1.8L starter problems, car won't start! |
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1.8L starter problems, car won't start! |
aaronc70 |
May 27 2020, 10:31 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 4-September 13 From: Knoxville, TN Member No.: 16,348 Region Association: South East States |
I'm trying not to let my 1975 1.8L turn into a garage queen. A few weeks after taking the car in for some general service work (brakes, ignition, fuel delivery problems, etc). The car started and ran fine. Suddenly the car would not crank. I took the battery in to Autozone to be tested and it tested fine. Next I looked at the starter. After pulling it and taking it to my mechanic, it tested bad- it would spin but the solenoid would not push the gear out.
I ordered a starter off Amazon, consequently the starter drive gear did not look the same. My old one looked like this: https://www.autozone.com/batteries-starting...gen/beetle/2001 But the new one looked like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Y85Q7...=UTF8&psc=1 (or vice versa, I can't remember which. When I arc the contact points, the new starter spins and seems to spin and engage the flywheel fine. However the car still would not start using the key. I did some research and found this how-to on Pelican: https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/9...tion_switch.htm I looked at the passenger seat belt switch and it seemed to be jumpered fine with good connection, so I assumed my starter switch at the key was bad. Despite my steering column not looking like the one in the tutorial, I was able to remove and swap it for a new one (Old was looked fine, was not cracked). The car still will not start with the key with a fully charged battery. Are there any switches that I am missing??? Any help is certainly appreciated! |
aaronc70 |
May 27 2020, 08:48 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 4-September 13 From: Knoxville, TN Member No.: 16,348 Region Association: South East States |
Incidentally, I found this hose disconnected. My guess is it is a breather hose that should be connected to the airbox. Is that correct? What would be the symptoms of it not being connected?
When my car does run, it runs fine until the engine heats up; then runs like crap at mid to high RPM's, like a fuel injector is not putting enough fuel in or something. |
ClayPerrine |
May 28 2020, 02:38 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,474 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Incidentally, I found this hose disconnected. My guess is it is a breather hose that should be connected to the airbox. Is that correct? What would be the symptoms of it not being connected? When my car does run, it runs fine until the engine heats up; then runs like crap at mid to high RPM's, like a fuel injector is not putting enough fuel in or something. From the picture, that hose goes down to the aux air regulator. So it needs to be connected to the top hole in the big hose between the air flow meter and the throttle body. If you hook it directly to the air cleaner, the car won't run because it will bypass too much air around the air flow meter. Clay |
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