rocco still not starting-advice please?

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

Yea Nuetral is important.  The 87 tried to drag me into the chesapeak bay once.

On 10/1/06, julie@menloparkrandd.com <julie@menloparkrandd.com> wrote:
> 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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