my mk1 won't start

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@menloparkrandd.com)]

There is a heavy gauge wire on a slip on spade. Short this to the cable of the battery connector.
Umm. Make sure the tranny is in neutral ok?


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nate Lowe [mailto:nlowe79@gmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2006 06:47 PM
>To: 'Scirocco List'
>Subject: my mk1 won't start
>
>Help!
>My car won't start under its own power. When I turn the key to the start
>position, all the lights come on nice and bright and the voltmeter reads
>12V, nothing else happens. No clicks, no starter spinning, nothing. I got it
>to start at work by getting a couple guys to push my and then dumping the
>clutch. It ran fine after that, but as soon as I shut it off at my apartment
>the same thing happened when I tried to start it again.
>
>I did some searching in my repair manuals, and it looks like it's either the
>solenoid, the ignition switch, or the wiring between the two. I'm supposed
>to bridge starter terminals 30 and 50, but I'm not sure where exactly those
>are.
>
>Any other ideas for things to check if this doesn't work are also welcome.
>TIA
>Nate
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