KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > 5. Be sure that your starter is working properly and doesn't have a ton of > miles on it (I just replaced the starter on three of my diesels and all three > started so much easier after installing the Bosch rebuilt starters that I was > shocked). Also be sure you have good wires to the starter from the positive side of the battery, and a good ground. As the diesel starter needs much more oomph than the gas starter, good electrical connections is just as more important. I just spent the best part of a sunny Sunday afternoon refurbishing the ground wire on a 1982 Golf diesel, there were corrosion everywhere. PerL 87 Syncro 112i |
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