[Vwdiesel] Diesel Jeep almost done! Just have some questions...

[Stephen Kraus]

I suspect that is not it, I am using the exact battery and it used to start
fine.
The gears actually have no wear, so I suspect its the solenoid. Is there a
way I could rebuild the start myself?

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org> wrote:

> Shawn Wright wrote:
> > On 1 Oct 2008 at 22:32, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> If you only had two working glow plugs, which two cylinders would you
> put
> >> them on for optimal starting?
> >
> > Not sure, probably depends on the firing order.
> >
> >> Also, the starter kicks out instead of continuesly running. It'll turn
> the
> >> engine over 1-2 times then pop out and spin. What causes this and can
> the
> >> starter be rebuilt? (its for a 2.1l Renault Turbodiesel, so the starter
> is
> >> EXTREMELY hard to find)
> >
> > In that case, I'd try a pull start rather than risk burning up a rare
> starter. Could be worn teeth
> > on the gears, or a weak solenoid. If it's a Bosch, chances are a good
> starter shop can rebuild
> > it.
>
> Might also check the voltage at the starter solenoid when it cranks and
> when it kicks out.
>  Could be you have excessive voltage drop in that wire and that is causing
> the solenoid
> to drop out:
>        http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/Starter.shtml#EasyTest
>
> --
>
>   Roger
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