Re: Ur-q starting (not)

[Bob <mx@snet.net>]

Jim Haseltine wrote:
> 
> On occasion my 88 Ur quattro will refuse to start, usually at the most
> inconvenient times and places. Tends to be when trying to restart after a
> journey, the starter just appears to be completely dead, just 'clunks' but
> doesn't turn. It did it tonight in my drive after my trip home from work (25
> miles fairly fast so things were hot under the bonnet) and the only response
> to the key was a click from the starter solenoid. It started fine later. The
> starter is about 18 months old.
> Theories?
> Starter suffering heat soak?

Yes, mine did the same thing. It was one of two things (I did them both
at the same time, so who knows).   I completely cleaned the terminals on
the starter/solenoid, they were pretty grungy plus I added heat shield
(insulated wrap) around the starter. It never happened again.

Bob