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• Re: Subject: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:28:16 -0800
  ...I here the fuel pump come on, there is 12v �at the �main starter lead and less than 4 at the solenoid when turning...
• solenoid & starter
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 20:18:48 -0500
  ...I think I found what I believe to be the solenoid...to the left and behind the AFM? I see one of 2 male...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:05:47 -0500
  I dove under my Westy with a screwdriver and a mission, I pulled the spade connection wire off the solenoid, and used the driver...
• Re: HELP!! Dead starter? Or solenoid? Or?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 16:07:25 -0600
  Often the plunger in the solenoid gets sticky from minor grease and dust buildup. Try cleaning the plunger in the solenoid before you start...
• Re: No spark, help
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:53:27 -0700
  ...I checked for spark from solenoid, no spark. Exchanged solenoids, still no spark. Cleaned groundwires still no luck. Van ran great just yesterday. Can...
• Re: Two Kinds of Decouplers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 11:53:20 -0700
  ...I've never seen a reference to an electric solenoid type actuator. Just the vacuum and manual ones. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 1 May 2005 20:38:15 -0700
  ...I > ended up directly connecting the two terminals on the > solenoid to send power to the starter motor bypassing > the solenoid itself. The starter...
• No start-it's baaack
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 21:31:07 -0500
  ...Is the real fix for this the solenoid? Or do I need to fess up that I didn't get dirty and clean the...
• Solenoid relay
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 21:22:20 -0700
  ...I could get the starter to spin and the solenoid to activate as well. I decided to replace the stock wiring to the solenoid...
• 81 intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - David G. Pierson
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 10:35:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...i'm assuming it is in need of the extra solenoid fix. i'm away from home, could someone forward me the procedure to...
• Re: cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 08:54:25 -0700
  ...but how hard would it be to install an >electrically activated solenoid to operate the latch? > >Mike Just yesterday I was "fixing" (deactivating) the...
• Re: Normal voltage of a battery at rest?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:26:37 -0400
  ...At 12.38 very hesitant??? As per usual, thanks Hard-start relay helps the solenoid engage properly. If it starts poorly from the ignition...
• Re: Can I buy just a solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 23:00:30 -0800
  ...Can I buy just a solenoid? I have a friend with starting problems, and it sounds like it might be the solenoid. Haven't...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 1 May 2005 17:37:56 -0500
  ...Is the solenoid bad on my new starter? My intuition says I should get 12 volts at the shorter terminal screw if the solenoid...
• '91 Starting Issues
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:48:10 +0000
  ...Unless the battery is absolutely 100% the solenoid will not pull in. I have replaced the switch and also tried my new hi-torque...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter? Hydraulic...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...Or if they incorporated solenoids...
• Re: Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:07:53 -0500
  ...If it were the most common hot-start problem, the most likely culprit would be the starter (or more specifically the starter solenoid), or...
• Re: starters
  Historical mailing list - David Robertson
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:07:34 -0400
  ...the amount of wire is minimal since you use your existing starter wire (it connects to the relay instead of the solenoid), then you...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:51:36 -0500
  ...The solenoid is an inductive load > and when the power is disconnected there is a huge voltage spike. That > spike > can jump over a...
• Re: starter Vs hammer!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:26:39 -0500
  There was a time when I had to carry a broomstick to poke the starter solenoid (through the wheelwell) while someone turned the key...
• intermittent starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Martinez
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:02:35 -0800
  ...Does this sound like a starter solenoid? Anything else short of a new starter? Is the solenoid even replaceable? BTW - the cables are all...
• Re: So stuff even happens to me!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 18:35:09 -0700
  ...Being an automatic I know that voltage drops to the solenoid can be a problem although the GW starters usually aren’t that fussy...
• Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:51:57 -0500
  ...It's probably the solenoid which isn't moving fully - so pound on the smaller cylinder (the small cylinder is the solenoid, the large...
• Slow Start - now Won't Start (L)
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 23:19:19 -0500
  ...Perhaps the solenoid is bad from the box (or I've damaged the solenoid from too much tapping). I thought thought the battery might...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Sam Ervin
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:19:21 +1000
  I've only ever used the 'whack the solenoid' trick when you hear a 'click, click' sound from the starter... if the starter is...
• Re: [Re: Uncooperative Starter]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:25:20 -0230
  The problem is either with your solenoid or a poor ground. Both are fixable by the average Joe (or Jane). You can run a...
• Re: unusual problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 06:39:35 EST
  ...So the solenoid must be sticking (maybe this cold weather is a factor?). Rebuilt starter would be a good idea unless you like to...
• Re: Intermittent Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 22:57:03 -0600
  Larry, Not always true--- New starter, New ignition switch, New neutral safety switch, New wire to starter solenoid from neutral safety switch,twice the...
• Re: Intermittent Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 22:57:03 -0600
  Larry, Not always true--- New starter, New ignition switch, New neutral safety switch, New wire to starter solenoid from neutral safety switch,twice the...
• starter solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:33:20 -0400
  Can you just buy this or do I have to buy the whole starter
• Re: No activity from starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:27:21 -0600
  If you look closely at the Bentley, you will see, I think, that it shows that the solenoid has two coils, one which goes...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - Dr. John H. Lauterbach
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 17:51:56 -0500
  ...The starter spins without a problem but when the problem appears, nothing happens not even the click of a failed solenoid. There is a...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Adam Behle
  Wed, 28 May 2003 00:18:01 -0400
  ...In a nutshell, the ignition switch hot lead is connected to the relay which switches constant power (taken off the starter) to the solenoid...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 May 2015 21:33:39 -0400
  ...Does anyone know how much current the 2002 TDI gear drive starter solenoid draws? My present switch is failing in the starter solenoid circuit...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:10:19 -0500
  I nominate the mickey mouse circuit that activates the starter solenoid. By my measurement, the solenoid draws about 37 amps. This is not a...
• Re: Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:28:54 -0500
  ...The solenoid issue (which would result in a no-crank problem) is commonly referred to on air-cooled VW's as a "hot start...
• Starter for 1981 automatic: questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Selin
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 18:51:48 -0400
  ...There are 3 > contacts on the (old) solenoid (not counting the bolted contact). There > are 2 in a pair (red wires), and there is...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 14:30:30 -0700
  Start by measuring the voltage to ground at both the battery connection at the starter, and the solenoid "start" terminal while (carefully) a friend...
• Re: Stuck starter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:21:35 -0700
  Are there any tricks to disassembling the starter? Are you using an impact driver to loosen the screws that hold the solenoid housing? When...
• Re: 91 Vanagon starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  10 Jul 96 07:49:27 PDT
  ...Latest solution is to install solenoid as outlined in Muir's book. Still had problem, chucked that solenoid and got a good one. No...
• Re: Starter Diagnosis (was Removing Starter)
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 15:21:07 -0700
  ...What's the diagnosis?....does that mean bad starter, bad solenoid, neither, both? Thanks again for the help! dusty. On Apr 1, 2007, at...
• Re: New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 11:26:10 -0700
  ...If there's a partial short (shunt) inside the solenoid, it would help explain the large voltage drop as well as the apparent non...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:14:23 -0700
  ...That was be enough to loosen then solenoid. I eventually I removed the starter, then cleaned up the solenoid and it is still fine...
• Re: hot starter isues
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:05:42 -0700
  ...Might have saved me some hassles if I had simply opened the solenoid up on the original unit, cleaned it and greased it. When...
• Re: GoWesty extra battery wiring kit
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Thu, 2 Nov 2006 09:24:11 +0100
  ...Auxiliary Battery Madness (looong) > > Ok, so the Go Westy kit comes with a solenoid that runs between the > starter and auxilllary battery. The instruction...
• Re: Starter Relay on Syncro 86
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:59:15 -0400
  Technically, the solenoid is the relay. :) -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Haynes Sent: Tuesday...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:12:18 -0500
  What do you think the amperage would be, to trigger the starter solenoid? It was just going through my mind where to buy a...
• Re: How do I change the starter motor?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 12:05:33 -0500
  ...With age, the resistance in the circuitry increases enough that not enough current is flowing to activate the solenoid on the starter. This resistance...
• Wiring for CIS-E F.I. in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - emz
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:55:23 -0500
  ...This valve (the idle up solenoid valve) came with the Fox motor. It is the same solenoid valve that is used on the CIS...
• Balky starter
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 15:13:05 -0400
  ...Until I took a propane torch and warmed up the starter casing and the solenoid. Then instant start, no slow spinning, just like summertime...
• Re: Intermittent charge
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:44:14 -0400
  Cconnections between the alternator and starter solenoid are tight, nu? George/ATL sent from my couch
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:44:43 -0400
  ...Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT > >I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full >Westy. This has air conditioning...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 12:53:26 -0800
  Basically you want to get 12 volts to the 'trigger terminal' on the starter solenoid. That terminal has medium thick black/red wire on...
• Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:59:43 -0400
  ...The next day I found the short wire from the lower solenoid terminal to the starter to be corroded beyond repair; it just crumbled...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 11:52:09 -0700
  It sure sounds like a melted wire in the harness is shorting to the solenoid wire. You could check by sticking a voltmeter probe...
• Re: Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:35:48 -0400
  ...The next day I found the short wire from the lower solenoid terminal to the starter to be corroded beyond repair; it just crumbled...
• Bosch starter relay numbers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Oct 94 09:34:04 MDT
  ...85 - solenoid wires from ignition 86 - GROUND (-) 87 - BATTERY (+) 30 - Starter solenoid Check the diagram on the side of the relay for more info...
• Re: starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 8 May 2008 16:06:50 -0700
  ...Thus I am guessing the solenoid. I have two rebuilt starters that do the same thing. One was used for two years before it...
• Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 02:20:40 -0500
  ...Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp! > Does it sound to anyone else like he may need the 'hard start solenoid...
• Re: Whacking the solenoid
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 17:29:12 -0700
  ...Whacking the solenoid > > With all the discussion of gently beating the starter with hammers, etc., I > noticed a lot of folks spoke of crawling...