• Re: COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:28:46 -0400
  ...COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!! > >Grrrrrrrrrrrrr...... me again...good, am gonna burn that 84... he he he... > >Recapitulation: >84, rebuilt head job... > >Problem: no start...
• Re: Starter/ground mystery-88 GL 4sp
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:40:19 -0500
  ...parked > down by the river), and having some starter issues. Here's the facts: > -new battery (12.5 v at rest) > -starter rebuilt in...
• Re: Cold start problem-87 Diesel 1.6L
  Historical mailing list - Martin
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 18:19:54 +0000
  ...You say that it is hard to start at -6C, does this mean that it eventually starts, has a very rough idle and eventually...
• Re: Syncro Starter Removal
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 12:24:47 -0400
  ...I > cracked open the manual and started to remove the starter. I now have > it ready to come out, except I can't get...
• Re: starting from aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:32:42 -0500
  ...We >> just >> had a cold snap here and the van won't start. >> >> Is it safe to start it by hooking jumper cables across...
• Re: A Current Question
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:46:44 -0500
  ...Bentley, the gauge of the wire from the engine battery to >> the starter is 2 gauge. So if you suck all the starter current...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:45:11 -0400
  ...I just went through a no-start situation myself, and am not >> mechanically experienced. The problem was the starter, and this video was >> helpful...
• Re: Hard Starting
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:40:37 -0400
  ...The fact that it starts cold and not warm. That it runs fine when started is a definite sign of a temp related issue...
• 85 MV Slow Starting
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Wiegand
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 06:50:56 -0600
  ...It has two batteries, and usually starts well the first time, but after it is warmed up, it is very hard to start. Additionally...
• Re: Key in power - no start situation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 Nov 2021 21:10:05 -0400
  Yup, I have Karl’s adaptor and use that starter in my automatic. At the time total cost was about $100.00 starter from...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 May 2016 16:05:19 -0700
  ...Been doing this now for a few years and > > perhaps 40k miles...There is no problem starting, the starter seems > > to behave normally, other...
• Re: Starter system woes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:02:42 -0800
  ...The two large red wires are in series with the start circuit of the ignition switch and the starter." On Jan 16, 2008 3...
• Re: New member's starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 16:40:18 PST
  >> >>I drove about 4 miles from work to that same darned bank machine, turned >>the van off briefly, and it refused to start again...
• Can you charge a battery that is still in the vehicle? (Was: Cold Start problem)
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:25:27 -0500
  ...Cold Start problem Today's puzzler: Below about 20 degrees F, my '88 refuses to start. The starter does not engage, either no sound...
• Re: So... am I nuts? (ign. sw)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:27:43 -0700
  ...Warm it fires > right away. > > But.... > > This afternoon when it was warm, I tried to start it > but got that "whir starter not engaged...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:17:13 +0000
  ...It will still pa to check out and see if you have good connections, but the starter relay kits avoid trying to send all...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 23 May 2015 23:24:56 -0400
  ...The size of the wire going to the starter solenoid on the TDI Jetta where I got the starter was quite substantial. I'll...
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:45:12 -0700
  Try "jiggling" gear shift around Park and Neutral while turning key to start. keep foot on brake just in case. You can also remove...
• Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Danny Bean
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:03:50 -0400
  I'm currently removing my bad starter to install a reman one. The problem that I'm having is with the lower mount nut...
• 82 Diesel Glow Plug Problem?
  Historical mailing list - GREEN-DANIEL ALLAN
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 15:51:23 EST5EDT
  ...Now always hard starting and I have to use the starter to get it warmed and going, but not without a lot of smoke...
• Re: Pokey's Problems....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 19:12:51 -0400
  Hello from Atlanta, Ga, Pokey! It sounds like a bad starter----BusDepot has a wonderful NEW Bosch starter for 80-81 manual transmissions on...
• Sticky lifter/valve knocking........
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 12:42:47 EST
  I've just started experiencing a strange noise. What's happening is this, I'll start up first time and drive to the store...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:33:11 -0400
  > Wouldn't a new starter have fixed this problem though? i do not think so, since i also had a brand new starter...this...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:26:58 -0500
  Another typical 1.9 problem is a bad connection at starter (the big + connector)... Basicaly, the starter serve also as a connection between the...
• starter info
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 11:42:28 -0400
  ...My van is starting fine but I am always looking for ways to be prepared in advance. Your positive report makes me interested in...
• Re: 88 GL _ no start - Is it fixed - or is it?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 11:13:41 -0700
  ...Will not start. Check the distributor wire again, this time pushing it on the pin at right angles to where was before. Vrooooom - started...
• Re: FW: Starter for 1981 automatic: questions
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 07:31:08 -0400
  ...IS THIS POSSIBLE that it no longer needs > to be attached to the starter? I am trying to get the original starter back > on...
• Re: Starter Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:38:06 -0800
  Okay, so one possibility is that the connections between the starter and the battery have developed enough resistance that it can no longer draw...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:25:46 -0500
  ...The cruise system is more complicated on > automatics and is tied into the starter switch wiring. This isn't the > case with manual trans...
• Re: starting problems
  Historical mailing list - John Becker
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 14:51:19 +0000
  ...Have someone crank the engine and at the same time take a implement of some sort and give the starter/solenoid a tap or...
• Re: Where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 24 May 2006 22:43:51 -0700
  ...Where to start? > > well I probably know this is the craziest question... Where exactly do i > start? > > I bought two vanagons (split front windows...