[Vwdiesel] Starter problems-vw rabbit diesel pickup

[Tad]

The 'clunk' would be the solenoid, so that would imply that the key circuit
is working.

Check the part number on the starter.

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:20 PM, mark shepherd <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>wrote:

> Could be that you've wasted money, as it may be your ignition switch giving
> out, and not a starter issue at all... :o(
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "doonboggle" <doonboggle at yahoo.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:13 AM
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Starter problems-vw rabbit diesel pickup
>
>
>
> Recently joined after puirchasing a 1981 rabbit diesel pickup with 1.6L
> engine. I am no longer 'my mechanic' due to having some disks in my spine
> bolted-screwed together a few years ago, and not as nimble as I used to be.
>
> So took it to a local 'vw expert', who turned out to not be so expert ...
> when it comes to diesels ... only air cooled it seems.
>
> One of the things he advised right away was that the starter (apparently
> original) was 'shot'. So I went looking, and found a fellow who said he had
> one for that year that he bought a few years ago, had never used, and that
> it was "rebuilt". So bought it.
>
> Took to the expert, and today, after doing a valve job, and supposedly
> retiming the injector pump (my command), he called and said the rebuilt one
> was 'shot' also. He took me to the truck on his floor, and turned the key.
> Immediately it started, which seemed to surprise him. So he turned it off,
> and sure enough, it took about 3-4-5 more key 'on' before it engaged ...
> with just a clunk in the background.
>
> So am wondering ... could this rebuilt starter be for a gas rather than
> diesel? Does it make a difference? Dummie me never considered this. To me,
> starter is starter.
>
> If no difference, what could it possibly be? I have no reason to disbelieve
> the fellow who sold it to me, and it did in fact come in the original
> shipping box that indicated rebuilt.
>
> Oh, by the way, the battery is new. Only odd thing is that last night, the
> temperature got down to 10 degrees below in our little podunk town, but
> when
> I was there for his exibition, it was mid day, and the interior was not
> that
> cold.
>
> Open for suggestions.
> Thanks
> Chuck
>
>
>
>
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