Battery cable ruled out

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake Irvin)]

i bought one of those side terminal battery cables that i plan to use  
to replace different other cables to see if one is bad.

what a pain.

On Nov 15, 2005, at 6:39 , Julie Macfarlane wrote:

> Check the big cable to the starter from the battery. Mine refused  
> to start the other day. Just a lick and that was it.
> Just throw a 13mm wrench on it , loosen and then tighten. Bet thats  
> the problem.
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> Julie Macfarlane
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> 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
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>> From: Gordy Stedman <ydrogs@gmail.com>
>> To: blake@clockworm.com, Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: Re: Battery cable ruled out
>> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:19:45 -0800
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>> My bet is that your ignition switch went tits or the 4 gague red/ 
>> black or
>> the 4 gague red wire at the switch is corrupt. You should have 2  
>> red wires
>> from the alternator and one black wire from the battery to the 30  
>> terminal
>> on the starter and a red and black wire from the 50 terminal on  
>> the starter
>> to the ignition switch. Check for continuity on the starter  
>> actuation wire
>> between the starter and the switch to make sure it is not broken.  
>> There is
>> also the red 4 gague wire that goes from the switch to the  
>> positive side of
>> the battery that completes the circuit which you should also  
>> check. Should
>> have 12V at the switch on the red wire if it is connected to the  
>> battery.
>> Your fuel pump relay should have nothing to do with the starter. Your
>> starter should turn over even with the fuel pump relay unplugged.  
>> Hope this
>> helps.
>>  On 11/14/05, Blake Irvin <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > the fuel pump relay is def. weird - makes a buzzy sound.
>> >
>> > but, would that cause the starter to not turn at all?
>> >
>> > i know about vespas, not this german stuff (yet).
>> >
>> > blake/
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>>  --
>> Gordy
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