Need info. on 86 vanagon,

[OJMarti]

Greetings to all bus lovers alike, I just picked upan 86 water bus,( my first) Let me say i love it . It still has a few bugs i can't seemto fix but im'm working on them the main thing is that it won't start u8p after a nice ride, i have to push strat it! i can't seem to find out why, Any sugestions out there? OJ

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are you saying that the starter won't work on a hot re-start? very common in automatics, pretty rare in standards.
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'65 standard bus
'87 Vanagon Westfalia

[Stanagon]

So it doesn't want to crank over? Check the battery, see if it has at least 12.6 volts after running for awhile and turning it off. If it only has less than about 12.3 volts it is actually not so good and should be load tested. Also a charging system test would be good to do.

If the battery checks out ok, then it could be the starter or the electrical portion of the ignition switch.

Get a copy of the Bentley Vanagon manual and it will take you through the diagnostics of the starting and other systems. It is well worth the money.
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/product.htm?code=vv91

The busdepot.com has them for a better price, by the way. They also turn up on eBay occasionally but getting it new is the best bet. It has been updated a number of times in the past 10 years and buying it new gets you the latest/greatest.

[OJMarti]

Greetings to all from Puerto Rico!!
I'd like to thank all who replied on my last info request, i did order the bently manual and at a very good price too, Can't wait to receive it to start working on my van, I'm also getting a loy of info. reading these chats, keep e coming !!!OJ