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> Seems Sophy's 6V starter running on 12V is starting to suffer. > Solenoid seemed to kick, but the starter would spin tonight. You did the starter bush at Russ' place. The solenoid clicks and the starter spins (or was that 'doesn't spin'?) but doesn't turn the engine over? The gear may not be sliding along the shaft freely - (close your ears, Jim...) try WD40. ;-) Hope you find something nice and simple - good luck. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Jaranson" <jaransonT3@comcast.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 6:35 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Starter Question > > On Jun 4, 2005, at 12:55 AM, Russ Wolfe wrote: > >> > > We could have been discussing the fact that some '66 t-3's had the > > o'ring flywheel, like the 12V would have in '67. My '66 fastback does. > > It uses the later style crank. > > If you want to go to the 12V you will need to open up the bellhousing > > to > > accept the bigger diameter flywheel. And, if you use a manual trans > > starter, you will need the adapter starter bushing. > > Chirco part number: CPR301106 > > I would use the automatic starter as it doesnt require the bushing, and > > you could convert back at any time. It also has slightly more > > horsepower. > > I am still confused. Why would I need to open up the bellhousing? I > am already running a 200mm clutch disc and flywheel. I just went out > to the garage and grab the box for the clutch that I bought in Hershey. > It is a 200mm disc, PN 311 141 031. Is the flywheel smaller in > diameter just because of the gear teeth difference between 6 and 12 > volt? > > Looking at CIP's website, they list 180mm clutch stuff for 62-65 Types > 3s and 200mm clutch stuff for 67-73 Type 3s. They don't list anything > for 66 Type 3s. > > I will pull both starters tomorrow and compare. I will need to check > out my 6V starter anyway. > > Later, > John Jaranson > '66 Square (Sophy) > '70 Fasty (Jane 2 - Type 3 Lead Sled wannabe) > '71 Fasty (Jane -parts car due to rust) > various parts.....don't we all. > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/jaransonT3/ > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/2006Invasion/ > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/notavwclub/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >