Re: Starter wiggin' out

["Chris M" <pb1113@hotmail.com>]

Your selenoid is sticking, keeping the drive gear engaged with the flywheel.
You either need a new starter or need to rebuild the one you have.
Sometimes you can just tear apart the old selenoid and clean it up to
aleviate this....

Chris M.
'82 Scirocco
'81 "GTI"

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike VanAmburgh <vwvr6r@fiber.net>
To: Scirocco <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 3:45 PM
Subject: Starter wiggin' out


> Anyone know what would cause a starter to keep running after starting
> the car?  It usually does it when I first start it up each day.  I whack
> it with a hammer and it stops.  :-)  It seems to be something with the
> wiring.  When I tap the connections area on the starter, that's when it
> seems to stop.  Then it's usually fine the rest of the day.
>
> -Mike
> 88 Scirocco 16V  'If nothing else works, use a hammer' edition
> 97 Jetta GLX
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