'85 4kq starter

[Ti Kan]

Colin Weir writes:
> I went to start the car the other day only to be greeted with a
> "click click click" at the turn of the key. I initially thought the
> battery was dead since the engine didn't even try to crank. My
> research suggests that the issue is likely the starter transfer bus
> cable, which tends to deteriorate and eventually leaves you with no
> power to the starter. I was curious if people agree that this is
> likely the case. If it is this cable, should I be able to replace it
> or am I going to have to replace the whole starter?

Don't rule out a dead battery yet, until you are certain that the
battery is good.  Try getting yourself a jumpstart from another car.
If the car starts, then your battery is bad.  If it still doesn't
start, then look elsewhere.  Note that it may take a few minutes of
"charge time" from the other car (engine running).

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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