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Starting Hesitation when engine is warm



    I have had a problem for some time since I got a new starter last year.
When the engine is warm and I need to start the car it hesitates for a
second or two.  I figured it was the starter getting a ton of heat on it
from the engine and acting badly when hot.  Now I had the thought that maybe
it could be a charging problem.  Driving around and engine gets hot.  I stop
and get out, come back 10 minutes later to go and the starter hesitates.
BUT if I leave the car for 2 hours and the engine cools there is no
hesitation.  Hesitation means, I turn the key and the starter cranks a tiny
bit then makes a faint little grr noise, then starts right after that a
second later.  Any ideas?

Thanks!

Alexander van Gerbig
'88 Audi 80 -- Koni Yellows, G&M Springs
HÖR Technologies Sport Hydro Cam, K&N Filter
Borbet Type T, Dunlop SP9000 Sport

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