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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, 08:46 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 |
THIS IS THE WRONG STARTER AMAZON SOLD ME!!!!
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Mark Henry |
May 28 2020, 05:53 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
THIS IS THE WRONG STARTER AMAZON SOLD ME!!!! That's a VW type 1 (aircooled beetle, early bus, T3, etc.) starter. It looks like you have a very poorly installed hot start relay fix. You can read more about the Ford hot start fix in the link below in my signature, but I suspect you have a Bosch horn relay instead of the Ford solenoid. At any rate your wiring looks like a PO nightmare and should be sorted. |
aaronc70 |
May 28 2020, 11:10 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 |
THIS IS THE WRONG STARTER AMAZON SOLD ME!!!! That's a VW type 1 (aircooled beetle, early bus, T3, etc.) starter. It looks like you have a very poorly installed hot start relay fix. You can read more about the Ford hot start fix in the link below in my signature, but I suspect you have a Bosch horn relay instead of the Ford solenoid. At any rate your wiring looks like a PO nightmare and should be sorted. OK, thanks for ID'ing that starter, I'll write a note in the Amazon listing to hopefully save other 914 owners the trouble. I'll read into the hot start fix when I have some time. after owning the car for 5+ years, this is the first trouble it's given me. |
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