Re: more starting problems

["Kris Rayner" <veritech@fix.net>]

Daun,
Try checking the starter bushing in the trans. I had a similar 
problem in my '81. What I found on mine was that the bushing had 
been worn out for quite some time, became loose and elongated 
the hole it goes into to in the tranny. Under load it would move and 
put a bind on the starter shaft. Here my fix: (other than replacing 
the tranny)
remove old bushing,
mix up a batch of JB Weld or similar epoxy,
put some of the epoxy on the inside walls of the bushing hole in 
the tranny,
put some more on the outside of the bushing.
Insert the new bushing, install starter and let sit in place over night.

This fixed my slow crank and has been fine for over 3 years now. 
HTH


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                   Kris Rayner
                  1989 GTI 16V
    1981 VW Scirocco S - Soon to be a 16V :)-
     "I do nothing in moderation but work."
               -Charles Dickens
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