FW: 200 Major Starter woe: MORE INFO

[james accordino]

Is it possible that the starter gear is jammed against
the flywheel gear?  Maybe the starter is cocked
slightly?  Just guessing, but SOMETHING is obviously
jamming your crankshaft.

Jim Accordino

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> Okay gang update:
> Took torque wrench and big 27MM socket at tried to
> turn over the crank bolt
> by hand.
> No go - up to 85 ft lbs.
> Tried 86 4000Q w/400K and it turned over
> easy....tooo easy.........
> I'm bummed.  either hydro lock (why?) or timingbelt
> (one year ago) /
> flywheel issue.
>
> All this from just trying to change the alt!
> WTF.
>
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> From: SuffolkD at aol.com [mailto:SuffolkD at aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:17 PM
> To: suffolk.associates at verizon.net
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>
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> In a message dated 9/5/02 10:04:05 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time, SuffolkD
> writes:
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> Snipped for bandwith.  Check archives:
>
>   200 Starter: SYMPTOMS
>   Drove Avant onto two car ramps, Alt had failed -
> blocked the rear wheels.
>   Changed the starter after the alternator. Replaced
> all the wires
> correctly.
>   Reconnect battery and turn key: click click click.
> voltmeter shows 10.2V
> (at starter connection with ground at oil pan.)
>   Use suspect battery charger on "engine start"
> (dash volmeter spiked to
> 16V)
>   and click click click much
> faster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>   Or is something telling me putting the car in gear
> to keep it from rolling
> off the ramps broke somethiing inside?
>
>
>
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> To: <200q20v at audifans.com>,
>     <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: Major Starter woe:
> Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 22:04:05 -0400
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> 200 Starter: SYMPTOMS
> Drove Avant onto two car ramps, Alt had failed -
> blocked the rear wheels.
> Changed the starter after the alternator. Replaced
> all the wires correctly.
> Reconnect battery and turn key: click click click.
> voltmeter shows 10.2V (at
> starter connection with ground at oil pan.)
> Use suspect battery charger on "engine start" (dash
> volmeter spiked to 16V)
> and click click click much
> faster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Replace battery with NEW. ~12.6V at starter, turn
> key -solid CLICK.
> Take 13 month (one month DAMN! outta warranty) old
> Bosch starter to FLAPS.
> Test it AND a Force Five $40 used starter both GOOD
> no deadspots. Pinion
> gear
> jumps out and spins on test beach. HMMMMMMM>
> Reinstall known "tested" good 13 month old Bosch.
> Replace suspect wires
> with
> solder and new wire. (Alt to starter) and Starter
> solinoid thin spade plug
> wire.
> Turn key in dash : CLICK
> Jury rig wires for NEW Starter solinoid thin spade
> plug wire to extra lead I
> installed from Alt so I could lay on back in parking
> lot and "jump start"
> the
> car by holding two wires together to engage starter.
> BIG CLICK - nothing -
> (except rust falling down on my head.) same one
> solid CLICK as
> before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Disassemble, reassemble correctly to factory
> as-built it and rolled in off
> ramps out of garage.  Three week process between
> vacation and driving 25
> miles to work one hour then go home.
> I AM EXTREMELY HUMBLED BY THIS:
> I suspect that something binding or preventing the
> flywheel from rotating
> the
> engine.
> Totally stumped.  On my way to Ritzel, MA to have
> car worked on by Audi tech
> champion.
>
> Can I roll car down big hill after towing it there?
> And let out the clutch
> (in second of course) to run it?
> Or is something telling me putting the car in gear
> to keep it from rolling
> off the ramps broke somethiing inside?
>
> -Scott in BOSTON HELP PLEASE ! SuffolkD at aol.com
> ps.  Wire ends dipped in baking soda to clean
> corrosion. then filed to
> shiney
> copper surface.  Every connection is new or super
> clean. (as I feel evident
> by the SOLID CLICKS)  Chris at Force five said check
> ground strap.  It looks
> clean and has only a light hint of FAINT green
> corrosion.  Fired this with
> contact cleaner and then liquid wrench.  Ground
> super tough to get at. Left
> alone not to introduce another variable.
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