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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! |
ClayPerrine |
May 27 2020, 12:22 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,416 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
If your new starter looks like the one in the Amazon link https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Y85Q7...=UTF8&psc=1
Then you have the wrong starter. That is an ongoing issue with starters for 914s. Somebody mislabeled a starter years ago, and the problem persists. It may work for now, but it is eventually going to tear up your flywheel ring gear. Get with one of the reputable vendors (AutoAtlanta, Pelican, Stoddard, Zims, etc...) and they will get you the right starter. The starter will interchange with a 911 starter, and the new Porsche replacements from Bosch are great. They will spin an engine much faster than the original did. Or you can get a gear drive starter. They will not have hot start issues. The jumper in the starter lead is a band-aid. Remove it and splice the wires together with a linesman splice and heat shrink for a permanent fix. Then, starting at the starter, hook a spade connector on the end of a 12G wire to make a jumper. Hook the connector to the starter, and touch the other end to the positive battery post. The car should crank. Move to the relay board, and hook the jumper to one of the rear two pins on the 4 pin connector on the left rear of the relay board. Again the car should crank when you touch the wire to the positive battery post. Next, the connection under the seat, do the same with the connection for the interlock relay (Before splicing). If all that works, replace the ignition switch. They are notorious for breaking and failing. Good luck. |
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