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rocco still not starting-advice please?

The starter has 3 wires. One from the battery and one to the top/rear of the starter, the other lower/front.
With the car in neutral (VERY IMPORTANT), short the battery term with the top/rear connector.
If the key is in the on position, the starter will rotate the engine and start (if all else is good)
Good luck!

>-----Original Message-----
>From: ignacio forrester [mailto:iforrester1@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:34 PM
>To: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: rocco still not starting-advice please?
>
>hey all,
>
>i have an 85 scirocco i got this summer that i've been
>trying to get up and running. i'll try to make a
>long story short: i had regrounded everything with
>thicker gauge wire, changed the starter, cap and
>rotor, and ignition coil. i had spark and i know the
>motor wasn't seized up because i was able to crank it
>manually. oiled up the cylinders for that eventual
>start but all it did was turn over at a regular speed.
> it would never start. 
>
>started checking for fuel issues. fuel pump relay was
>good, transfer and main pumps were bad. ordered those
>and swapped them in today. now both pumps are buzzing
>and i hold my breath and turn the key. nothing!
>
>the only thing i've done while waiting for the pumps
>to arrive was unplug the ignition control unit box and
>meter the contacts.
>if before i was getting the car to turn over why is it
>doing nothing now when i turn the key? the battery is
>charged. i jumpstarted just in case. thought for
>sure my problems would be solved after switching the
>pumps but it seems like i've taken 2 steps back now.
>
>any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
>thanks.
>
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