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[genocache]

When I got back from Nevada a couple of weeks ago the next day my starter decided to act up, well down really. At first it would just clunk like low battery. So I put on the charger and in a couple of  hours it was reading full. Then the starter would just spin and not engage. I figured the solenoid had packed it in. So I set about pulling the starter. It wouldn't fit between the chassis rail and the ladder frame/oil pan. So here is my solution in my blog; https://poppageno.blogspot.com/2019/08/200tdi-starter-replacement-in-series.html

[Calum]

Good idea. Mine definitely won't go downwards in my 88" as the exhaust is in the way (Steve Parker system) so I have to remove the inlet manifold and take it upwards. It only just fits in one orientation but it's still the easiest solution for me.

[w3526602]

Hi,

My S2TD had a home brewed (fitted by the PO) starter button (probably better suited to a screen washer). It took about 2 miles driving with a stuck button to destroy the pre-engage starter motor. …. in France.

An inertia starter would have disengaged the pinion as soon as the engine fired, and just muttered away to itself.

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[Noddy]

Our 200TDi Dormy has had similar issues in the past. The click but not turn over was eventually traced to a broken core in the wire from the ignition it would sometimes make contact. The spinning but not turning the engine also occasionally happens usually starts at the third attempt.

[Mowersman]

Quinton Hazell do a starter for the TDI now that is really small. It makes fitting it so easy. I was initially worried about durability, but its been on my 19J for a couple of years now and 20/25k miles and been perfect. Spins over just as fast as the standard TDI starter.
Andrew

[w3526602]

Hi,

Probably OT, but might interest somebody.

Way back when, I had a 1936 SS (now Jaguar) 1.5 litre convertible … cost me £8 … wish I had it now.

One day I switched the engine off … but the rev counter kept reading 1000RPM, with a buzzing noise from under the bonnet.

Investigation revealed that the engine was not running, but I'd lost my fan belt. The dynamo was still spinning … probably acting as a motor powered from the battery … and the rev counter was cable driven from the back of the dynamo.

So … it appears that dynamos "motor" at 1000RPM (subject to pulley diameter differences), but I have no idea what power they develop.
Does anybody have any ideas?

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[Herald1360]

About the same as it could generate I would guess. For a 22A 12V dynamo, about 1/3 horsepower perhaps if suitably loaded.