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Subject:Re: Starter hesitation
From:Martin Walz
Date:Tue, 18 Jun 2002 09:55:50 -0700

> Volks,
>
> My starter [my new starter I should say] sometimes turns over, hesitates
> then continues to work.  Turns the engine over quite well.
>
> Only thing I can think of for the hesitation is a bad segment.  Any other
> ideas?
>
My starter has a similar problem in that every once in a while when I turn the key I get absolutely no response.  No clicking, whirring, nothing.  If I turn the key back to the off position and then try it again, it starts right up.

I have heard that this could be due to a "dead spot" on the starter and that I shouldn't worry about it.  It has done this randomly for the past 5 years (as long as I have had the rig).  Does anyone else have this problem and is it something I should worry about?

Thanks!

Marty
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