Re: car will not turn!!!!!!!

[ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>]

At 19:24 12/15/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>my babe has decided to stop running!!!!!
>
>thought that it might be the batteries, jump the car......  but it still
>will not turn.....  the batt is fine......  i can hear the click but it is
>very slow though.......  it seems to chck instead of click .....   it
>goes.....  chuckkk......  1 sec....  then chuckkkkkk......  the die.....
>what's up with that ???????????  heeeeeeelllllllpppppppp!!!!!!!!!  i am
>going to die without my babe!!!!!!
>
>
>alfred 

Shorted or otherwise damaged starter??

Check the current draw, if you can get the sepcial ammeter to do that -
otherwise, look at the battery voltage while you try to crank it. With a
good battery and starter, the voltage should not drop below about 9-10 volts
while cranking.


Chuck Kuecker

ckuecker@mcs.net

'83 Scirocco (Katy's car now)
'58 Ghia Convert
'75 Bug
'67 Bug
'63 Bug (*still* for sale)
'91 Vanagon


--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-L-request@privateI.com,
with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.