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• Misfire while starting
  Historical mailing list - Ronald D Maxseiner
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:18:27 -0400
  I'm having a problem when I start my 1985 van. The engine turns over for a second and as the engine catches there...
• Re: Replacing starter: Bosch reman. VS "some other"
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:13:23 -0500
  I just replaced my starter and alternator with genuine Bo$ch rebuilds. I don't know yet if they will last any longer than...
• Auxiliary Battery Q: What loads have you moved to the aux battery from starter batt?
  Historical mailing list - vw_traveler
  Wed, 21 May 2003 06:50:19 -0400
  ...isolator debate here!!) the starter battery should be reserved only for starting, and the auxiliary battery powers everything else. For those of you who...
• Re: Which syndrome is this?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:17:03 -0700
  > Chris <chris@MCCLURKEN.COM> wrote: > When you first start it up it runs great and has decent power if you > decide to go before...
• Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:48:12 +0000
  ...Skip Another "start phenomena" that I'm working through is the "hot start" issue, turns over and doesn't ignite. I've concluded that...
• List messages: Re: Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:10:48 -0400
  ...Replacing a >> starter on a Syncro and the starter was = in the way of putting back the >> vacuum actuator for the diff lock. Got...
• Re: Hard start, rough idle, stalling - FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:17:54 -0800
  At least for now, thanks list! I replaced the temp II and after the first time starting it did the same thing, but I...
• Re: Battery/Starter/Wiring issue 1985 Westy w/ 2.1L & 4sp
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:13:10 -0400
  ...Starter issue - I've replaced the battery to starter wire and the the alternator to starter wire with 2ga. The starter was recently rebuilt...
• Battery, OXS lights stay on after start
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 15:28:20 -0600
  Hey ya'll, can someone help me on *this* one too? When I start the van -hot or cold- the battery and OXS dummy...
• Re: unstuck starter
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 20:05:41 -0800
  ...unstuck starter After talking with Chris Turner yesterday (he came over to drop off some pics for me to scan), he said to try...
• Re: Stalling, gauges slowing go out, then van dies
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:36:07 -0400
  ...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: Simple starting problem?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:06:32 -0500
  I found that if I unplugged the temp2 sensor connector, the van would start right away. Then I would shut it off, re-connect...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:45:06 -0700
  re a ground directly from the starter to the body would make alot of sense ' the stock ground strap at the front of the...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:05:27 -0800
  ...Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help! >>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:27:45 -0500 >> >>Hi Oliver, >> >>12.3V at the starter should be...
• Re: Cold-Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 21:38:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...But whenever the weather drops to about 50 > degrees or lower, the van will not start. The starter turns over, but > the engine will...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 11:56:00 -0800
  ...Here is where I am with it now. > > New starter (engine turns - won't start - not even sputter) > New ignition switch > Fuel pump runs...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 08:29:06 -0600
  ---- Erin Daniels <eirejammer@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Use the starter motor? Is that when it chugs forward but doesn't start? The wheels don't...
• Cold Start Unsolved: Help
  Historical mailing list - Rob Lebo
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:08:17 +0000
  My cold start problems are still unsolved on my 91 Carat 2.1L. As I mentioned in last weeks post, I replaced the Temp...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:45:05 -0500
  ...However, if I do it enough, it always starts (so > far). I > have checked the connections of the battery and the starter and the...
• ECU Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 11:41:09 -0400
  ...Using Bentley's, I think I have all of them correctly identified except the wires to the thermo-time switch and cold start valve...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:55:09 -0600
  ...If the engine turns over but doesn't start, Bob Donalds at Boston engine .com posted an article on this list a few weeks...
• Re: 82 hard to crank when warm
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:54:43 -0400
  ...Yes the motor is spinning but it will not start. I do not know where the head sensor and connection is or what to...
• Re: Hot start relay.
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 21:19:13 -0400
  ...Hot start relay. >> Thanks John( old volks) for the info on the hot start/no >> start relay. I was wondering if anyone knows if...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:25:46 -0700
  ...ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start. > Hi Ben. > > On OBD1, I know a failed RPM sensor (aka engine speed sensor...
• Subagon starter
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:17:06 -0700
  ...Need starter for 1984 Vanagon on a Kennedy conversion. Not-so-Friendly-LAPS says three to five days! Anyone have one closer to AZ...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:15:43 -0400
  When I had to occasionally whack the starter on my '85, I used a broomstick through the wheelwell. Didn't have to get dirty...
• 1987 Westy engine starter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:17:17 +0100
  ...What is the step-by-step procedure for 1987 Westy engine starter removal and installation? Help is appreciated. Ark
• Starter Relay Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Paul R. Webb
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 18:10:12 -0500
  Has anyone performed the starter relay upgrade? What is replaced and how extensive is the rewiring? I think the kit is about $85, but...
• Re: Ignition / Starter
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 21:30:21 EST
  ...I have to move the shifter around to just the right spot in order to get it to start. Loretta 87 Syncro 90 GL...
• Re: Was: Getting Discouraged
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:07:48 -0500
  This may be a starter pilot bushing inside the bell housing.You will be $dollars$ ahead if you R and R the starter and...
• Re: electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:20:12 -0500
  ...Today I went out to run > some errands and the van wouldn't start. Cranked as usual, but no start. > It always starts right...
• oh, what the heck ... how cold is it?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 08 Feb 96 14:02:19 CST
  ...cars don't start 0 - Alaskans put on T-shirts Too cold to skate -10 - German cars don't start Eyes freeze shut when...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 12 May 2015 17:23:30 -0700
  ...Does the gear drive TDI Jetta Bosch starter draw more > current for solenoid activation than the original late Vanagon starter? > > Maybe I have just...
• Re: Troubleshooting Blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:15:11 -0600
  A friends Syncro has this issue & it is controllable in that if you immediately turn the Key to Start the LowLevelLED will blink NonStop...
• Re: Hey Joel!!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 1 Aug 94 8:44:21 PDT
  > > > Its monday morning....yawwwwwnnnnn!!! So lets start it going... > with a song, or at least the beginning of one (so feel free > to join...
• Re: Starting From Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 12:27:06 -0500 (EST)
  On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, Jeff Carver wrote: > I recently hard wired in a remote start switch to my engine bay. > Along with that...
• Re: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
  Historical mailing list - Mad and Ed
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:15:09 -0700
  ...The starter key switch merely has to operate the relay which in turn has a short heavy wire to the starter terminal. Any mechanic...
• Starter Was Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 19:36:02 -0700
  > It turned out to be the starter motor spinning. I put my hand on it > and could feel the thing spinning > away. It was...
• Re: Frustrating NON START Solved
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:26:32 -0400
  ...Frustrating NON START Solved > > > Hope you can benefit from my frustrating experience: > > > > The van would cough but not start. > > -Checked that I had spark...
• Re: Starter doesn't turn after replacing weak battery
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:12:18 -0400
  Jack, I don't want to over simplify this or anything - but reach in and make sure the wiring on the starter is on...
• Re: 2.1 idling @ 2200, stumbling, etc, where do I start?
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:52:09 +0300
  ...When it lurches, > the tach drops, and comes back up as the engine comes out of its stumble. > Any suggestions about where to start...
• RE: Help! Engine Dies While Crusing
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 13:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >returned to the van, she had a very hard time starting. She would >start and then stall out. Wel after finally starting it up...
• It's stalling out...?
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Thu, 1 May 1997 23:16:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...My engine just started to act up. When I start it, it will start up, but then immediatly die out. I guess while it...
• Cold start problem-87 Diesel 1.6L
  Historical mailing list - Chibong Oh
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 01:14:59 -0400
  ...Now I have to ask you the starting problem. After amber light on and turn off, it is hard to start the motor under...
• Re: engine bay mounted starter switch?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:16:26 EDT
  ...As for remote starter switches, you can buy these from NAPA or similar for around $20-30. Hope things work out for you. The...
• Re: "Bump Start" stories
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:30:01 -1000
  >To get it started again the other two would jump out (no roof of course - just jump out) and push the car until the...
• Re: Cold idle problem
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:45:21 -0400
  ...This only happens occasionally > ( 1 in 15 > or 20 startups). If I continue to pump the throttle for a couple of > minutes it > will...
• Re: stumbling/no power after cold start
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 19:22:38 -0400
  Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> writes: > The engine (2.1 WBX) started easily, and idled well. However for a > minute or two after...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 22:55:56 -0800
  ...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: FIRE!! How did it happen? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:36:09 -0700
  ...Best situation is to start the car (cold) and inspect for leaks after you do a pre-start inspection. Be careful and use caution...
• Re: Curious no swas teh same tart issue
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 25 May 2012 15:27:39 -0700
  Not an expert on this, but same thing happened to me a few years back.  Was bad starter; actually probably the solenoid within the...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 09:32:50 -0800
  ...My guess is > that there is are no wiring points in the engine compartment that can be > used to start the starter, and climbing...
• Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:19:17 -0700
  ...But, let it get hot enough, like in Idaho, and re-starts can become impossible due to what essentially is a flooding situation. The...
• No Start after alternator failure and replacement.. Help requested
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 09:16:06 -0700
  Listees, Westy is in "no start" condition during the first 130 miles of 6,000 mile journey. I'm safe at home, frustrated. After...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:32:40 -0600
  Still not starting. Wiggled and banged. Nothing. I do feel a click when the key is turned. The other click and hum is the...
• Re: Engine out, now in: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:36:22 -0700
  ...won't start > > Of all the things I did while the engine was out, I didn't touch the > starter > since I replaced it...
• Re: '90 Carat - Radio turns off and back on when starting the van
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:52:49 -0800
  ...The radio in Grover has started turning off and then back on if > it > is on when I start the bus up. Now everything...
• Re: High altitude starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 09 Jun 1997 20:47:16 -0700
  ...She tried to >re-start it off and on for about 20 minutes and it finally started when >she gave it a lot more...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 16:26:55 EDT
  In a message dated 4/12/00 11:49:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, DStewart@CHRM.COM writes: << Same problem - can't start van...
• Re: Starting a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 01:57:03 -0500
  ...my beetle's power up sequence! How long does it take the vanagon to be able to start? Alan At 2:04 AM -0400...