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• Re: Auto Starter in a Manual?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:58:22 -0400
  ...Auto Starter in a Manual? >Hi All, > >Does anyone know if it is okay to use an 84 starter from an automatic in >an...
• Re: Starting Troubles...again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 07:26:45 -0500
  ...Went out midday today and >ran down the battery trying to start the darn thing. It turned over nicely >for a while, but no...
• county wants my parts vanagon taken to the crusher
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:49:14 -0700
  ...I need to get the engine started and drive it 100 feet infront of a county inspector to pass and be able to keep...
• Re: Anyone have a spare automatic starter?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 06:26:56 -0700
  Not to divert this thread back to the original topic or anything, but did the OP ever find a starter? I ask because I...
• ? on syncro starter
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sun, 24 May 1998 01:51:41 EDT
  Hi all, I recieved my starter from the bus depot a week ago and am going to have it put in this thurs. While...
• Re: warm hard start
  Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 23:11:46 -0700
  ...At minus 20 probably the engine will be flodded of gas not enough air for cold start Denis
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Dec 2000 - Special issue (#2000-424)
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 21:47:37 -0500
  >my 1986 vanagon isn't starting, the starter motor just clicks a little >bit and stops. the connections are all green and cruddy. seeing...
• Which Optima for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Curro
  Sun, 19 May 2002 13:49:41 -0400
  I desparately need a starting battery for my 87 Westy. I am considering an Optima, but I don't know which one is appropriate...
• Idleing low when cold
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:05:33 -0800
  My 2.1 liter engine has started to idle very low on start up and will die unless I rev the engine a few...
• Re: screech upon starting
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:11:01 -0800
  ...screech upon starting > My 85 westy screeches when starting for about 5 seconds and then never > makes the sound again. Is this waterpump-----I...
• Alternator Maybe? Need help
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:57:28 -0400
  Heres the deal...had a screeching belt at start up for a few days...then today the van starts but stalls out....can start...
• help. no start after head gaskets replaced
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:00:55 -0800
  hello all� i replaced the head gaskets on my 85 gl and now it will not start. there is a lot of fuel dumping...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sat, 1 May 2010 09:25:03 EDT
  hey guys we rebuild these starters a lot, just about all of your jap cars have this type, sounds like the contacts are crossed...
• 1982 Westy air cooled fuel injection cold start valve voltage
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:14:40 -0800
  Is there any info on the voltage a cold start valve operates at on a 1982 Westy air cooled fuel injection system?
• Thanks ( wont start when warm conclusion)
  Historical mailing list - MF
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 19:11:17 -0500
  ...The van starts great at all temperatures now. Matt [text/html]
• ENGINE INSTALLED WON"T START HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Thu, 2 May 2002 18:44:03 EDT
  ...It turns over real slow but will not start. any ideas. what spark plug wire goes where? 1 2
• Re: Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 19 May 2003 10:09:53 -0700
  i think you can go w/o the syncro tank if you use a kennedy geared starter. check out www.fastforward.ca for pictures...
• Re: Ignition Switch Mystery Continues...anybody out there????
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:50:23 -0700
  RE: Starting Problem I know this is basic, but the symptoms you describe could also be a low starter battery. Have you checked it?
• Re: Weird stalling problem - me too!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 26 May 2006 17:41:50 -0400
  Try squirting starting fluid intothe AFM.If the engine starts , you got a fuel problem If it dosent, you got an electrical problem.Good...
• Re: the transmission ground
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:31:35 -0400
  If the tranny ground is disconnected, you'll likely not have adequate ground for the starter and thus won't be able to start...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 May 2016 21:32:56 -0400
  The Bendix starter drive was used by many car manufacturers for many years with Ford probably hanging on the longest. It is still used...
• Re: no start no click
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:24:33 -0700
  ...The Amazon starter looks nice and in > expensive. my only issue is I have the Gowesty gear reduction starter and > it’s been so...
• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:18:02 +0000
  I'm not going to post for the hundredth time why you should do it, but when you have problems not starting at certain...
• Re: Difficult starting, smell gas, fires when pedal down (more air flow)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 12 May 2008 22:32:43 -0400
  I've had this problem!!!!!! Does it crank and crank and crank, and as you put down the pedal, it starts to sound like...
• Re: CONFUSION
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:42:50 -0500
  ...Yes at engine start both batteries will try to support the 200-300 amp starter load. You have a have to have a method...
• Wouldn't start... mea culpa!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 17:22:59 -0500 (EST)
  Hi, all I recall seeing a number of posts recently about busses not starting. Lots of suggestions on how to fix the problem. I...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 8 Dec 2015 17:29:59 -0800
  ...I can afford a starter any day but with a diff lock equipped Syncro I am happy to leave the still working starter alone...
• '72 Bus Starter Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Oct 1994 10:19:18 -0700 (MST)
  Howdy Volks, My '72 Westy, Stimpy, is having problems starting. When I get in and crank the starter, it sounds like it or somepart...
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 16:20:17 -0400
  ...Need help with hard start after stop > Leaking injectors can also cause hard start problems as the engine can be > flooded after a short...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:36:30 -0700
  ...Starter SR0408X ge-futzd So one day you try to light the fire using the good ol' ignition key and the starter makes strange...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:09:24 -0700
  ...Starter SR0408X ge-futzd So one day you try to light the fire using the good ol' ignition key and the starter makes strange...
• Re: Starter nut
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 07:45:36 -0700
  I am replacing the wiring harness between the alternator and starter with the GW upgrade. Hoping I can get it done without going though...
• Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:57:21 -0400
  ...In the past I had hot starting issues and the motor would turn over very slowly. That was resolved with the hot start relay...
• Vanagon puzzler solved (?)
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 23:11:50 -0700
  ...Van starts normally when cold. > > > > 2. When hot, just cranks, no firing. > > > > 3. Sometime will start if I open throttle all the way first...
• Vanagon puzzler solved (?)
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 23:11:50 -0700
  ...Van starts normally when cold. > > > > 2. When hot, just cranks, no firing. > > > > 3. Sometime will start if I open throttle all the way first...
• vanagon blues
  Historical mailing list - "Kirk Bennett (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 09:11:22 -0800
  ...Would start back up again but has progressively gotten worse. Finally, wouldn't start at all. Took to local mechanic (imports - some knowledge of...
• ignition switch shenanigans
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:54:55 -0700
  Over the summer the ignition switch on my '82 Westy started to act up. It seemed like when turned to the final position where...
• Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 06:27:08 EST
  ...Not enough to keep the pinion engaged but just enough to keep power going to the starter motor. Drive Safely & Happy Holidays Ken Lewis...
• Re: Question on WV camper
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:28:13 -0600
  At most outside temperatures <20C the Diesels need both functional glow plugs and timing advance to cold start. The first and easiest thing to...
• Re: Mystery starting issue 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:32:03 -0500
  ...And, I tried to start the van once it was safe in the garage. > > And… > > No start. It starts, but rather then idling it...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Starter differences - diesel vs gas?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:16:44 -0400
  In don't have an answer for you but I can tell you there are some universal starters. The type 3 starter does not...
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:59:51 -0700
  Ever replaced the starter on a Syncro, with a diff-lock? Paying for the starter is the least of it. BTW-excellent old-school...
• Re: Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 06 Jan 1997 12:45:05 -0800
  ...It starts right up, even on the coldest > mornings, but when it has warmed up, it starts to misfire, running too rich, > black smoke...
• Possible Weekender Purchase
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:05:15 EDT
  ...The owner reports an intermittent condition in which the van fails to start. The starter and engine turn over but there is no sound...
• Re: Diesel starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 03:53:20 EST
  The early Type Is and Type IIs used to suffer the same fate when the starter bushing was bad. Don't know if the...
• No start, no fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:29:12 -0800
  ...I was tryin to boost a dead battery and start it up the van was running, i tryed to start the dead car, try...
• Re: Is my starter OK?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:56:18 -0500
  The starter end is supported in the bell housing. It can not be "bench tested" unless you support the end. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4...
• Stalling, gauges slowing go out, then van dies
  Historical mailing list - Josh Ziady
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:19:19 -0700
  ...In the morning, on the start a long highway drive: o2 light and bat. charge light go on, then go out five minutes later...
• Re: Testing the starter question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 18:12:05 -0400
  At 02:55 PM 6/28/2015, Jeremy Stovin wrote: >Still have starting concerns for my '87westy. > >A lot of recommendations to do a...
• Vanagon hard start problem fixed - thank you all!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 20 May 2003 22:53:49 -0700
  Just to let everyone know the outcome of my non-starting when hot Syncro Westfalia Joker. BACKGROUND: Starts when cold, won't start when...
• Re: Cold Weather starting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:35:46 -0600
  ...Cold Weather starting > > Hi David, > > I would recommend Karl’s adaptor that works with either a TDI or gas > gear reduction starter. Same advantages...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay failure points
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:13:42 -0500
  ...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: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 09:05:40 -0600
  ...I had to starter-motor my van home from the library > once (no-start-when-hot known issue) before I fixed it and I...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:22:50 -0400
  ...Crawled under the Westy took all the starter wires off from the GOWESTY starter. Sanded, cleaned, added dielectric grease, tighten everything up and EUREKA...
• Re: Arrrgh!! No start, no fuel pump sound!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:33:54 -0700
  ...Saturday, June 12, 2010, 11:28 PM Tried starting my alternate '88 GL today. Starter turned the engine strong, but no start. Then I...
• no start in 81 AC Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 16:09:01 -0400
  after not using the van for a few weeks, I tried to start. Engine tried to turn over but very lazily. Added a booster...
• Won't start (tries) (coughs)
  Historical mailing list - Andree
  Tue, 3 May 2011 09:14:34 -0700
  My van has had an early morning issue - quite different from the hot start issue it was having. It tries to turn over, then...
• Sears battery for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:18:39 -0400
  ...Interestingly, my Toyota battery which I attempted to jump start it with was *just* able to turn over the starter but not start the...
• 87 No Start Update and Dumb Question
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:27:03 -0800
  My 87 Wolfsburg now starts - with some embarrassment on my part I note she just needed a tune-up. However, I wonder if timing...
• led light flashing
  Historical mailing list - hugo
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:00:50 -0700
  can anyone speculate on why my led light for my water temp has begun to flash? it started yesterday when i started the car...