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> Where to start?, Starter issues...
highways
post Oct 14 2008, 09:17 PM
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Ok, so I've had my 73 2.0L running for 4 months as my daily driver. Now I'm having some starting issues.

When the engine is warm, I turn the key and get a click noise from the starter... and that's all. Have new ground strap on transmission, good ground cable at the battery...

There is a little funkyness going on with my turn signals and emergency brake light... brake light general warning light is always blinking. And the turn signals usually give one click in the right direction (usually at double brightness on the indicator) then they sort of short out and both turn signal indicators blink dimly.. although the actual turn signal light seems to work normally. I might have something backwards in my dash instrument panel. Other then that- the car seems electrically ok.

Where would you start on the starter problem? Stuck selinoid? Low amperage? Time for a hot start bosch kit? The battery has been getting warm as well while driving. Been swaping out voltage regulators and alternators... currently it runs at 14 volts possibly overcharging the batteryh the best regulator and alternator I could find (rebuilt).
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post Oct 14 2008, 10:44 PM
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I get the same "no=start feature" sometimes after a long period of use. i'm pretty sure it is a combination of ignition, and starter. When the sarter gets hot, it's resistance increases. I just keep putting in new staters every few years

I recently replaced my flasher that had the same wierd symptoms too. I used a VW Bus unit and it actually works correctly for the first time in my20 year association with the car.

The situations are completely unrelated.
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