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On 31 Dec 2005 at 1:13, Ginger & Peter wrote: > >Either way, the problem is most likely in the starter drive, or > >Bendix. It's an "overrunning clutch" which is slipping when it should > >not. The only cure is replacement, and this is most easily done by > >putting in a good rebuilt starter. > > I've got a 12V starter and bushing. I'll start saving my pennies and > hold out for nicer weather. Actually, I'm a lazy cheapskate, so I brobably won't > get off my butt until after the 2nd or 3rd time I'm stuck roll starting it. You can probably get a good used starter for cheap at any junkyard. Any 12V aircooled VW starter will work. Don't try to swap Bendix's, however, because there were actually lots of different starter models; the complete starters will interchange, but the internal parts won't always interchange. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~