[urq] RE : Intermittent no start

[Louis-Alain Richard]

You know what, the OEM heat shield is already there, and I've managed to
recreate the oil filters heat shield (which also protects the starter)
last week when I installed the oil lines to the turbo. So I am wondering
if it is really heat related; both times, I was driving 60 mph since a
while and I stopped for a coffee. Thinking of it, these runs were the
last "long runs" I did... So maybe the heat is transferred from the
block not from the turbo. 
 
 Louis-Alain
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De : djdawson2 at aol.com [mailto:djdawson2 at aol.com] 


This seems to be a trait of the "big bertha" starter.  I just recently
bought an '83, and it does exactly the same thing.  Heat is the culprit.
As I see it, you have 2 options... either replace bertha with the newer
small starter, or install some heat shielding over the solenoid.
Jumping the solenoid will make it work, but that isn't exactly a real
solution.
 
Dave