Thanks for everyones' replies.
I forgot to put in my original post that be battery is brand new (I mean
just out of the wrapper new) and when I installed the battery I discovered
the main positive battery cable going from the battery to the starter was
frayed, so I replaced it.
Sounds like the starter is on its way out. I think I'll start there and
have it rebuilt.
Doug, thanks for the offer, but I'm in NY. I suppose I could pull the
starter off the Passat for testing purposes, but I think I'll just have it
rebuilt and go from there.
Thanks for the help guys,
Renard
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Doug Curtis
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 5:55 AM
To: 'Fli GLi'; A2_16v (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [a2-16v-list] Bad Starter or Bad Flywheel??
I would bet on the starter being bad. If you are in Michigan, I have a
spare you can try.
-----Original Message-----
From: Fli GLi [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 10:58 PM
To: A2
Subject: [a2-16v-list] Bad Starter or Bad Flywheel??
Having some issues starting my GLi. Occasionally, the car will not start
and I get a nice noise as I turn the key. The noise is something of a
grinding, but rather high pitched. My guess is the starter is not engaging
the flywheel and just spinning. Therefore, the noise is the starter
spinning. To solve this problem, I turn the key to the off position and
fiddle w/ the key, clutch, and shifter, in no particular order. Sometimes
this will fix the problem on the next turn of the key, sometimes not. It
can take up to 5 minutes b/f the starter and flywheel meet up properly and
she starts. When they do engage, she cranks for a while b/f kicking over.
My question is, is this just a bad starter that needs to be rebuilt? Or
has a tooth or two on the flywheel become stripped? Any way of checking the
flywheel w/o tearing everything apart?
Any advice/experience would be appreciated,
Renard
