Starter q"s

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

replace the (-) cable. i ran mine as follows: battery, chassis, tranny 
bracket, intake manifold ground stud.
heat soak in starter could be possible, but i've found that most replace the 
starter unnecessarily, as the new one is only a tiny bit more efficient and 
'gets you by' for a while on the same bad factory cables.

just for kicks, measure dc voltage from batt (-) to somewhere on the engine 
and whatch it during cranking. dont be surprised to see a couple of volts 
across a factory ground strap.

hth
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 2:14 PM
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
> "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
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