[Vwdiesel] starter issue , one final thing

[peter blake]

Bryan,
 One thing I forgot to mention is that buying and trying a new 
starter would help u localize the problem. If the new starter
worked like it's supposed to, then ur original starter would be
toast and the repair shop would owe u $65 in my mind. If on the
other hand the new starter had identical symptoms u would know to
look elsewhere and u could return the starter for a refund.
Peter


--- On Mon, 6/11/12, Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] starter issue , one final thing
> To: "Will Taygan" <lists at alaskabiodiesel.org>, "vwdiesel at vwfans.com" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Monday, June 11, 2012, 3:45 PM
> I will do that as well as swap the
> neg. ground cable from battery to trans now.
>  
> more to follow.
>  
> 
> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Will Taygan <lists at alaskabiodiesel.org>
> To: "vwdiesel at vwfans.com"
> <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> 
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 6:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] starter issue , one final thing
> 
> Have you tried cleaning up the ground wire at the front of
> the Vanagon
> transmission that connects to the frame?
> 
> Will.
> 
> On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 10:34 -0700, Roger Brown wrote:
> > One thing you might check is the ground connection. 
> For a quick check, check the voltage 
> > at the starter power terminal to the starter body and
> compare that to the voltage across 
> > the battery when it clicks.  If the voltage across the
> starter is a lot less than the 
> > battery, see if you can isolate the drop to the power
> or ground side.
> > 
> > I had an issue in my pickup where I was getting a lot
> of voltage drop on the ground side 
> > of the starter, so I added a separate ground cable from
> the main chassis ground point to 
> > one of the engine/transaxle bolts and that fixed it. 
> And this was even with brand new and 
> > upgraded ground cables between the battery and the
> chassis ground.
> 
> -snip-
> 
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