diesel starter questions

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

"I swear that my 16v starter makes the car start faster"
That could well be because the ignition circuit wasn't getting the
supplemental voltage from the solenoid.

Rick Alexander

----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: diesel starter questions


> I used to have a diesel starter in my rocco... no need to hook up the
> "other" connector AFAIK.  I had no probelms hooking up just the main
> terminal on the diesel starter...just leaving the other 16v connector
> not hooked up to anything.
>
> Is there any advantage to swapping the solenoid and having use of this
> terminal?
>
> **I took this starter back out cause I didn't like how slowly it would
> crank over the engine... would crank VERY strong, but slower than my 16v
> starter... and I swear that my 16v starter makes the car start faster
> anyhow.  All my experience anyhow...
>
> Ben
>
>
> --- Rick Alexander <ralexander03@snet.net> wrote:
> > That often supplies supplemental voltage to the coil during starting
when the
> > rest of the system is being drained. Makes perfect sense that a diesel
> > starter would not have this. However you should be able to swap in the
old
> > solenoid and get that terminal back.
> >
> > Rick Alexander
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Anson Clement
> >   To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >   Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:05 AM
> >   Subject: diesel starter questions
> >
> >
> >   Anyone know what the second spade terminal on a 16v starter does? Josh
> > conner is having me post this becouse he's a lazy scmuck. He's put a
diesel
> > starter in the car and has discovered that it lacks a male post to hook
up
> > the second spade connector.
> >
> >   Anson
>
>
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