Re: starter probs

["Jason Rappaport" <Jrapp@fred.net>]

It has been my experience with other cars that when this happens, a thing
called the bendix is broken.  This is the part that extends the starter
gear when you turn the key (which puts the gear up against the flywheel). 
If the bendix is broken, it doesn't extend, and just sits there and spins. 
If this is the case, you need to get a new starter!

Hope this helps
Jason 
86 8v

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> From: Lisa & Rick <hugacub@whidbey.net>
> To: scirocco-l@privatei.com
> Subject: starter probs
> Date: Monday, December 16, 1996 5:53 PM
> 
> I got in my car this morning and started it up...... no prob.  Then 
> it stalled (not unusual since it got down in the low 20's) so I 
> turned off the ignition to restart.  Turn the key .... nothing.  But 
> I hear this strange noise from under the hood.  The damn starters 
> sitting there spinning!  So I yank the battery terminal off to get it 
> to stop.  Slide it back on and she's spinning again.  So I get the 
> trusty Bentley's out and see that terminal 50 is for the ignition 
> switch.  I take it off, hook the battery back up and it's still 
> spinning.  (BTW, all this spinning is happening without the starter 
> engaging the flywheel, in case you were wondering.)  
> 
> All this tells me that I need a new solenoid.  I know most of the 
> list members are at work, but I'm wondering if it's gonna be a big 
> deal to get a solenoid, or if everyone (ie, dealer) is gonna tell me 
> I need a whole starter.  If that's the case, I will probably just go 
> to a junkyard.  I have about an hour before I take my GF to work and 
> start looking for parts (it's 6:45 am here), so I'm hoping maybe I'll 
> get a little feedback before I leave.  
> 
> If I can find a solenoid, any idea what a decent price is?  
> TIA
> 
> Rick    hugacub@whidbey.net
> 85 Scirocco 8V  Wolfsburg
> Oak Harbor, WA
> (On Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound)
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