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Starter 'Clatter' 200 1988

posted by  Flup on  Thu Feb 17 10:10 CST 2005
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So I climbed in the trusty old brick last night and hit the starter. To my suprise I wasn't rewarded with the usual regular "chug chug chug" starter sound... although that was still there. Instead, I distinctly heard what I can only describe as a "clatter" as the starter spun. The clatter went away immediately when the engine caught and I let go of the starter, and I could hear it "wind down" when the key was released as well.

My question is this: Is my starter about to die on me? If so, how long do I have? I have at least started to carry around a hammer just in case something gets stuck and I have to give it a whack.

Let me know what you guys think

--
-Flup, 240DL Wagon, 2 subs in the trunk, Dancing Bears Sticker to top it off :)






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