Yep.You need a new starter.
I had exactly the same symptoms on my 1.9 and a new starter fixed it.
It sucked, because when it was cold it would crank just fine. But when it
was hot..... it would be reluctant to turn.

New starter.

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 8:26 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 11:13 PM 7/26/2009, Matthew Snook wrote:
>
>> usual.  Does this symptom have a name, or does anybody know the technique
>> for avoiding this?
>>
>
> Never turn it off when it's hot.  Duh... <g,d&r>
>
>  --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>