Rusty VW bothering - you starting mate…

[rusty_vw_man]

Parcel with stater arrives at 11:10. Lunch break at midday comprised a mug of soup downed whilst extracting this:

new one has a much smaller motor, but apparently the same amount of oomph - given the state of the old one this seems very feasible! It’s the original and lasted about 36 years which isn’t a bad effort! 

main wire needed a clean up as well, doubles as starter and charging cable, so suspect an improvement in electron movement now I have removed this rust!
 

 

inspection now it is off confirms the copper wire is just rotten, it’s gone almost like fabric. It’s only a sort length that is soldered on inside with a crimp terminal on the outside, so will rewire and keep it as a spare for when the new one inevitably shits itself a month after the warranty expires:

All works now though, starts much more convincingly as well which is nice.