[Vwdiesel] Starter won't
Shawn Wright
vwdiesels at gmail.com
Thu May 10 09:46:45 EDT 2007
Yesterday my '85 Jetta NA decided to not start. Battery was ok, and the
usually trick of shorting the ignition and power leads on the starter did
*nothing* except spark, not even a solenoid click. I got it push started, and
it's started 3-4 times since with no trouble. I have a spare starter, but realize
I've never got around to gettnig the 8mm 12point socket - I've always fudged
it with an 8mm hex. This one is too tight to do that. I suspect the starter may
have got some water in it when I pressure washed the engine about a week
ago. Perhaps the solenoid has some rust in the cylinder? I know the ignition
switch can also fail, as I've had that on two other VWs, but in those cases, I
was always able to use a screw driver to short the starter terminals. Any
other possibilities I'm missing? I will double check working, but I don't think
that's the problem - all look clean and tight.
Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
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