Starter motor query

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

you may want to check the block-to-tranny bolts. there are 2 on top and one 
at the lower rear. nearly every time i've seen loose/missing starter bolts, 
that lower rear bolt has also been missing.
hth
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward Effinger" <Eeffinger@conestogac.on.ca>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:52 AM
Subject: Starter motor query


My '81S had its 2nd tow job last night.   My daughter said the car was 
making
funny noises while trying to start it and ran the battery down trying 
repeated
starts.

It appears the starter motor bolts were loose, the bottom one is missing and
the top one is finger loose with the starter motor rocking loosely.

That ever happen to anybody or was someone trying to steal it?

Also, the positive wire feeding the solenoid broke off trying to loosen the 
nut.
The entire post is rotating in the solenoid and visegrips wouldn't hold the
post to remove the nut.

Does anyone know if the loose post means the starter is toast?
The solenoid appears to have the ground welded on to the case of the
starter motor.

Thanks
Ed '81S



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