[T3] no start -- but just drove it!

[Dave Hall]

Yes.  The only thing that could be wrong otherwise is a damaged battery
cable (or flat battery) - if you get a spark when you touch the quarter
across the contacts, the battery circuit is supplying power, and the starter
should turn. 

Bad connections of the thick red/black wire may be a reason for the starter
not turning with the key, or a solenoid or motor problem.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Bryon
Garvin
Sent: 03 February 2012 19:53
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] no start -- but just drove it!

Well, the car sat after this episode until today.  I finally have the time
and weather to deal with it.  One question though, if I get under the car
(not in gear! ) and try the "quarter procedure" and the car *doesn't*start,
I assume then that I have a starter problem.  If that's the case, does the
starter have to come off to do further analysis?  Thanks.

 - Bryon, '71 Fastback

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 13 Jan 2012 at 9:15, Bryon Garvin wrote:
>
>
> You're sure the car is NOT in gear, right?
>
> Use the quarter to short between the large lug/battery wire and the 
> small lug that the small wire attaches to. It may be necessary to 
> remove the small wire to do this.
>
> Shorting between those 2 points should make the starter run, and it 
> might enable you to start the car. If this works, it means the starter 
> is not the problem.
>
> If it turns out to be the switch, the small wire from the switch to 
> the starter runs alongside the right side of the hump and has (I
> think) a connector in its middle, somewhere near the passenger seat.
> Start by finding where that wire passes alongside the battery and work 
> your way forward. If you're lucky, you'll be able to find that 
> connector without taking the passenger seat out.
>
> You can do something temporary by making a way to connect the rear 
> half of that wire to the battery when you want to run the starter.
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