OT: HELP! Automagik Golf No Start...

[scirocco@powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

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Or any relay, as it's more than you've got in there now.  It has to do with 
the heat of the manifold and downpipe getting at the solenoid.
IF it's gone on long enough you will need a new solenoid(just did this on 
the '86).  Cranks right over now.




At 06:25 PM 2/22/03 -0800, Eric S wrote:

>First, put in a Ford heavy duty starter relay do give the starter direct 
>battery power....
>
>If this doesn't work, you get to replace the starter.  This is exactly 
>what my 84 rocco automatic did when the damn starter was dying.  It gets 
>COOKED where it is positioned...they just don't last long.  Oh, and have 
>fun with it...forkin pain in the ass to replace.
>
>--
>Eric
>Northglenn, CO
>
>
>Are 8v autos known to not start for no reason? This is starting to become 
>very frequent and starting to really piss me off, since it is on my daily 
>driver; a 91 Golf 8v. How do I go about correcting this problem? Do I just 
>have to replace the starter? I thought that I remember my mom's A2 Jetta 
>Auto doing the same thing, but I am not sure, it was a few years back. TIA!!
>
>
>-Craig

John C. Worden
Bucksport, Maine

'98 Dakota 4x4-
'86 Scirocco 8V-
'81 Scirocco 2.0 16V -
'78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.
'89 Polaris Indy Deluxe

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