I havent found anything similar to my problem... and yes, I searched before I posted. I find tons of starters not engaging, cold starting problems, etc. I dont find anyone with a starter that will run until the thing blows up.

am I missing somthing here?

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Matt
2003 Jetta Wagon TDI 145,000MI
1999.5 Jetta TDI 287,000MI
2001 Suzuki SV650S 26,000MI
2008 Yamaha Vino 125 11,000MI
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