[T3] Breather cap

[Daniel Nohejl]

Our starter hasn’t worked since “the incident”, cold, warm, or hot. I’ve had a hot start relay in place for over a year and even still it’d sometimes not turn over after a long highway run in the summer. I tried to remove the relay before the trip we’re on and with the relay out, the starter wouldn’t do anything at all, just like now. Relay and starter both click, but that’s it, even when jumping starter terminals with a screwdriver.

The sounds the starter made on the two occasions it worked when I tried to restart the car after the oil issue were not good. It sounded like a pretty clear physical/material issue. Jim is going to look at it when we pull it in the AM to see what’s what. 

Also…...In terms of starting...I just had the pleasant experience of starting Jim’s 73 Automatic and it fired up instantly with what felt like a half a turn of the key. Our Type 1 was like that when it had a stock carbureted motor, but our Type 3 has never done that.  We’ve had 4 different motors in our Squareback and the only time they start on the first try is after they’ve been warmed up and driven, even with the priming device. Now what’s up with that? I’m jealous!!!


> On Aug 23, 2017, at 8:11 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Starters will tend to not engage when under heat soak, they are OK they just
> Need an additional relay added to take the current off the ignition switch
> and increase the 
> Voltage a smidge to the stock solenoid and then things work reliably again.
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> 
> Topnotch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback  "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
> 93 RX7  "Redstur"
> 87 Golf  "Winterat" RIP
> 01 Sentra SE "Boremobile"
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Bobsnotch at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 7:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [T3] Breather cap
> 
> In a message dated 8/23/2017 3:39:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> phil.hof at ostronic.org writes:
> 
> The  starter probably had nothing to do with it.  The heat soak from long
> freeway trips will often get them to a higher temp than normal, which can
> bring on an incipient failure.
> Yup, we killed 2 used starters going out and back to Colorado in the  type
> 34. I know the heat from Kansas probably didn't help, and it was very hot in
> the car (116*F in the shade at 4:30pm).
> 
> Bob 65 Notch  w/Factory Sunroof converted to  IRS
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