starting problems

[Rabbit16v@attbi.com (Rabbit16v)]

And don't for get to tighten it!!  Dielectric grease won't fix the whole
problem!

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Alexander" <ralexander03@snet.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: starting problems


"...i saw smoke, or maybe steam where the positve cable connects..."

That's a bad connection there James. Bow to the gods of the free electron
and clean that up. Liberal amounts of dielectric grease will help keep the
problem from returning. This and a dead battery could be most of your
problems.

Happy Holidays!

Rick Alexander
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: James Woodward
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
  Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 4:31 PM
  Subject: Re: starting problems


  yeah, it turns over but slowly like you said it sounds strongest when you
first turn the key but gets weaker if you hold it in. Oh, and another thing
is i was lookin at the connections to the starter and i saw smoke, or maybe
steam where the positve cable connects, if that means anything at all to ya.
And one last thing, i think it may be a junk starter and the guy i bought it
from thought it was the fuel pump relay that was causing the hard starting
but i replaced it with the scirocco one but didn't fix it.

  James


  >From: "Drew Teague"
  >To: jimbw1@hotmail.com
  >Subject: Re: starting problems
  >Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 16:23:24 -0500
  >
  >Sounds like the starter isn't getting enough amps. Have you tried
  >jumping it from a larger vehicle? If that doesn't work, The starter
  >brushes might be bad. I think the rocco starter might bolt in, as
  >long as the trannies are similar (one's not auto/ four-speed, etc.)
  >If your known good starter and known good battery current don't do
  >it, I'm out of ideas. Just to make sure we're on the same page,
  >it's turning over, just very slowly, right? No spark? Have someone
  >check the pulleys when you try to start it to make sure the cluth in
  >the starter isn't slipping. This happened in my BMW. It would turn
  >over a couple of times very slowly, then I would hear a strange
  >sound like a metal plate slipping off another. If any of this makes
  >sense, let me know how it goes.
  >
  >Drew
  >
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  >
  >>From: "James Woodward"
  >>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
  >>Subject: starting problems
  >>Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 21:04:16 +0000
  >>
  ><< message3.txt >>


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