My question to listers is: will a worn starter bushing in clutch housing create or relate to this symptom? I replaced mine while in there rebuilding housing, and starter seemed to spin better, though I had also replaced ground strap and cleaned contacts. Just curious......... Neil 81 AC
On 1/31/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Mellow Yellow's starter behavior is a bit odd -- I think. When the > engine (1.9L) is cold, by which I mean "Southern California cold," > e.g., in the 40's or 50's F, the starter doesn't just spin up, but has a > curious hesitation. > > It goes like this: turn key, the starter engages and I hear the usual > "gar-um" sound of the engine's flywheel being turned -- once, probably > not even a full revolution. Then the starter hits resistance and > hesitates - as if it was surprised by how hard the engine is to turn. > Compression? It sounds like it comes to a full stop for a brief second. > Then the starter overcomes the engine's resistance and spins it up and > the engine starts just fine. |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.