Trouble Shooting. And no, it was not obvious before. It now is. You now have three things to look at. Fuel Air Spark. I will let those who know a lot more about vanagons take over for possible testing and fixes. I always start with fuel, it's the easiest to check. Then I go to spark. I then check all electrical connections from the ECU. Could be as simple as a bad ground wire that finally let go. Good luck. tim in san jose On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net> wrote: > I really thought I did answer the question. The starter is engaged with the engine and is turning the engine over. Except that if the engine were actually turning over there wouldn't be a problem. > This is not a case of the starter freely spinning. > I don't know what "TS-ing" is :-( > > Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@gmail.com> wrote: > >>The question still not answered is "Is the starter turning the engine >>over (making pistons go uppity downtitty) or is it spinning fast?" >>Vital question. If it's spinning fast, it's the solenoid. If it's >>actually driving the motor, your TS-ing has just begun but it's not >>going to be the battery or starter. >> >>tim in san jose >> >>On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Harry Hoffman >><hhoffman@ip-solutions.net> wrote: >>> Yep, sorry I should have been more specific. It's trying to crank the engine but no success. >>> AAA was here in record time, 13min, and since I'm in a suit, and it's freezing cold, it's getting towed to the mechanic. >>> I would guess the the starter is original. I haven't replaced it, yet... >>> I'll research remote starter switches. From its name I can guess it's function but I'm not familiar with them. >>> >>> Thx again everyone! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Harry >>> >>> Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: >>> >>>>Does 'whirring' mean it's cranking on the starter ? >>>>If it's cranking strongly ....and won't start, check codes. >>>> >>>>if it's not cranking on the starter ... >>>>I always operate the starter with a Remote Starter Swtich .. >>>>That reduces the connections and wires involved .. and can provide useful info. >>>>Is the starter very old ? >>>>do you know the ole 'hammer trick' ? >>>> >>>>if manual trans ...........and it runs.......................just push start, to get home. >>>> >>>>Scott >>>> >>>> >>>>On 11/25/2012 12:17 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote: >>>> >>>>Hi All, So as I'm sitting here waiting for AAA I thought I'd ask for some advice. Van has been driving great. I go to leave from lunch and she won't start. It's a bostig conversion, and when I try to start I just get a whirring like it wants to start but won't. I tried a jump from my brother but no luck. The battery is less then a year old so it should be good. Tried rocking it in gear in case anything was stuck but nada. It is our 1st really cold day so I don't know if that's affecting things. Any recommendations? Cheers, Harry >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >>-- >>Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in >>which case, you ain't got there yet. >>
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