Re: Wont start...funny relay noises.HELP!

["Lee F." <general_lee_f@hotmail.com>]

My car has similar symptoms.  A while back when I had them at first I 
changed the battery and it worked fine for a good while...then they 
reappeared.  So I changed my power cable and also noticed that the solenoid 
ground was all corroded, so I put a different starter in it.  This solved my 
problem for another good while (not quite as good as the other while 
thought).  About this same time, my starter fell off.  How, I don't know, I 
remember tightening up the bolts pretty tight.  It had been hanging on by 
one bolt and spinning for a 60 mile trip, and when I tightened it up, it 
didn't run like it used to...so I put in another starter (a diesel starter) 
and again it worked good for a half-way decent while...until a few weeks 
ago.  Now either you get clicking noises or is turns over very slowly making 
weird noises.  So the next thing I am going to do (which I should have done 
in the first place) is change my grounds...hopefully that will fix the 
problem.  Also, if anyone knows a different reason let me know as well.  
TIA!

Lee Folkman
'84 Wolfsburg Scirocco 8v (Manual Start)
'84 Scirocco 8v(Starts good, moves bad)
'88 Scirocco 16v Shell(Sometimes I sit in it and pretend to start it)
'82 Jetta Diesel(Ice racing tomorrow! will start if it's not TOO cold)
http://scirocco84.homepage.com
http://www.andrews.edu/~folkman


>From: "Morten T Nielsen" <mortentn@mailme.dk>
>To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Wont start...funny relay noises.HELP!
>Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 07:21:44 +0100
>
>Hi
>
>After I washed my car and let it sit outside for a night my car won't 
>start. If I just turn the ignition on everything electrical works just 
>fine...lights, wipers etc. But when i turn the key all the way the starter 
>starts clicking like its turned on and off really fast...some of the relays 
>underneath the dash is also clicking! - the oil and water lights are 
>flickering and my rev-counter are jumping. My guess would be water damage 
>in the electricals...since the floor is also all wet and soaky. Maybe 
>someone have had similar problems? - and maybe found a solution?
>
>- what's the most possible way for the water to get in...
>
>Thanks alot!
>
>Morten Nielsen
>Denmark
>
>76' Scirocco TS ( Aquarium Edition ;o) )
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