Starter Question - 88 80q

[Avi Meron]

Hey buddy,
I am not sure it is either one...................
Before diving into the starter or?..................
Check and see if your charging voltage is correct............what might be
happening is, that your charging is very weak (but still charging) and as
you drive your battery runs out, hence the hard start.  Over night the
battery recovers and start you up smoothly.
Check the voltage across the battery with the car running and check the belt
tension on the alt.

The above is some place to start.........

Good luck,
Avi

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Bhatti, Mohammed
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 9:53 AM
To: 'quattro at audifans.com'
Subject: Starter Question - 88 80q

Follks,

Seems that I'm having problems with my starter, especially when the
temperatures are high.  First thing in the morning, no problems starting.
After having driven maybe 20-30 minutes and then turning off and letting it
sit for a while (more than 5 minutes) and then trying to start, that's when
the problems start.  If I turn the key, get a 'kchuuung...kchuuung' sound.
Have to turn the ignition maybe 2-3 times to start.  After each kchuung,
I'll pause maybe 3-5 seconds, try again and then it'll start.

So, question is, I'm not sure if it's the starter or the ignition switch.
Any ideas how what to check?  How easy/hard are the starter/ignition switch
to replace?

Any feedback appreciated.

mkb
88 80q