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Please Help



daniel savatteri wrote:

> Ok so i've had to drive the scirocco as my dd for the past couple of 
> weeks cause my crappy corolla blew its head gasket.  Anyway I started it 
> last night to let it warm up, i go back outside to leave about ten 
> minutes later and the engine isnt running,  I try to turn it over and 
> nothing. All the dash lights are working but my headlights are dim.  So 
> i jump it,  it takes a little time to get the charge from my mothers car 
> but it tuns over.  I drove home and let the car sit running for a good 
> hour before shutting it off for the night.  It would not start this 
> morning even with a jump start, just cranks and will not tun over.  
> Please someone help me out, It will be greatly appreciated.
> 

Sounds like a dead battery and/or an Alt that isn't charging.

btw- A depleted battery needs to be recharged as soon as possible to 
avoid clogging the plates up inside. Reduced life and capacity are to be 
expected if it sits around run down.

Lets start there and see where we get.

TBerk