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I had a problem similar to this on my bus, I don't think it makes sense to rebuild your solenoid. On the other hand, I replaced mine, and I thought it fixed the problem, but it reappeared the next time I took a long trip. I would check all your wiring. I put a starter relay in my bus, and that solved the problem. -Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Mark Fuhriman [mailto:mfuhriman@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:56 AM To: Type 3 Mailing List Subject: [T3] Quick Story and Starter Solenoid Just returned from a trip to the mountains in the '69 Fastback. Had a great time helping out at a Boy Scout camp (Camp Wolfeboro for those who might know the camp). Highest elevation travelled was probably around 8,000 feet. Car ran great, but maybe a little slower above about 6,000 ft. I made it down the 2-mile rocky road to camp that most campers had to hike down. All the minivans and "regular" passenger cars had to park on the side of the road. But with the humble Fastback I was in league with the 4x4 trucks, glad that my car is stock height. I'm thinking that if I make a habit of this kind of thing I'll need a lift job like Leon. So after a 3+ hour drive back home, I stopped for fuel about 2 miles from home. After fill-up, starter solenoid didn't move. !! I guess the starter got hot on the trip and is showing signs of impending failure. I got it started again by rapping the solenoid lightly with a rock hammer (I served as Geology merit badge counselor :). Question: Is it practical for me to just rebuild the solenoid myself? Or should I just get a new (rebuilt) one and turn the old one in as a core? Will I have trouble finding the parts to get this fixed by tomorrow? I'm in the San Francisco bay area (East Bay). -Mark Fuhriman '69 Fastback ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org