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Subject:Re: Starter hesitation
From:Michael aka ECHO
Date:Wed, 19 Jun 2002 00:59:57 -0700

Oh yeah,
I have.. Called owning a VW. Sorta one of the wonderful German
engineering specs. I guess safety concern too. It's called ALL
vanagon's do that.
To show ya. Insert key, turn to 'on' position. Litely turn the
key to turn the negine over, and stop!, but don't let the engine
start. The ignition should smack the key back to the 'on'
position. Now try to start it again. Nothing should happen.
Wounderful. Freaks soem ppl out. Typical engeneering.. LOL Have
fun.
Mike aka ECHO
--- Martin Walz <mwalz@VMRESEARCH.ORG> wrote:
> > 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
> 91 Carat

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