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• Re: Hotwiring a vanagon to check ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 21:19:32 -0800
  ...well Schucks has them for $127 but it will take a couple of days to get :( I am hoping it might be the starter...
• cold start
  Historical mailing list - Seamus Padraic Ragan
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 18:04:17 -0500 (EST)
  I followed that thread about the bad battery and the cold starts, and it seems i am having the same problems. When it finally...
• Re: starter problems / i'm a novice
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 18:40:58 EST
  ...That you could do some real trouble shooting before you start throwing expensive parts. Don't feel bad, those cables probably helped. Make sure...
• Re: led light flashing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:26:08 -0500
  At 11:00 AM 2/7/2001, hugo wrote: >it started yesterday when i started the car in the morning. I turned the >engine...
• Re: Turns over/won't start
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 23:04:37 -0400
  ...It turns over > fine, but doesn't start. It's acting like it's out of gas, but it's not. > This problem started...
• Re: Sticking Starter
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 10:34:38 EST
  ...Buying a rebuilt starter (Bosch) is the best solution. Local part house rebuilds are cheaper, but I have found they aren't worth the...
• Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:37:37 -0700
  On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > > If you are talking about a Remote Starter...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:23:17 -0600
  ...I am gonna take a pic of a new starter if I cannot get the clearance inder the van of the one I have...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 Nov 2003 (#2003-1084)
  Historical mailing list - Galleons Lap Photo
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:57:51 -0800
  ...The van has two batteries with a selector switch. >"Battery 1" and "All" will not turn over the starter. "Battery 2" will >start the...
• Re: Bad battery...after 12 years
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 7 May 2015 06:54:07 -0700
  I use a similar set-up....but I swap my older starter battery over to use as the House battery, usually on about a...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:04:05 -0400
  ...Disconnect battery negative cable before you start messing with it. You might also start spraying the starter mounting bolts with PB Blaster in preparation...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:18:08 -0700
  ...I advise all vanagon manual trans drivers to start clutch-up-in-neutral, unless it's like 10 below zero ( if extrmely cold you...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:51:51 -0700
  ...When I go to start the Westy, the voltage is consistently at 12.2V.� The van usually starts right up, though occasionally, especially with...
• Re: The Extra Battery
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 12:13:22 -0800
  ...both because I want the engine to start (especially 40 miles from the nearest pavement) and because running the starter down repeatedly (even if...
• Re: Starters
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 15:50:15 -0800
  ...Starters Just reached up on my shelf for what I thought was my later model vanagon starter. Ooops! it is a syncro starter. Before...
• Re: Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 06:00:58 -0400
  ...Why do I have four bent Intake valves? I put a starter on my 86' 2.1 and... I heard some strange noises spinning...
• odd stalling/rich running-revisited
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 19:54:21 -0500
  ...So, i started the car back up, made it say 20 feet before it died again. Started it back up, 15 feet. Started back...
• Re: Searching archives
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 17:20:30 -0400
  At 03:12 PM 8/1/2011, Harry Hoffman wrote... >the start of the comment tag is wrong: > >It's: ><!--- > >when it should be...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:55:23 -0600
  Oh yeah, forgot to ask - is this a geared or non-geared starter? Alan Felder On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 8:53 AM...
• Re: '90 Carat - Radio turns off and back on when starting the van
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:58:23 -0500
  > ... The radio in Grover has started turning off and then back on if it > is on when I start the bus up The radio...
• Re: Yet another EE talks batteries
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 11:46:44 -0600
  ...Therefore, no current should flow from the starting battery to the aux battery with just the ignition turned on, only when the alt is...
• Re: another led question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:13:04 -0800
  ...LED light doesn't come on during starting of the engine. The temp. guage seems to work, rising slowy and staying somewhere in the...
• Re: List-identifier in subject field wanted!
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:15:26 -0500
  ...list, each mail starts with [SM] at its >>subject. >>When I get mail from the Swap list, each mail starts with [swap] at its...
• Re: van still won't start
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 23:02:57 -0400
  ...when it wont start > I crank it over with the pump off, then switch it back > on and it starts right up. > One of...
• Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:39:02 -0600
  Hi all, My starter was dragging and I pulled it. I noticed that the shaft collar was beaten up. It had been hitting the...
• digijet woes
  Historical mailing list - jeff seward
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:33:45 -0700
  how likely is it that my fuel injectors are starting to go bad and what are the primary tell-tale symptoms? my 84 GL...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jun 2018 07:09:19 -0400
  ...The required current to activate the starter is quite small. Wires don't 'get tired'. On 6/15/2018 9:13 AM, OlRivrRat wrote...
• BLue Paz SAGA
  Historical mailing list - Sergio Derada
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 12:59:30 -0500
  ...Ever since my fuel injectors were changed as part of a recall, My van started stalling/hesitating, bad performance, not starting, etc. I took...
• Re: Wacky Warning light
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 14:59:22 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, Matthew Sanner wrote: > My 84 Vanagn GL has a problem. > > When starting the VW up, all the idiot lights...
• new engine - no start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 18:27:10 -0400
  ...With the battery all charged up, I went out today to try to start it up. Rrrr, rrrr. Rrrr, rrrr. It starts! 1-2...
• Getting to the battery (Swivel seat in the way)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Reifschneider
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 23:11:33 -0700
  ...Any ideas? I finally got it started by attaching to a "remote start" relay the previous owner had installed to cure a "sometimes doesn...
• Trip report
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan R. Cooper
  Thu, 24 May 2001 21:36:44 -0400
  ...But if I bang on the starter, it starts. This seems like a burned spot on the starter. Any thoughts? Anyway, Hammonessett Park is...
• Starter or battery?
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:41:26 -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: 1988 Weekender Wolfsburg barely runs.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 21 May 2003 23:19:48 -0500
  ...You must have both spark and fuel to start the car. Try this for fuel: spray carb cleaner or starting fluid right into the...
• DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 14:19:14 -0500
  ...Yesterday, when I left work just after noon, it wouldn't start. I could smell fuel, but engine wouldn't start. I tired the...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 1 May 2010 13:54:32 -0700
  ...Now if I had my x-ray vision glasses I could...avoid lowering the transmission to get the starter out to have a look...
• Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:39:48 -0700
  '88 2.1l Hoping the list can help me once again Tried to start the van today after it had been sitting at work...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:04:39 -0400
  With what you've described, I'd say your ignition switch isn't making good contact when turned to the "Start" position. For the...
• Re: Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:29:37 -0400
  ...Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version Hi, My starter problem from last week all boiled down to a melted wiring harness...
• Re: push start
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:42:44 -0800
  ...I've bump-started my van a couple of times without apparent harm. If a modern FI engine doesn't start within a few...
• Re: turns over, won't fire up...
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Anderson
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 17:37:52 -0500
  ...The starter just wasn't going fast enough. Got the battery cables replaced with bigger ones (2 or 1 ga instead of the normal...
• 84 Westy won't start warm
  Historical mailing list - T. Shepherd
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:41:05 -0400
  ...I could not get the engine started. My mechanic replaced the distributor cap and wires and the problem seemed to be fixed, but now...
• Re: was starting issues...now mechanic questions
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:20:47 -0700
  Replace the starter yourself, its incredibly easy. Cost = 125 roughly. Sean Garrett 81 Westy (his) 95 EVC (hers) 87 Syncro (2.5L Subie project...
• Re: Starting Problems....looking like alternator
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:59:49 -0600
  ...If >considerable less check the connections at the starter terminal and clean >them. The heavy lug of the starter terminal is where the alternator...
• Which starter is this?
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 10:35:12 +0100
  Hello! I just found a starter in a heap of junk. VW part number is 055 911 023 B: Could someone tell me which...
• Flashing Coolant light on a diesel van.
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 19:03:19 -0400
  Hi ...more problems! . ..the coolant lamp has just started flashing ....I key on and it starts flashing ...it never stops ...then engine is stone...
• Re: Is it the bearing or something else?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 30 May 2001 15:04:58 EDT
  If it starts making a noise almost immediately, its probably a bad tire. If it starts making a noise 25 -30 mph its probably...
• SPAM - AT starter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:44:12 -0700
  While cleaning out the '84 parter for its final trip to that great VW shop in the sky I came across an AT starter...
• Re: Delayed starter action
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 23:58:39 EDT
  ...Seemed to lose the delay after cleaning connections and re-connecting wires to the starter. I seem to remember a few threads on this...
• Starting woes again
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:39:57 EST
  ...Battery is absolutely fine (had is tested) and the starter is only 6mo old, alternator is strong. I turn the key and either it...
• Re: running without idle stab unit
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:49:38 -0500
  Nice thing about the idle stabilizer; it produces that surge of rpms when you first start the engine. This kick starts the alternator to...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:27:02 -0800
  ...At zero degrees F she sat for 4 days, i couldnt get > her started and charging didnt help. > > starter? loose wire or cable? Please...
• Re: Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:49:26 -0400
  ...Starting problems I've been having problems with starting, where if I don't hear the humming after turning the key before cranking, it...
• Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:26:48 -0500
  ...I am assuming this means new starter.&nbsp; What do you folks thing about rebuilding an old starter?</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 21:57:01 -0800
  Use the starter motor? Is that when it chugs forward but doesn't start? The wheels don't turn then? > On Nov 3, 2014...
• Re: Changing the starter on a Bostig setup
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 21:24:29 -0400
  ...18:49 Marco <nwmarco@YAHOO.COM> napisał(a): > >> Hi, >> >> This is for the Bostig owners out there. >> >> Any tips for changing out the starter...
• [Fwd: Vanagon puzzler solved! (?)]
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Sat, 23 Aug 1997 01:40:36 -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...
• Re: Failure to Start - 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:01:42 -0700
  ...Failure to Start - 91 Carat > When the engine dies are the warning lights on the dash still lighted? If > not most likely bad ignition...
• Re: diesel engine not start when cold but great once warm
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:19:17 -0400
  White smoke on start is usually unburnt or partially burnt Diesel. Not a good sign. Basically the compression in the cylinders doesn't generate...
• Re: no spark no gas no start
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:24:01 -0400
  ...But I shit it off in a parking lot the other day and went to start > it back up and it wouldn't start...