[T3] Car won't start...

[Dave Hall]

Look by the battery for a thick red/white striped wire.  Follow it behind
the carpet towards the passenger seat.  There should be a connector there.
That comes from the starter switch.  Look for voltage on that (between the
connector and the chassis or battery negative) while turning the key to the
start position.  If no voltage but idiot lights are on, it sounds like the
starter switch part.  All the more reason to incorporate a starting relay
when you get things working. It's easy to do, and gets over quite a few
different faults and saves the starter switch too.  They're not getting any
cheaper, or easier to find! 

Then disconnect and touch rear part of that connector on battery +.  Starter
motor should whirr as if trying to start (same as connecting battery contact
to solenoid at the starter motor).  If it's not turning the engine over,
that sounds like the starter motor gear isn't engaging the starter ring
gear.  Remove the starter motor and investigate.  Damaged teeth?  Gummed up
shaft?

-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of J. Jonik
Sent: 21 October 2014 17:24
To: Type 3; type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] Car won't start...

My non-working car's been flat-bedded home.  ''71 w/ ''73 engine, FI, stick.
Just this for now.   How to eliminate Ignition Switch as the problem?
Symptoms:Key turn does it's thing with fuel relay. Nothing otherwise.
Crossing Solenoid with Starter (key off) produces whirring noise.Car
backfired, lightly, twice when it died.

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL:
<http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20141021/0
e5300ec/attachment.htm>
_______________________________________________
VWType3.Org mailing list - type3 at vwtype3.org To unsubscribe or change
subscription options, visit:
http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org
If you need more help, contact: gregm at vwtype3.org


---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
http://www.avast.com