[Vwdiesel] Starting?

[Bud]

No sound of the teeth engaging.  Just a whirring sound.  When it does
engage it'll rotate the engine for a few rotations and then go back to
whirring.  But that only happened a few times and now just spins with
no engagement.

On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 11:14 PM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:
> Can you hear the teeth engaging the ring gear when you hit the switch?  You
> can hear when the starter drive engages the ring gear, there is a small
> clunk, then the whirr of the starter motor.  If no clunk, there is no
> connection from the engagement solenoid to the sliding starter clutch via a
> shift fork.  If you hear the clunk, the sprag has failed and the starter has
> no way of getting power from the starter shaft to the gear on the end.
> Either way, unless you know how to rebuild one, it's easier to get a
> starter. It's coming out either way, so you'll know more when it's out.
> -james
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Bud
> Sent: February-20-11 11:04 AM
> To: vw fans
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Starting?
>
> When I turn the key it sounds like the starter is spinning and not
> engaging the fly wheel.  I turned it off and on several times and the
> engine would turn over and then stop and spin freely like it
> disengaged again.
>
> My battery has 12v but that's checking with no load.  It is 5 years
> old however and quite frankly I can't remember a battery lasting this
> long.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Bud
> 85 Gold 1,6L NA
> _______________________________________________
> Vwdiesel mailing list
> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
>
>