Re: HOT STARTING ISSUE , was: Hard Starting

[geordy <grostad@thresholdnetworks.com>]

No, actually I just meant that the starter was turning the motor over fine
but the motor wasn't catching (starting).  Like it was flooded or like the
spark was less than desirable...

Patrick Bureau wrote:

> I was going to delete this, then you said something that caugh my eye.
> 
> "it sounded like teh starter was doing ok but wasn't catching "
> 
> are you saying you turning the key and you get a "WZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" as in
> the starter sounded like it spinning without touching the flywheel? (ie: the
> starter make noise, and engine does not turn over)
> 
> I would check the selenoid on that starter.
> 
> On Tue, 01 May 2001 21:41:21 -0700, Geordy Rostad said:
> 
>> I was having my first starting troubles ever with my Jetta tonight and I 
>>  come back to check
>>  my email and all of the sudden, I'm not the only one, someone beats me 
>>  to it!  I'm having a hot
>>  starting issue.  So I need to re-ground the battery to the chassis with 
>>  4ga or ?  and then I need
>>  to ground the battery to the back of the head with ?ga? and then I need 
>>  to re-ground the coil?
>>  
>>  This is a HOT starting issue I'm having, I had to bump start it at qfc, 
>>  it sounded like the starter
>>  was doing ok but it wasn't catching for some reason...
>>  
> 



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