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starter question



What is a "engine jump" feature?


On 5/16/06, John C. Worden <johncworden@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> How reasonable would it be to assume that I fried a new, rebuilt
> starter by using the "engine jump" feature on my battery charger
> a few times?  Basically the starter went in when I put the 16V into
> the '86 and has gotten a fair amount of use in a very short time,
> including the jumpstart feature, but nothing it shouldn't be able to
> handle.  The other option, maybe more realistic, is that is was
> just a crappy quality rebuild.
> Any thoughts?
>
>
>
> John C. Worden
> Bucksport, Maine
>
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> '86 Scirocco 8V-Now a 16V!
> '78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic, 4 speed.- In the Rotisserie and under
> restoration
> '89 Polaris Indy Deluxe
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
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1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)