Re: starter won't stop (sometimes) FIXED

["Jason" <jason87vw@nac.net>]

DOH! Sounds like something that would happen to me, work in the cold for an
couple of hours, come in warm up, go back out to clean up the tools and BAM
the same damn problem...I love my car! I am finally closing in on all the
silly stuff...Congrats on your completed mission.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian <e@sbbs.se>
To: Mk1gti@onelist.com <Mk1gti@onelist.com>; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: starter won't stop (sometimes) FIXED


>Fixed my starter problem.
>The starter continued to run all by itself until it fried itself.
>Installed a new one, went inside to warm up my numb fingers, came back out
>to clean up and the starter was running again.  Checked everything. (or so
I
>thought). I then started tracing the wires for anything unusual.
>The car used to be an automatic and I had a relay setup to get more juice
to
>the starter. The relay was just sitting under the coolant tank, I've also
>been having a little coolant leak recently and the leak was dripping onto
>the relay!!!! Relay was the culprit.
>
>Thanks for the suggestions
>
>Ian
>> ----------
>> From:  ian [SMTP:e@sbbs.se]
>> Sent:  Tuesday, January 18, 2000 7:20 PM
>> To:  scirocco-l@scirocco.org; Mk1gti@onelist.com
>> Subject:  [Mk1gti] starter won't stop (sometimes)
>>
>> From: "ian" <e@sbbs.se>
>>
>> Went out for lunch today and on the way back heard an unusual noise,
>> sounded
>> like a grinding kinda noise. Got back to work turned the engine off,
>> took my
>> key out and the noise was still going - the friggin' starter was
>> running!
>> put my key back in and slightly turned it and the car cranked over,
>> turned
>> it off again and pulled the key and the starter was still running.
>> Got out
>> and pulled the negative cable off to stop it, let it sit for a
>> while, called
>> the mechanic who installed my TT stainless cat back system yesterday
>> w/ new
>> fron tmotor mount, and asked if he noticed anything, 'nope'
>> went back to the car hooked the battery back up, started the car,
>> turned off
>> the engine, no noise.  Drove home, no problem either.
>>
>> What on earth could have happened?
>>
>> tia
>> Ian
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