# Westfalia Camper Did Not Start When Hot

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/westfalia-camper-did-not-start-when-hot/61537>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen, vanagon\
**Created:** [February 19, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/westfalia-camper-did-not-start-when-hot/61537 "2011-02-19T15:37:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![PandoraBoxe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PandoraBoxe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PandoraBoxe)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/westfalia-camper-did-not-start-when-hot/61537/1 "2011-02-19T15:37:45Z")

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Your comment to the woman with the '85 Westfalia camper was not complete. Assuming the starter motor is in good shape, have her mechanic check to make sure the ground to the starter motor is clean and tight. This should eliminate the hot-no start problem.