[Re: I am new to this so please bear with me]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

Haygood <haygood@aemail4u.com> wrote:
I'll second that.  Take the battery out and loosen up the airbox so you c=
an
get to the battery ground cable.  Replacing it would probably be good, bu=
t
cleaning all three ends of it got rid of these symptoms for me.  While yo=
u are
at it, clean the positive lines to the starter and the Alt.  There is als=
o a
small ground strap from around the coil to the back of the intake manifol=
d. =

Might as well clean that one, too.

Brian

 =

And for what they cost, I'd just replace them. This way, when there is an=
y
other problem(or still this problem), the main grounds can be ruled out. =
I had
one to the starter that looked okay, but had been cooked, and the insulat=
ion
would snap when you bent it. But it looked pretty good in the car till I =
got
it out. You kind of want current to GET to/from the starter, not have it
sneaking off on some side trip. Doesn't take long to do all the fat wires=
=2E And
make sure you have one from the battery to the tranny, I didn't for whate=
ver
reason, and it started well for a year and a half like that, and all of a=

sudden decided it really did need that wire. (and it should need it!) Use=
 some
dielectric grease on those clean contacts too. Mmmm...clean contacts...

Cathy, sister of the church of the free electron

PS Welcome to the wonderful world of Scirocco ownership. Get a Bentley an=
d a
multimeter...



--- "Rick Alexander" <ralexander03@snet.net> wrote:
>Welcome Ian.
>
>Sounds to me like your a candidate for the church of the free electron.
>Clean up those electrical connections and things should be better.
>
>If your having trouble using the energy in the battery, the alternator i=
s
>having a worse time charging it.
>
>Rick Alexander
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ian Shaw" <ian.shaw@martin.dk>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 4:09 AM
>Subject: (no subject)
>
>
>> Hey all
>>
>> I am new to this so please bear with me
>>
>> I have just got a 1987 d reg scala and i love, the only problems i hav=
e
>are
>> these.
>>
>> 1, It is i bit hard to start as in it feels like the battery does not =
have
>> enough charge to start but it does
>> 2, when i am driving after a few minutes of driving the car hesitates =
on
>> acceleration and splutters, it sounds like the exhaust manifold is blo=
wing
>> when it does, then the car on occasion will die, if i leave it for a b=
it i
>> restarts fine, but this morning it just died completly and i had to be=

>jump
>> started.
>>
>> Can anyone help a first time proud to be a scirocco owner
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Ian
>>
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