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Hello
I have a problem starting my car. An 1987 scirocco 16V. I personally
have checked the output from the altenator and it checked out ok at
14-15 volts. I didn't have the the time to fool around with the car so
I took it to a mechanic who does pretty good work for me and my wife
thus far. I was able to jump start the car and it started imediatly
(after i connected the negative pole to a chassis ground ) I informed
the mechanic that the car was jump started. He tells me today that the
altenator is caput. I know for certain that my battery was way run
down if not totally dead. I am not an electrical expert but if your
battery and altenator are both shot I don't think the car should run at
all. Please let me know if I need to discuss this further with the
mechanic. He quoted me 258 for a rebuilt bosch 90A altenator. I should
have spent the time to retorque all the connections....
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