Starter q"s

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

> 
> From: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2005/05/20 Fri PM 02:14:56 EDT
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Starter q"s
> 
> I am really getting sick of this....
> 
> When the engine is warm, the car has trouble starting.
> The starter can just get the engine to turn over, the battery cables get 
> REALLY hot, but just flipping the engine once, then stopping.
> 
> 2L 16v engine, stock 16v starter.
> 
> The battery cable runs from the - term to the chassis and then to the 
> starter bolt.
> Positive cable is brandy new and runs to the starter.
> 
> bad starter?
> 
> 
> Julie Macfarlane

It sounds like it is drawing too much current, like it is on the way out...  Autozone or another FLAPS should be able to do a current draw test on it...

16Vs do take a lot of power to turn them over...

G/L w/it

Daivd

'83 GTI, Daily Driver...
'87 16V, parts car
'82 pickup, 2.0 16V, collecting dust...