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• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 14:32:58 -0700
  ...North Central PA > > Hi Folks, > > My van wont start.... > > All was well when i last drove it (admittedly, almost a month ago) > Now, it...
• Starters and batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Mar 2018 11:02:43 -0400
  ...I am getting ready to crawl under and replace the starter on my 87 Westy. I have the 2 battery GW setup. I have...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 13:25:39 -0700
  ...The - probe should go to bare metal on or near the case of the starter. Then see what the voltage drops to during cranking...
• Re: Fan comes on at startup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:19:50 -0400
  ...Fan comes on at startup > My rad fan is coming on as soon as I start my van (even if it has been > sitting...
• Re: VW PHOTO CALENDAR VOTING - STARTS NOW AND ENDS SUNDAY
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:15:10 -0800
  ...the 2007 VW Calendar starts now. > > this year's calendar will consist of your favorite 12 photos. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 17:24:27 -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...
• Re: Bosch #s for a deisel starter? Maybe..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 1 Sep 2017 20:47:03 -0700
  You got a water boxer starter. There are 2 and only 2 diesel starters. Both sold as Bosch SR28X. One is direct drive, the...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Morning Starting Issues...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 09:36:22 -0400
  Had cold start issues are usually the result of poor ignition, mixture, or engine compression deficiencies. For the ignition you want to check the...
• Re: '90 Van-Cranks but will not start...
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 22:08:34 +0000
  ...Finally, it would crank >but not start. > >After towing the vehicle to the repair shop the engine started right up. >Now >a week later...
• =?utf-8?Q?Update=20on=20starter?=
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?Q?C=20Snyder=20?=
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 03:32:09 -0400
  This ia an upae on some problems I've been having with the starter on my 1987 Wolfburg with 2-wd and gas engine...
• Re: Van Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Tim Timothy
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 15:07:31 EST
  ...Stopped for dinner and it wouldn't > start afterward. Starter spun it very well, no fire at all. > > Checked for spark and it was...
• 87 started, then died again
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:00:37 -0500
  ...I did finally get my 87 started after it sat for I guess about 2-1/2 years. No special magic trick, just out...
• Tony, stuck starter?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:35:07 -0500
  Tony, I had a starting problem in my 87 when it got really cold out. The oil pressure release valve stuck. The engine could...
• Re: starter nut question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 May 2003 22:07:02 -0400
  ...starter nut question Can anyone tell me what the size and pitch of the nut on the starter solenoid is for an 85 Westy...
• cool guages
  Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:48:33 -0500
  Hey Folks Spring is almost here and I started my spring parts shopping. I am not sure what national economy I am actually supporting...
• Re: Do I need a new coil????
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sun, 9 Apr 1995 12:57:45 -0400 (EDT)
  On Sat, 8 Apr 1995, Mark Hamilton wrote: > I was driving home the other night and my '73 Bus started backfiring and > lurching forward...
• Re: Installed new clutch, "used-in-good-condition,recently-rebuilt transmission, and, now, "no start."
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 19:30:17 -0700
  An apparently sluggish starter may have an unrelated cause. Here are a few things to try and see if one helps. Try cranking the...
• Re: Is it the ignition switch, or something else?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:31:10 -0600
  My 82 diesel has similar starting issues,I turn the key and hear a light click in the rear sometimes it'll turn over...
• Help!
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 19:21:41 EST
  ...Added gas, starter turned over but wouldn't fire. Tried jumping it. Starter engages but won't turn engine over. Starter is weak. As...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Jul 2017 22:27:43 +0000
  ...I have not done much for investigating my NO START situation. Yesterday, I tried to start it, just for the heck of it, and...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:36:43 -0600
  ...A potentially dangerous one. > I have installed a new Starter and properly restored the wiring to stock. A > slow turning starter condition still exists...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:39:34 -0500
  ...Have someone turn key to start. If voltage is there (10.5+) the = > solenoid should pull in and it should try to start. If...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Olsen
  Mon, 7 May 2012 18:34:10 -0400
  ...Jumping doesn't help. >Voltage at starter matches battery. >Turns over slowly with: > - spark plugs removed. > - fresh battery jumpered directly to starter. > - WITH NEW...
• Re: Vanagon Syncro Delayed Start
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:09:52 -0600
  Regarding the occasional hesitation with starting my '86 Syncro, Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut) wrote: > > Very simple remedy to your situation. I have fixed...
• starter solenoid current remeasured
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:54:07 -0600
  A couple of weeks ago I stated that I had measured the starter solenoid current and got a rather surprising result of 37 A...
• Re: Water in starter housing?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 23:53:46 -0400
  ...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: vanagon Digest - 8 Jun 2017 to 9 Jun 2017 (#2017-223)
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:41:11 -0400
  ...No Start & Sliding door handle' > > Laura. I just went through a no-start situation myself, and am not > mechanically experienced. The problem was the...
• Battery almost disaster
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:36:17 -0400
  ...Thursday My van would not start. starter made a little effort then died. Very strange as I had a trickle charger and the battery...
• Re: Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:13:39 -0700
  ...Cold start valve > > Waterboxers don’t have a cold start valve. That buzzing thing in the center > of the idle is the idle control...
• Re: So stuff even happens to me!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 09:17:59 -0600
  ...If not, shake the shifter from side to side while holding >> the key in the start position. Your van just started? You are welcome...
• Re: using 2nd gear from a standing start
  Historical mailing list - Andy Chiu
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 17:06:08 +0800
  ...Rolling starts however >are another matter; I do this all the time and it makes for much quicker starts >and less shifting. As a...
• Re: Starter system woes
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:01:06 -0800
  When I had this syndrome I fixed it by removing the starter and cleaning it and everything around it as well as the tranny...
• FIRE!! How did it happen? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:57:49 -0700
  ...Fired up the engine - it started right up - and drove off. I'd gone maybe 1/4 mile when the engine started to die...
• Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:50:23 -0800
  well...........manual trans means you can push start !!! great to hear there's severe snow. here's a trick.............you need to be under...
• Re: '89 vanagon no start problem...ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:16:15 -0800
  ...Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:35 AM Subject: '89 vanagon no start problem...ideas? > 1989 with 2.1..doesn't start. It cranks, but...
• Re: Syncro Starter R&R on vacation? A Poll
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:39:50 -0700
  ...This takes patience and sticking the starter in and turning it, just so. Tip : pay attention to just how the old starter tilts and...
• Strange hard start when warm, symptom getting worse
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:01:17 -0500
  For a while now I've been putting off diagnosing a strange hard start problem I've been having, but one of the symptoms...
• Re: instrument panel short = no start?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 11:40:20 -0800
  I would unhook the green wire from the 14 pin connector and then try starting again with everything else hooked up. Mark Dan Barrett...
• Re: trip report
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 28 May 2009 15:46:39 -0600
  ...The shop that put the motor in and does these starter changes, said they unbolt the engine carrier, drop it 3-4", then put...
• Re: Start & Go (or no quick escape!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 09:01:02 -0700 (MST)
  ...Ususlly you have to stall at least twice and restart, no trouble >starting. I notice this will also happen on a hot start like...
• starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 05:56:34 -0700
  ...starter dying after 5-6 hours of highway speed travelling...usually at a gas station refueling...various people have told me that the starter...
• Re: [Syncro] Hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:05:16 -0800
  One of the most often overlooked details of the VW starter "system" is that the starter armature is supported on one end by the...
• Re: 86 cabrio advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 09:16:03 -0600
  ...Starts right up, drive it a little while stop, and it will not start,,,no click, nada. Battery good, no shorts, starter new. Sometimes...
• Re: 83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:46:46 +0000
  83 is aircooled right? why not get a hot start relay kit, they make them for bug coolers. Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Higginbotham, David...
• Removing Starter - Help!
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 14:15:08 -0700
  ...But i can slide that bolt back and forth as far as it will go until it hits the front side of the starter...
• Re: OK That's It! I'm getting rid of this if it refuses to start!
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 03:09:57 EDT
  ...At least those cars start! Nate El Great Fed up with his starting problems. 85 GL, 180k miles >> Maybe you should have the car...
• Re: warm hard start
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 02:05:30 EDT
  ...I should be having cold start problems and not warm start problems. Any ideas. check your fuel pressure hot and your Rest fuel pressure...
• Re: rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Donald D. Denny
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:08:55 EST
  ...When high humidity (often, on the Gulf Coast) was present it would not start. Everything was trying = starter, distributor, Battery, and carbs. The dealer...
• Re: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 20:12:35 +0200
  S2 wrote: > Now may be a good time to check the electrical connections and condition of > the wires in the starting circuit. > Start with...
• Re: Need a new starter for my diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:31:34 EST
  You can get a diesel Vanagon starter from me that is a Bosch remanufactured starter for $140 plus a $15 core charge. I have...
• Re: grinding starter
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 07:35:20 -0500
  Rings gear chewed up? Hermann the German wrote: > Volks: > > What could cause the starter on my 87 Westy with Eurospec I4 > conversion to grind...
• optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - greg crone
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:56:15 -0700
  ...main starting battery? I've got an 85 1.9 westy non camper, and it does have an auxilliary battery, but the starting batt...
• Re: Starting issues
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:34:51 -0700
  David Ignition Switch is for sure a good place to start (no pun intended) especially if it is old or actually even if it...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 02:51:35 -0400
  My adaptor + the LaTrical-brand TDI starter ($75) new, is far superior to GW's IMI non-rebuildable unit and half the cost. Karl...
• Syncro starter repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:49:15 -0800
  Got my starter rebuilt and installed yesterday. Didn't take many pics of the process, but a few and some notes here https://shufti...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 17:41:15 -0800
  I have Jay Brown hard start relay kit on all my vans and I am very very happy with it, build quality is top...
• Bunker Burner Bait follow-u
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  16 Sep 1996 08:39:57 -0700
  Started the van this morning after an overnight outside cold soak. Started fine! Hopefully that will be the end of that (until next time...
• Re: Starting Problems -still
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 19:06:33 EST
  In a message dated 1/16/00 11:54:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, A84Westy@AOL.COM writes: << Is the starter going? >> Most likely...
• Re: another led question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:59:52 -0800
  > Should the water temperature LED come on during start up? Yes, it should blink at with key turned on and go off when engine...
• Re: Engine Won't Start...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:52:40 -0500
  Pulling that starter , then replacing it and only having 2 parts left over is not bad.I'd go w/ the throw out berring...