Re: 1986 4kq starter problem - one click

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <werikson@hampshire.edu>]

Is the starter getting current? How do you know the starter is OK?
    -Josiah

Steve Dambrowski wrote:

> Car: 1986 Audi 4000 CSQ
> Miles: 165k
>
>   Ok, about two weeks ago the car would not start. All I got was a single
> click. It was cold that morning, so my first guess was the battery. I got
> a new one, and that problem continued. Next I figured it was the starter.
> That turned out to be ok.
>
>   Any ideas what the problem is? I can start the car by popping the
> clutch, which is ok, but if I don't have any kind of incline, I'm stuck.
> <G> The one click sounds like it's coming from the starter, but I know for
> sure the starter itself is fine.
>
>         STEve
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