Re: Ur-q starting (not)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <00ee01be82da$1a6ec120$6357883e@default> "Jim Haseltine" writes:

> 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?
> Some sort of ignition switch fault?

1988 MB?  Ignition switch?  It's about time _yours_ went - Galvin and
I have both replaced ours for the same reason.

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