Re: Hard starting 87 5kcstq

[Mike Pavia <pavia@dsalph02.ias.kodak.com>]

j g shepard wrote:
> 
> My quattro is kind of hard to start. I have to crank it between 5 and 10
> seconds before it starts. It always starts though. I have an 86 5kt that
> starts with no hesitation at all. Anybody have any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks
> Justin
> 
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Justin,

Don't know if this will work for you, but it worked on my 875KCST:

I was told the car requires a fairly fast crank to get it going
properly.  When this
happened to me (it use to take about 5 to 10 seconds) they replaced the
battery and the 
problem went away.  The battery didn't "sound" bad, but apparently
wasn't allowing the 
starter to crank fast enough.  Since then I've also replaced the starter
which seems to 
have also helped a "faster" start.

Good Luck.

Mike