I just recently had the *exact* same experience with a starter. This was on
'66 mk2. The starter was definitely bad.
I picked up a replacement (rebuilt Lucas) with a lifetime guarantee at
AutoZone.
They had it in stock on the shelf for ~$50.00
No more problems.
At least you didn't replace a perfectly good battery first (like I did) I
swore it wasn't the starter. I was wrong.
Good Luck,
Bill
As an aside; The rear plate of the starter is held on with four small
screws. If these are loose, it will allow the "guts" of the starter to
shift side to side and you will experience the same thing. Might just check
those screws and see if they have worked their way out.
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When you walk up to the car cold and turn the key, it turns over a few times
and then gradually grinds to a halt as if the battery were dead. Battery is
not dead, and there is plenty of power getting through as far as i can tell.
Also tried shorting the starter solenoid to bypass it in case the solenoid
is the trouble-sparks but the motor doesn't turn over.
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So-is this a known way for the starter to fail?
<SNIP> Finally, if i need to replace this again, any opinions on what to use
(is the Lucas unit the one to get, or is there a ougher one out there?).
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