Alright, just replaced the alternator..thanks to those that helped me.
Now it seems the starter is having problems. It happened right as the
alternator went bad. There is a hesitation when I turn the key and it
makes that strangled duck sound like the car is already on when it
kicks over. I assume I have to replace the starter. I managed a new
alternator without a real problem. You guys think I can manage a
starter to? To be honest, I'm not even sure where the starter is. The
Bently manual doers't even show a picture.

--Chamberlin

if its like my experience the starter is 100 times more difficult to replace
than the alternator

"jbrianchamberlin" <jbrianchamberlin (AT) adelphia (DOT) net> wrote

Great. Where is the damn thing anyway? Wonder where I can get
instructions with pictures. =) The Bently book has a paragraph about
the starter and that's it.

--Chamberlin




On Sat, 8 May 2004 10:58:14 -0400, "Chris"
<splashme (AT) SPAM (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

On A2 cars the starter is at the bottom of the bell housing, radiator
side for manual transmission, firewall side for auto. For manual, the
starter is part of the engine mount, so support the engine before
removing.

That said, the battery, alternator and starter are all interconnected
with fat cables. Any chance the fat cable to the starter could have been
disturbed while you were working on the alternator? Measuring at the
terminal on the starter, the terminal where the fat cable goes should
have battery voltage at all times. What are the symptoms you are having?

jbrianchamberlin wrote:

On Sat, 08 May 2004 18:26:57 GMT, Randolph <trash (AT) junkmail (DOT) com> wrote:

The starter began acting up as soon as the original alternator failed
and the car died on my wife. When we got the car started again, it
began making that noise where is sounded like it wasn't disengaging.
You know when you turn the car on when it's already on and it goes
QRRRRCCCCCCCCCCCKK! Well that's what it's doing now.

--Chamberlin

"jbrianchamberlin" <jbrianchamberlin (AT) adelphia (DOT) net> wrote

Would help if we knew what care this was.

On Sat, 8 May 2004 21:25:03 -0700, "Matt B." <noway (AT) hellno (DOT) com> wrote:

Sorry, it's a 93 Cabriolet.