[Vwdiesel] Starter problems-vw rabbit diesel pickup

[doonboggle]

Have not able to get part number yet, but according to what I've gleaned so far, it seems that a SR22X is the diesel version .... and that is what this one is, which is what the p/o recalled ... and I also when I checked for this reference upon receiving it.
Chuck




--- On Tue, 12/8/09, Tad <tadc at europa.com> wrote:

From: Tad <tadc at europa.com>
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Starter problems-vw rabbit diesel pickup
To: "mark shepherd"
 <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
Cc: "vw fans" <Vwdiesel at vwfans.com>, "doonboggle" <doonboggle at yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 4:30 PM

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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