Interesting dilemma, sudden No start, but will crank like crazy.

[joel nevin]

Yup,
Check the wiring.
Especially the spark plug wires.
Had the prob with my 4kQ, especially in damp weather.
Joel
--- Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Quick question to the listers, I own an 84' 4000S
> Quattro, My battery dies so
> > I want to charge it back to life, No being
> charged, the car sat for a day, I
> > reinstalled the battery and tried to start the car
> and nothing. The car will
> > crank like no tommorow but will not kick over, I
> checked the connections to
> > the battery leads but nothing
>
> Start with awful fact that the book value of the car
> is lower than the
> cost of a new battery...
>
> Does it have spark?  Is the fuel pump running?
>
> Have you disconnected all the electrical connections
> under the hood,
> cleaned them, and reassembled them with dielectric
> grease?  18 years
> takes it's toll on all that underprotected wiring...
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
>
> http://www.humanthoughts.org/


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