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• Ignition Switch Mystery Continues...anybody out there????
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:05:10 -0700
  ...When I turn it further to start the Van I hear a single click from in the Fuse Box. (The starter is not turning...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:28:32 -0400
  ...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: Sunforce 60113 For Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:26:57 -0700
  ...alt. --> starter battery --> relay/aux battery, if starter battery low or failing (losing its charger over time, not taking a charger) my gut tells...
• Re: Rainy Day Starting Blues
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:14:24 -0400
  John M. <JMAXRIDE@aol.com> wrote: >Anytime it rains overnight my '85 Vanagon (Big Blue) will not start >in the morning. No evidence of...
• Bosch #s for a deisel starter? Maybe..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Sep 2017 11:19:19 -0700
  I'm puzzled by what starter I have ( on my workbench) just removed from my 84 with an inljne (ABA hybrid gas) VW motor...
• Re: 84 Vanagon--Won't start at 40 degrees--Update
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:43:20 -0600
  ...tried to start but > wouldn't wit h the same grinding symptoms > Switched the ECU's and it started right away and has started...
• Re: Is it the ignition switch, or something else?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:32:36 -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...
• Re: Starter wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:38:30 -0800
  Without resorting to the Bentley or crawling under the van, I think that wire powers the double relay for startup. Tom Young ----- Original Message...
• 85 Vanagon-Auto
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Lebron
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 12:39:26 -0500 (EST)
  I have a question regarding my starter. When I do some long distance highway driving and shut off the van, my starter turns but...
• Re: VANAGON digest 451
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 8 May 1995 14:49:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The starter "circuit" doesn't really include the ignition switch, since the starter is operated remotely by a solenoid. I would suspect the solenoid...
• hard warm start for 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Deb Runyon
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:03:26 -0700
  I'm experiencing some difficulties re-starting the engine on my 87 syncro after it has been driven awhile and shut off for a...
• Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:52:51 -0600
  ...Sometimes if I hold the key in the start position it cranks after a good count 10-15 secs. Sometimes not at all. It...
• starter spins, doesn't engage?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Sun, 29 May 2005 15:23:13 -0700
  Hi all, For the past couple of years my starter has worked only about every other time. Sometimes it works great first turn, other...
• Re: Westy Fuse Confusion
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:00:31 -0400
  Your Vanagon plays a "start-up tune"? What is it, Deutschland Uber Alles? No? Hum a few bars, maybe I know it? My Vanagon...
• Starter Motor Bushing Lube. Quick Answer? Daylight Abating!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:17:21 -0800
  ...Moly grease ok for starter motor bushings and bushing in engine block? (for end of starter when it turns) Thanks! Neil. -- Neil n 65...
• Re: Westy A/C: Is that all there is? '90 westy FS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 10:32:24 EDT
  ...It should start to work and cool with just the fan, but it doesn't get cold until you start getting more air over...
• Occasional "dead spot " when starting...in the shifter?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 06:04:41 -0700
  ...My 1990 Carat has a glitch...(actually many of them..but I won't get into that!) On starting...every so often I trun...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:09:04 -0600
  ...My locally rebuilt starter works great, and cost me $95 including a new starter solenoid. John On 7/24/2012 9:26 AM, David...
• photo of hot start relay install?
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Kahler
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:34:46 -0800
  Anyone have a photo of their hot start relay installation? I put mine in this weekend, and am curious to see other folks' solutions...
• Re: So... am I nuts? (ign. sw)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:58:11 -0700
  ...I had an old mazda that wouldn't start if you turned the key too far towards START. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:35:44 -0700
  On 19 Nov , 2016, at 5:45 PM, David Beierl wrote: > with a maximum of 2.5x running and 4x starting at -40C Max...
• Prices for starter parts?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:39:30 -0500
  So how much are solenoids and rebuilt starter motors? :-( Ron, Jim, Kyle? -Karl ___________________________________________ Karl and Kristina Bloss - bloss@enter.net Trexlertown, PA http://www...
• looking for a starter
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 04:12:46 -0400
  Hey, anyone have a known good starter for a '86 vanagon w/automatic transaxle? Also I would be interested in a bad one for...
• Need armature for diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 13:44:42 -0700
  My favorite electrical shop tells me that my diesel vanagon starter's armature is bad. Does anyone know where I can get one at...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:18:59 -0500
  <<<Yes, a wedge-it screw starter used in reverse. A Klein K36 should do it to it. George>>> Screw starter? A Magnet work OK...
• Re: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 3 May 2010 23:53:28 -0700
  ...In cold weather (nights, mornings) under a certain ambient > temperature > (Bentley shows this and how to test one), it activates the cold start > valve...
• Re: 87 started, then died again
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:46:59 -0700
  ...On 7/23/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Check connections to starter. > > If there was really rough idle and/or jerky movement...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 May 2016 00:12:26 +0000
  ...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: 84 Vanagon--Won't start at 40 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sat, 9 Mar 2013 19:34:02 -0500
  Starting with the basics, have you checked the condition of the battery? Is it a 2+ year old lead acid el cheapo battery that...
• Re: A newbie needing hard starting help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:13:41 -0700
  ...connect a fully charged portable jump starter to your battery and see if there's any hesitation. It will tell you whether you need...
• Merry Christmas + Power Steering Issues
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 08:03:54 -0600
  ...Checked the starter by turning the key again after starting, but that wasn't the problem. After considering several possibilities, I had my son...
• Re: Batt is 100% - no crank/starter doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:29:26 -0800
  ...Well, without a specific example of exactly how the Bosch starters were weaker than (for example) the starter on my '79 Dodge van (still...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:33:48 -0700
  my '82 westy failed to start after a gas station stop in redding, calif., during a 108-degree day in august after running for...
• Re: early or late 81? (looking for starter)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:24:21 -0700
  Hi Chris - Since you've indicated intermittent starter failure, be sure to check your push-on terminals - be sure they're clean with no...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:16:19 -0600
  ...it would occasionally not start when hot. Once when it would not start, I decided to check the spark from the coil wire by...
• Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:38:53 -0700
  ...Sounded like a winner. > Decided to start the Vanagon just for fun to hear it purr. (really it > ran absolutely Perfect) > > Motor would turn...
• re no start.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  23 Jun 1997 10:46:00 -0600
  ...Will run, won't start. Battery voltage measures 12, but not enough juice to start. You can note similar symptoms if there is corrosion...
• vanagon starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 09:54:09 -0600
  Greetings all, My 85 vanagon had an ignition related no start condition a week or so ago. Thanks to all that responded. I worked...
• Re: Starting a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 03:21:46 -0400
  ...After that the pump should stop and stay stopped until the ECU starts seeing ignition pulses when you crank. Oops -- I see you have...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:32:10 -0400
  ...I'd turn key > with left hand and hold it in the start position while moving the shifter > from 1 to 2 quickly. That...
• Re: gas in the oil
  Historical mailing list - Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:49:38 -0800
  Yes, i was problems starting the van, I drain a battery trying, but the spark is there. The van start for few minutes and...
• Re: How Long Running to Charge the Battery After Starting?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:02:22 -0700
  ...How Long Running to Charge the Battery After Starting? > > > > RE: based on a rated 90-110 Ah reserve capacity on a Gr 41 battery...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:12:52 -0700
  Three fittings are to be taken care of to deliver the power to your starter. One; in the battery box you need to clean...
• Re: alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:17:44 -0400
  In my case, I had the problem of dead start after two or more driving hours. Cold temperature was not a problem since in...
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 23:27:40 -0700
  On 9/5/05, <rrecardo@webtv.net> wrote: > > << They generally don't go bad, but when they do, the > starter is DONE>> > > Not true...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Oct 94 22:23:55 EDT
  ...This trick always worked for the KG when it wouldn't start....but I have heard that push starting/roll starting a car with...
• Re: Do I need a new starter???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 01:09:13 PDT
  yeah, I had a BMW whose starter made a loud buzzing noise and this was at a gas station while I was getting gas...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:29:54 -0800
  ...These bad boys are responsible for cold start enrichment, ignition timing and idle stabilization during warmup. Cheers, -Jeff '83 Westy '84 Vanagon '85 Vanagon...
• Bad coil replaced still warm start problems
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:46:45 -0500
  ...Sometimes it will start right up after turning motor off sometimes not. sometimes I can come out after one hour and it will start...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:30:24 EDT
  ...If I try starting it repeatedly it does start eventually. I am thinking dirty connections somewhere but I don't know where to start...
• Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:38:11 -0500
  ...It > starts maybe one out of 5 times, and when it starts, it starts right away. > >>> The battery is right at 12.0 volts...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay failure points
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:35:35 -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: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:39:11 -0800
  ...Continuing to hold the > key in the start position, the starter kicks in and the engine starts as > normal. > > > > I emphasize that this happens...
• Just got first vanagon, need some help.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wagener
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 03:57:01 -0700
  ...Does this sound probable? When it starts it sometimes starts normally, but mostly makes this terrible loud noise. 3) There is some noise in...
• Re: I fix vanagon seam rust day in day out
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:58:46 -0500
  ...I have seen tons of seam rust start from the cracked sealant in seams. The water hangs in those cracks and starts the rusting...
• Re: 1987 Westy engine starter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:04:16 -0700
  On 4/10/10, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > you may need to hold the upper starter bolt from turning, at the...
• Re: blower fan and wipers not working after aux. battery installation
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 08:50:24 -0800
  ...The voltage across the posts of the > starter battery was 12.18 cold. Immediately after I started it, while it > was running, it measured...
• warm start 78 FI
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 17:15:45 -0500
  Can anyone give me hints to the cause of failure to start when engine is warm? Cranks, but never fires up. Never even sputters...
• Pop, boom, bang
  Historical mailing list - Michael Delessio
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 08:55:41 -0400 (EDT)
  Hello all, My '84 westy is making a poping noise when I start it. I can't tell if its a backfire or not...
• Re: Slow starter when hot
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:55:39 -0500
  ...Slow starter when hot > Try a new Ground strap from the Trans. to the Chassis. (is this an auto > perchance, Ive seen it many...