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, 12:33 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 |
Clay, etc,
WOW, OK, thanks for the troubleshooting directions. I'll have to print these out and get to work. I wasn't able to bring up your link but I'm guessing I did get the wrong starter, as it did not look like the on I pulled out of the car, which had given me no problems up until a couple weeks ago. Jumpering the starter at the terminals, i did start to hear sort of a grinding sound after about 30 seconds. I'm guessing that's the part about tearing up the flywheel you mentioned. Since I already hauled the old one off, It looks like I'll be buying a new starter- this time from a reputable source. Thanks again for the help, I'll post my outcome here in a few weeks. |
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