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• Re: Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternerator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 16:14:54 -0400
  ...He then looked at the engine area, found the started and in 2 seconds he pushed the wire in, and boom it started instantly...
• Re: Starter or battery?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 00:04:53 -0400
  ...The starter turns the engine over slowly at first then cranks fast and >it starts ok when the engine is cool. But when I...
• Re: Key in power - no start situation
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 4 Nov 2021 20:00:16 -0500
  I buy entire, brand new gear reduction starters for my diesel westy locally for about $115. Been using one for years now with no...
• Re: circuit for bridging the batteries
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:56:59 -0500
  ...The stock aux bat wiring is not large >enough to safely allow the aux battery to be connected during starting. >The starter motor can...
• Re hot solenoid not kicking
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 17:02:12, -0500
  ...trip report starter problem Sean (via Linda Bartnik) had a starter (solenoid) problem when hot..... So you liked King's Dominion? If we go...
• Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:02:31 -0700
  Okay, Today it was very hard to start, much cranking with foot to floor to minimized flooding. Started, barely ran but 30 seconds later...
• Re: New ignition switch in, starter connections cleaned : was no start
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:41:27 -0500
  ...The van is starting fine now. > > Being that there was no video for this on YouTube there is one now: > http://www.youtube.com...
• Re: Interstate Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:23:48 -0600
  ...I used to "drive" the Vanagon on the starter to where a downhill slope started if I couldnt' get someone to tow/push. (The...
• RE: please help -- starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 16:05:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Turn key, fuel pump hums, idiot lights light, no solenoid click or starter crank. I replaced my starter and no problems now. My no...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:47:05 -0400
  If the voltage, measured AT THE BATTERY with a digital volt meter, is less than 10.4 volts with the starter turning the engine...
• Foot to the floor syndrome, OT a little
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 17:44:12 -0400
  This is related to the thread about whether you should depress the accelerator before starting with a FI engine. The answer was, "no". Well...
• Re: "stella" no sound,no start
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:49:31 -0600
  ...i proceeded to look at >the fuse box and i jingled with the relays and tried starting stella again >and she started. > >did i...
• Re: Bug not starting
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 06:56:34 -0400
  ...We towed it > back to the house and let it sit for a day and then tried to start it up > again. It started...
• Re: electrical troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:29:50 -0700
  ...There is power to other > accesories, and a cable > attached right to the starter produces start. > > QUESTION: > > What is the recommended fix for this...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:05:40 -0700
  ...battery last weekend > >> ($170), & read the instructions, yellow top batteries are listed as deep > >> cycle & starting batteries. If you want to use it for...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Berlett
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:49:01 -0400
  ...If I try starting it repeatedly it does start eventually. I am thinking dirty connections somewhere but I don't know where to start...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:35:09 -0400
  Marc, there is no starter relay except for the solenoid on the starter itself. So check for power at the solenoid with a meter...
• Fixed -- starting problem Eurospec
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 12:29:50 -0800
  ...starting problem eurospec Hi Hermann, Sounds similar to the hot start problem a couple of us have experienced with the Eurospecs. My mechanic swapped...
• Re: Camping in cold & battery
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 19:19:54 +0000
  Upon initial startup the engine must be revved to make the battery light go out. If the vehicle has been started and the battery...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:09:05 -0500
  ...Here's the list: > > Ignition switch > load reduction relay ('low voltage relay'?) > wire betwixt the starter and solenoid > solenoid > starter > starter (lower) bushing in...
• Re: Starting problems with 88 Vanagon (Wolfberg Ed) with 90,000 ml
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:53:00 -0700
  ...But once in > awhile when this humming sound comes on, it will invariably start. Its no > telling when will it "starting humming" before cranking...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:31:59 -0500
  ...and I have had to replace the wire between the starter and that threaded stud in the engine compartment (bad splice at the starter...
• Re: (another) Van Dies, Refuses to start in extreme hot weather.. (very long)
  Historical mailing list - Pablo Bonilla
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:31:03 -0600
  I've found that, with age, the wires from the battery to the starter gain resistence with heat. My car won't start when...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:45:44 -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: Start/Run/Then No Start
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:54:59 -0600
  ...Start/Run/Then No Start > > > 84 Westy 1.9L > > Well. Vroom cold and hot. Glad we're getting our work done around here > before...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:42:48 -0600
  ...If the starter cranks as well (or poorly) > from the key as it does by jumpering the 50 terminal at the starter, then > there...
• Re: starters-used vs. cheap rebuilt vs. Bosch rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:00:22 -0800
  ...Get the genuine rebuilt by Bosch starter for a more positive starting experience. You could get lucky with any of the other options but...
• Re: HOW TO GROUND STARTER MOTOR?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:09:10 EDT
  ...1>worn starter pinion bushing 2>Bad starter 3>Weak cell in battery 4>Engine ground straps 5>weak charging system Most flaps have...
• Re: Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 23:41:29 -0400
  ...Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference? > ....... Packaging for this part did not indicate that it was a starter solenoid but I now...
• Re: starter motor remaining on?
  Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
  Sun, 15 May 2005 05:51:06 -0600
  ...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: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 5 Nov 2016 08:15:20 -0700
  I should add: - one year old Temp2 sensor - the throttle body switch clicks as it should when I check also once it started the...
• Re: Syncro TDI installation question...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 11:00:34 -0800
  ...Apparently some motors and starters are made with aluminum wiring to save money but copper works much better. If you have it rewound consider...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:58:14 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] optima the one for starting battery? > The red top is the starting battery. > > jimt > On 8/18/05 6:56 PM, "greg...
• Re: How to change a starter?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:56:02 -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...
• engine crank but no start
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:58:48 -0700
  ...after a long drive, making a fuel stop, the van won't start, it cranks fine. So we went thru the process of checking...
• A place to start
  Historical mailing list - Tim Englund
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:43:11 -0700
  ...Now Zola has always started no problem. In fact, she's run like a champ (she is, after all, named after Zola Budd). Suddenly...
• Re: Won't start (tries) (coughs)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 3 May 2011 12:00:53 -0700
  ...A LOT of the won't start when hot or cold issues come back to that inexpensive little sensor. Rob becida@comcast.net At...
• WARM/HOT START PROBLEM
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:55:51 -0400
  My '84DL has suddenly given me problems with starting when it is warm (after driving a few miles) or when the engine is a...
• starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Donald Welch
  Wed, 9 May 2001 09:02:12 -0500
  Hello volks, I have been experiencing a starting problem. The vehicle will start and die immediately usually two to three times before it will...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:36:54 -0500
  ...Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without opening up the battery compartment? Has anyone added external battery connections...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:32:38 -0700
  ...This with a standard starter. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On Mar 20, 2013, at 6:25 AM, Mark Carrig <stratmanx@YAHOO...
• Re: Anybody have a good starter?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 21:55:21 -0800
  ...Most towns have them and you might be pleasantly surprised at the cost. (My 2wd starter cost $35 to have re-done.) Jim mark...
• cold starting
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 15:39:13 -0600
  Hello all, I'm having a problem with my '87 Vanagon starting first thing in the morning. It'll start but you have to...
• Low RPM and stall on cold start
  Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 20:34:07 EST
  ...Help ware do I start. Lee 86GL The slide
• Re: Batttery and OX sensors lights?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:50:13 -0600
  alternator must reach an initial rpm or it doesnt start kicking out power. when cold the initial start rev is to low. take the...
• Stuttering on start up
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:18:46 EDT
  ...Seems to start ok in the morning. When I go to leave work after sitting all day it sputters and chugs on start up...
• Re: no power
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:31:39 -0700
  ...There is very strange clutch action, it starts grabbing when clutch pedal is still almost all the way down. Is it possible that malfunctioning...
• Cold start problem.....still....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:40:03 -0400
  84 (1.9 early version, page 24.24 in Bentley) cold start problem saga. Well, the temps 2 was NOT the only problem..... the...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:48:57 -0500
  With the 1315 you can add a manual switch to use the aux battery to aid the starting battery with starting the engine ... or...
• Re: Starter woes...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:44:10 -0400
  ...Yrs, d On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 12:36 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > Sorry Marc but " it wouldn't start again...
• Re: bURNINGvAN
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:27:18 -0700
  ...You can start the list starting with you and me and Jero too. -- BenT
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:29 -0700
  ...When you jumped the starter from the remote battery, what weight cables did you use? You could remove the spark plugs from the engine...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 09:52:59 -0400
  ...If the starter cranks as well (or poorly) > from the key as it does by jumpering the 50 terminal at the starter, then > there...
• Re: A Current Question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:17:46 -0800
  ...If your Starting battery gets low, and you happen to have > good power in your house battery, you 'jump start' yourself by opening > the...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 May 2016 17:06:44 -0700
  Also, Don has a gas engine with a diesel starter, and diesel flywheels may well be one piece with hardened teeth like Jim says...
• Re: Key in power - no start situation
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 5 Nov 2021 00:32:57 +0000
  My experience?  Failing starter.  Yes, you can "knock" it to maybe get it to oblige.  The successful solution?  Get one of these:  https://www...
• Re: 10/09/2015 How to clean up and return that new, never-needed, starter for a full refund?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 21:35:50 -0500
  The rules are simple - you can't return the starter for a refund if it's been installed. Having been a reseller for years...
• Re: What's a Hall sender do?
  Historical mailing list - david hardy
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:41:16 -0600
  ...And it will certainly prevent your van from starting - just yesterday, after putting the engine back in my syncro, it wouldn't start. I...
• Cold start problem '87 Syncro - repaired
  Historical mailing list - John Neumeier
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:02:49 -0700
  Hi All, This is a posting for a solution to a cold start problem I have had. This has been a persistent problem for...
• Re: Belt squeal question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:26:26 -0800
  ...About 200 times, I have started the Vanagon, without the headlight "forgotten" in the on position, since I first encountered that squeal...and no...