New starter behaving strangely

[John Lagnese]

Have you checked the solenoid portion? It may not be getting power and so
will spin without engaging.

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Huw Powell
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 3:27 PM
To: Tony Hoffman
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: New starter behaving strangely

I don't think this is it (for starts, all the CSVs I've seen use a 
switched ground, not power), because the symptom was a free spinning 
starter not engaging the flywheel - ie, a bad solenoid.

Like I said, he just bought it, it's bad, he should return it.

On 8/7/2011 10:30 AM, Tony Hoffman wrote:
> Sounds to me like one of the wires is not making contact. I don't know how
> the 100 turbo is wired as to the cold start valve (don't have bentley
here),
> but on the non-turbos the CSV gets power from the third wire to the
starter.
> If that wire does not get power during cranking, no cold start valve, VERY
> hard starting. If you don't get power from that terminal on the starter
> during cranking, hook the two wires together, and it will pull the needed
> power through the ign switch. BTDT.
>
> Tony
>
> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 12:35 AM, Dag
Bøsterud<dag.boesterud at little-e.com>wrote:
>
>> I have installed the insulation like on the original starter.
>> Did this give you problems?
>>
>> /Dag
>>
>> 1990 Audi 100 Turbo Quattro Sport Exklusiv
>>
>> 152000 miles
>>
>>
>> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
>> Fra: Max Hoepli [mailto:mhoepli at vif.com]
>> Sendt: 6. august 2011 23:53
>> Til: 'Dag Bøsterud'
>> Emne: RE: New starter behaving strangely
>>
>> Hera are the attached pics.
>>
>> My mechanic removed my starter re-instlled but didn't put insulation
back.
>> I
>> have no problems yet. Have been driving in hot weather.
>>
>>
>> Max
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dag Bøsterud [mailto:dag.boesterud at little-e.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 17:46
>> To: 'Max Hoepli'
>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: SV: New starter behaving strangely
>>
>> Erm... this may sound a bit stupid, but I just took it out of the box,
>> transferred the heat wrapping from the OEM starter to this rebuildt unit,
>> replaced some wiring that had started to get rotten, and put it back
in...
>>
>> Can you like basically draw me a picture of what you're asking?
>>
>> /Dag
>>
>>
>>
>> 1990 Audi 100 Turbo Quattro Sport Exklusiv
>>
>> 152000 miles
>>
>> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
>> Fra: Max Hoepli [mailto:mhoepli at vif.com]
>> Sendt: 6. august 2011 23:39
>> Til: 'Dag Bøsterud'; quattro at audifans.com
>> Emne: RE: New starter behaving strangely
>>
>>   Does the solenoid have insulation around it?
>>
>> Max
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Dag Bøsterud
>> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 17:25
>> To: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: New starter behaving strangely
>>
>> Replaced the starter on my 1990 Audi 100 Turbo Quattro (MC2-engine) with
a
>> rebuildt unit,
>>
>> and when I tried to fire the car up, the starter didn't start the car; it
>> just span like hell.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tried to start a few times more, and on try number eight or ten the car
>> fired, and ran like it should.
>>
>> Stopped the car, and back to square one. Now the car starts after the
>> second, third of fourth try - it varies.
>>
>>
>>
>> My question is; is this just from the starter being "tight", being placed
>> on
>> the shelf for a long time after being
>>
>> rebuildt so it will work itself out - or is it a bad rebuild?
>>
>>
>>
>> /Dag
>>
>>
>>
>> 1990 Audi 100 Turbo Quattro Sport Exklusiv
>>
>> 152000 miles
>>
>>
>>
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