[Vwdiesel] Starting problem: '85 Jetta 1.6L non-turbo

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/14/2008 7:07:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
iatse321 at yahoo.com writes:

> After being driven, for even a short distance, and
> after the engine is shut off, it is hard to re-start,
> and sometimes will not crank, as if the battery is
> weak.
> 
> This happens when the glow plug indicator does not
> light up, as if the car is warm enough to start
> without the glow plugs heating up.
> 

  Since cranking speed is slow, it doesn't sound like it's gp 
related.  Either coincendental or the lack of power keeps 
the gp relay from working correctly.
  If you have a DMM or VOM then turn on heater, lights, 
etc and check "across" your pos and ground connections 
from the battery to the engine/body at each connection 
and length of wire.  You could use the amps or volt scales 
I believe  (it's been a while since I tried it.)  Otherwise you 
can simply loosen, clean and reconnect the connections 
starting with the most likely culprit, the battery terminals.
  Might be a good time to upgrade those battery cables to 
6V spec cables.  :-)
     Loren


**************
It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL 
Money & Finance.
      (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)