Starter issue Options

[jrblackbox]

Ok, so I changed out the starter in my 6 with another starter I had collecting dust. Now upon turning the key there is a "delay" of a second or 2 before the car turns over. So when I turn the key I can hear the fuel pump come on, then the delay, then the car will crank. did i put the wrong starter in? Or do I need a high torque starter or??

[Tom]

The easiest way to determine if it is the starter or wiring/connections is to jump the starter at the solenoid. Jumper the battery large cable to the connection where the yellow start wire hooks up. If there is a delay, it is the starter. If no delay, you have some extra resistance in the wiring/connections. I would bet on bad connections. If the connections look good initially, look closer for any corrosion inside the connectors to wire junction where it is crimped.
Remember, there are many connections between the battery and the starter solenoid: at the battery where the 4.0 mm wire is bolted to the battery terminal, where the ring connector is crimped to the 4.0mm wire, at the key switch input, the internal contacts, if a later 914 there are two connections for the seat belt relay, at the relay board input connector, at the relay board output connector, and at the starter solenoid. That is at least 9 points for the connections to "drop" voltage and this is not counting the solder connections at the 14 pin and 12 pin connectors at the relay board. Lots of places for a 914 to lose voltage between the battery and starter solenoid.
Might be time for the starter relay modification in your car.
Tom