with getting older the more brain farts you have

[68IHscout]

I screwed up ,i was checking my engine this morning and noticed my fan belt was loose ,so i took couple of shims out and was perfect ,took a drive to store when i was gettin ready to leave i started the engine and it sounded like the pulley was grinding so i thought ...actually it started and the starter stayed engaged (its happen before but all i do is pull the key back a lil and the starter disengages)thats where the brain fart came in it just completely by pass my brain ,so drove it about half a block the it disengaged got home and now it just spins when i turn the key ...did the starter messed up my flywheel ,or just the starter..any comments are welcome

[Cusser]

I think just messed up the solenoid on the starter....if you pull the starter you can see some flywheel teeth through the hole...and if OK then see if you can get the solenoid working to push out the starter gear so it can engage.
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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[Volks Wagen]

Bad luck. You'll have to whip out the starter and have a look. I'd say u need a new starter, the flywheel is probably ok.
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1973 1303 with AB-motor - sporadic
reconstruction as time permits, 1986 ex-Bundeswehr Doka - on the road again.

I'm definitely, probably, the worlds greatest lover.

Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile.

[Cusser]

This happened to me a few decades ago, with a relatively new "rebuilt by Bosch" starter. Mrs. Cusser was driving it, she said all of a sudden while cruising the funny noise started, turns out that the starter engaged on its own (she didn't touch it, and we VW folks know that the ignition switch has a safety in it to prevent that anyway).

I needed a new starter, was well within the warranty period; 1st location said it "had to" have been her fault, wouldn't swap out. So I took it partially apart, and intentionally really messed it up (hammer and screwdriver), then 2nd location readily swapped it out......still spinning the engine great today - and I mean today !!!
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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[68IHscout]

Tanks for the comments folks,sure enough it was the starter, got a new one,all is good now

[Cusser]

Good, you got it going !
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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[68IHscout]