was "just a click from starter" NOW MUCH WORSE!!!

[rtom@yahoo.com (Russ Tom)]

Rob,

I had a very similar thing happening with mine last
week.  It would start just after the charging, but
would deteriorate quickly after that with sporatic
cranking, etc.  I checked existing extra ground wires,
added a couple more to test with.

It ended up being the positive lead to the battery. 
The one that I had on there was one that clamps down
on the bare wire on the battery post and had oxidized
a little.  With the added resistance, it caused the
hard starting and the lead to the starter to get
really hot, melt the insulation, etc.

Spent four bucks and got one that was all molded
together and it starts every time.

HTH2, Russ


--- Erik La Celle <lacelle@frontiernet.net> wrote:
> Sounds like your battery is low on juice and isn't
> taking a charge.  If
> you can, swap a battery in from a daily driver and
> see if there is a
> difference.  Next best thing is to jump it with
> another car.  If the
> engine still won't turn over, check the battery
> cables for good
> connections.  It may be that funny-sounding starter
> if everything else
> checks out.
> 
> HTH
> Erik L
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robbie Cotner <robw_z@yahoo.com>
> >
> > this is on my '83 rocco, with a rebuilt '84 8v JH
> engine- Ok, I
> charged up the battery a little more, and now that I
> don't lose power
> after the "click"  (the only thing I used to get
> from starter when
> turning key) I got to see what the rocco does then- 
> electrical hell
> seems to break loose!  Not only does it
> click....click....click.... and
> keep on clicking without losing power at a rate of
> about once per
> second, the tach needle jumps around a bit between 0
> and 2000,
> absolutely sporatically(in no discernible pattern or
> order).  Also my
> new door buzzer from a '93 Jetta sounds like a
> 3-tone
> ambulance(absolutely hilarious sound on a lighter
> note btw!!!), and the
> buzzer speeds up its tones (in a way that sounds
> like it is NOT supposed
> to) when the key is put in to the "on" position with
> the door open.  I
> also hear some electrical "crackling" but not really
> zapping coming from
> around or behind the fuse box.  The fuel pump does
> come on, the lights
> in between the speedo and tach come on like they
> used to(but dim when
> put in on position, especially when turning key). 
> The starter was
> getting funny-sounding when I took it off the other
> engine, but was
> still strong enough to start without problems. 
> Please help!   it will
> be GREATLY appreciated, even the smallest idea-  how
> do you look for
> shorts in a rocco btw?
> >
> > thanks in advance again,
> >
> > Rob
> 
> 
> 
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