Mk1 voltage drop and faint alternator light glowing

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

The 85 had an issue with where the engine actually stopped in relation to TDC.

The starter, alternator, battery, cables and such all swapped out.  If
the car was stalled it put the engine in a difficult cranking position
that required a bump by rolling the car a couple feet and popping the
clutch.  Not to start but rather move the engine a little.  A real
pain in the ass in Seattle with hills or San Fran.  I perfected the
reverse roll bump if nobody was behind me.



On 10/2/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> On 7:54 pm 10/02/06 "Brian McGarvey" <bmcgarvey@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Cathy..
> >
> > Probably bad contacts on the solenoid or the brushes in the starter..
> > The other is a field change recommended in the bentley as a HOT START
> > problem. they basically relay the starter activation line. hence once
> > again German engeers you want to smack for 100 .. they run the
> > solenoid activation thru the ignition switch.
> >
> > The church of high compression highly recommends A2 diesel starters...
> > it cranks the bunny over with 12-13:1 compression right over.
> > 205 psi across the board @ 45F. It was a very used one out of the
> > junkyard as well.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
>
> Thanks, so a few options. This starter frequently has no issue cranking the
> girl over, if it's in the mood. It seems more of a hot start issue, so
> maybe a good smack is in order.
> cathy
>
>
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