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my mk1 won't start



Dan wrote the blow:
Ohh, ohhh. Try this. I've done it my self the night before the trip to Cincy.

>To be just a little more clear there is a ~1/8" diameter red wire that has a 
>quick connnect spade lug on the end of the starter solenoid. This is the 
>wire that goes to the starter position of the ignition switch. i.e. it 
>provides the current to pull in the solenoid and power the starter motor.
>Pull the quick connect off of the solenoid, crimp it just a bit with a pair 
>of pliers and reinstall on the solenoid.
>Worked for me 7 years ago.
>Dan
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>From: <julie@menloparkrandd.com>
>Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 7:31 PM
>Subject: Re: my mk1 won't start
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>> 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?
>>
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>>>-----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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