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• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:53:37 -0500
  ...Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay A timely warning. A PO crudely wired in a Hard Start Relay on one of my...
• Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:20:18 -0600
  ...Continuing to hold the key in the start position, the starter kicks in and the engine starts as normal. I emphasize that this happens...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:47:13 -0700
  ...Starter Gone? Good news???? I got under the van and smaked it with my hi-lift adapter and tried the key and the starter...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:38:03 -0700
  ...dexterity to get the top bolt and washer in place and started... On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 4:27 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski...
• Re: Wont start in park?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:47:27 -0500
  ...For the time being, try cranking the engine while you use your other hand to wiggle the shifter and I bet it starts. Good...
• Re: diesel warm start ??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 97 13:13:36 EST
  ...1/ When the engine is started or 2/ After approximately 60s if engine is not started. However it is worth verifying that the voltage...
• Re: Starter click, no cranking
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 08:30:19 EST
  sounds to me that something is jamming inside the starter (since it is making the lights dim like there is a load on the...
• Large Wire from Battery to Starter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 12:31:36 -0400
  Does the large wire that runs from the battery to the starter have a fusible link built into it, or is it just large...
• Re: [Syncro] Hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Dave Wolfanger
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 10:55:19 -0500
  ...Hard starting a fully-warmed engine in cold temps might indicate a problem in the primary electrical circuit. If the starter is not defective...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:13:57 -0600
  ...It started fine. So, maybe > > > that suggests where to start a bit more? Still likely the ignition > switch? > > > Or the solenoid? Or just a...
• Maybe the Starter?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:09:00 -0700
  ...In order to move it around in my yard, I drove around by the starter. Naturally not a bright thing to do...but hey...
• Re: No Start - '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:21:38 -0500
  ...No Start - '87 Vanagon > > > Fellow Listers, > > I just bought a very clean 1987 Vanagon. I ran very well > for a couple of > days. Then...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 20:14:48 -0400
  ...No Start & Sliding door handle' > > > > '85 1.9L Vanagon > > Potter Co. North Central PA > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > My van wont start.... > > > > All was well when...
• Re: OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - eric ley
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:19:07 -0400
  ...Spray Starter fluid in the air > cleaner housing and crank engine--Check. Crank starter by itself (minus > starting fluid)--FAIL. WTF? I have spark...
• Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Wrenold Williams
  Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:03:45 -0400
  1984 westfalia � 1.9 liter engine, non syncro, Cranks easily but no start. Pump starts but does not stop as at other times! What...
• Re: For those working on the WBX out of the car
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 01:05:25 -0400
  ...With the bell housing, you can mount >a starter and with a starter, you can.... make it run. And the Boston Bob had a...
• Re: warm hard start
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 19:33:08 -0700
  ...I should be having cold start problems and not warm start problems. Any ideas. Earl from Sunny Sooke 84 ex-California Vanagon
• 85 Vanagon wont start!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Brandt
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:38:13 -0400
  ...This morning however I could not get it started at all. Is it the starter or something else (solenoid/key switch?) Thanks guys, this...
• Re: (another) Van Dies, Refuses to start in extreme hot weather.. (verylong)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 08:09:06 -0400
  ...Run heavy gauge cables directly to the starter, both (+) and (-). Starts like a champ. When camping I just disconnect this battery for the trip...
• Temp gauge on hot at cold startup
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:58:19 EST
  My temp gauge needle is shooting all the way up on cold startup. Also the red dummy lite is blinking on and off. I...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 15:41:45 -0700
  ...1990 2.1L WBXManual TransmissionShoebox Electronix 8691V ECU MonitorGood BatteryGood StarterGood Cranking SpeedGood GroundsNew Fuel Lines and HosesGood Cold Starting (Starts Immediately)No Other...
• Need help diagnosing '03 EV
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 08:46:36 -0400
  ...At first it would not start so I just held the key in the start position for a second or two then it started...
• 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: Cold-start up oil issue..a solution
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:05:28 -0700
  ...I am not concerned about "dry" wear on engine start up. It is the oil weight of 20 at cold start question. Most engine...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:45:44 -0500
  ...The van then started, although it ran a bit roughly for > a bit. Subsequent starts were instantaneous, as they should be. > > After noticing that...
• Re: Won't start cold
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:04:59 -0700
  ...Won't start cold > Hi all, > > My van won't start when the temperature is below about 5 degrees > celsius. At higher temperatures it...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:31:58 -0500
  ...Yes, it is direct to the starter, but with a length of 10-12 feet...I believe it is a 0 gauge cable (maybe...
• Question: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Ssittservl
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 02:52:46 EDT
  ...But when key is advanced to "start", nothing happens - the starter doesn't even try to turn. The effect is exactly as if the...
• Re: Why my Starter Motor Failed PICS
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:01:37 -0800
  Neil, when you have an hour to spare, pull the starter again. coat the wire braid with `liquid electrical tape' [PlastiKote]. reinstall motor and...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:58:02 -0700
  ...high resistance in the starter motor > > main current path, or weak starter battery. > > > > I am in agreement with David Beierl that fat copper cables...
• Re: Difference in these 2 starter numbers? ( non-USA diesel models)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:08:11 -0800
  At 11:41 PM 1/19/99 -0500, Karl Mullendore wrote: >I was perusing the Just Kampers catalog, and in the starter listings there...
• Re: Need Starter Help
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 20:35:41 -0700
  Pretty simple: - Remove negative terminal from battery - remove 13mm nut with the 12V line to the starter - unplug the "50" terminal from the back...
• Re: Remedy requested for Suspected "rich-running" 1.9
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 5 May 2002 15:22:52 -0400
  Marshall, my 1.9 is fully tuned up, runs better than it ever has, but it runs rich on start up, particularly if van...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 17:08:01 -0800
  ...After it happened to me, I started applying >> very >> > heavy grease for protection. On my wbx starter I took it to a >> > rebuilder >> > and...
• Re: Starter nut
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 08:46:17 -0700
  ...Starter nut > > > > I am replacing the wiring harness between the alternator and starter with > the GW upgrade. Hoping I can get it done without...
• WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:30:33 -0800
  ...turn key to crank starter, starter won't turn, but the brake " ! " light goes on, parking brake is OFF. (released) I had recently swapped...
• Re: Start problems need help on the road
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:00:08 -0300
  ...See http://gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=924 Sometimes, the spade connector going to the #50 terminal on the starter wears loose. If...
• Re: '91GL Remains Dead
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 12:37:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...At cold start up and full throttle the pressure needs to be corrcect. The pressure maybe low because of the vacuume operated regulator nexted...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:25:56 -0500
  ...With ignition switch in the ON postion, I can use the relay as a remote starter switch also by removing the cover of the...
• 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 07:27:33 -0600
  ...When I do a cold start with the ISV connected - the engine over speeds. Not good right from a cold start. Should come up...
• Start & Go (or no quick escape!)
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Thu, 07 Nov 1996 11:29:21 -0800
  ...Ususlly you have to stall at least twice and restart, no trouble starting. I notice this will also happen on a hot start like...
• Why won't my starter come off?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:53:51 -0330
  ...I started to take it off before Christmas, but it would not shift, and then it started to get cold, so I gave up...
• 86 Syncro engine not starting:(
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 08:13:46 -0700
  I went out to start my van two days ago, doing everything the way I normally do. I turned the key and the engine...
• Re: Cold Start problem
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:23:11 -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...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 13:57:08 -0500
  I have a starting problem. It's a 88 Vanagon wolfsburg addition with an Automatic. This is it,turn the key motor dose not...
• Re: 2.1 WBX - Cold starts easy, Hot - failure to start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 03:25:29 +0000
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• Re: Batt is 100% - no crank/starter doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:52:52 -0500
  Also use a new stater motot pilot bering,or you may loose warranty on the new starter(if needed)
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:32:55 -0800
  Everyone, Thank you for all your input. I'll look into the ignition switch more closely. Blake Heinlein http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/
• How to change a starter?
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:51:04 -0400
  I'm looking at changing a starter in a 87 manual van. Is there there a tutorial on the interweb? Any special tools? Thanks.
• Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:07:13 -0400
  ...The starter is spinning the motor. But the motor does not bump or anything. Did the Lifters Over Charge to make the compression go...
• starter motor remaining on?
  Historical mailing list - rob campbell
  Sat, 14 May 2005 21:19:54 -0700
  ...This compounds my theory that the starter is "busy" or that some crucial relay is locked in an unpleasant manner. * Today, it did not...
• Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:30:34 -0400
  ...Starters employing a Bendix drive use a separate contactor (commonly called "the solenoid") to control the electrical feed to the starter motor. They're...
• Re: cold start problems??
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:27:32 -0700
  ...My brother-in-law in upper Michigan is starting to > experience problems starting in the morning when it gets down to 32 or > below...
• Re: starter woes....anyone that can help?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 03:40:19 +0000
  ...Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:45:37 -0400 > >My starter does not turn over at all... It's new.. i figured the old >one...
• Re: failure to fire: the sequel
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:08:35 -0400
  If your problem narrows to the starter solinoid,it can be replace ,or fixed,without replacing the motor.Check the solinoid for a complete...
• Van died on me!
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:08:53 -0800
  ...I started it and then it stalled. I started it again and started going up the over pass and it stalled again before I...
• Re: need cold weather tips for diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 15:23:52 -0600
  ...Be sure that your starter is working properly and doesn't have a ton of miles on it (I just replaced the starter on...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:51:25 -0800
  ...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: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:30:00 -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: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:51:36 -0500
  ...Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny > > What do you think the amperage would be, to trigger the starter solenoid? > It was just going...