One of the most often overlooked details of the VW starter "system" is
that the starter armature is supported on one end by the bushing in the
bell housing...the little brass bushing wears and the starter "drags" and
can't turn full speed, hence a slow intermittent cranking...it is,
however, a real pain to replace...Just a thought and Happy Holidays from
AA Transaxle
Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA.(Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
1-877-377-0773 toll free
http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)
On Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:45:44 EST Syncro86VW@aol.com writes:
> Yesterday even with the temp in single digits my 86 syncro still
> turned over
> very slowly when trying to restart it after it had been shut off
> just a
> minutes earlier.  Just wondering what causes this?
>
> I've had 3 Vanagons 2 air-cooled and the water cooled syncro.  This
> has been
> a chronic problem on all 3.  Is this just the nature of the beast or
> can this
> be remedied (replacing starter never made much difference).
>
> Blitz