Fw: [Vwdiesel] starter question

[Holly]

Oh, also I wanted to add.  I have turned the engine over with a wrench and
watched the flywheel turn looking through the starter hole and it turns fine
and looks ok.

Thanks

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Holly" <danew at cybersol.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 11:39 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] starter question


> HI all,
>
>    This is not a question for  VW diesel, but for a VW Fox.  But this
could be something that could go wrong on either.   I replaced the transaxle
on the Fox and the starter will not turn over the engine.   I have put it on
the bench and the solinoid and starter motor work fine.  I have hooked up
the starter with the car's electrical system, but it not being in the car
and it worked fine.   But in the car, you hear the solinoid click and the
ground gets hot and starts to smoke.   The starter before the transaxle
replacement turned the car over fine, not as fast as my GTI or diesel, so I
guess it turned it over a little slow.   Before I got put some money into a
new starter, anyone have any sugestions.
>
>   Anything, that may affect I think is possibly when I bolted up the
transaxle the passenger side bottom corner where the tranaxle bolts to the
engine there is about an eighth to about quarter inch gap.  I can't get the
gap to close due to I think the sleeve in the bolt hole.
>
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>
> Dave Newlin
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