Re: Strange Starter Behavior

[Speriod Ducum <htay@indiana.edu>]

I have been experiencing the same thing and my car will not even start
now.....  it seems that my starter is not even working at all...  tried
jumping it straight as John suggested with a jumper cable and it will not
turn.....

alfred
85 8v rocco

On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Ray Dowling wrote:

> My starter has been behaving in a rather odd manner lately.
> When I first got my Scirocco, I couldn't tell for sure, but
> I would often find myself wondering if the starter hesitated
> to engage after the key was turned. Now, I can turn the key and
> hold it in the start position for up to five seconds before
> the engine turns. The battery is fine and this has been going
> on for months. After the wait, the starter even turns at
> normal speed. Rather strange for a failing starter, eh?
> Anyone else experienced this?
> 
>  Ray  -  '81 Scirocco S
> 
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