[Vwdiesel] Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 118, Issue 9

[David]

My 85 golf diesel did the same thing a couple years ago. Ignition switch didn't help. After lots of searching I found it to be a bad connection on the red wire in the blue rectangular plug behind the fuse box. I didn't have any new pins for the plug and butt connected the wire together. No problems since then except a similar problem where I would lose all power. That turned out to be the body ground next to the battery. 

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On Aug 10, 2013, at 3:00 PM, vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com wrote:

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>   1. Re: Starting issues 91 Jetta TD (Fancy Dancer) (DAN SNYDER)
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> From: DAN SNYDER <fancy_dancer at wideopenwest.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Starting issues 91 Jetta TD (Fancy Dancer)
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> If the fan was blowing UNTIL you moved the key to the "start" position, that means that a small amount of juice could flow, but when you engaged the starter, then almost all of the juice available flowed (flew?) through the starter motor, and there wasn't enough left to run the fan. 
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> IF this is what really happened, then you could have a high resistance connection to the battery. Check the battery terminals, and then where the ground strap attaches, and then the hot lead to the starter motor. 
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> Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 10:51:22 -0400
> From: "mikitka" <mikitka at embarqmail.com>
> To: "'DAN SNYDER'" <fancy_dancer at wideopenwest.com>,
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> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Starting issues 91 Jetta TD (Fancy Dancer)
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> I'm going to take off the 2 gauge wires I made from the battery to the starter and to the engine block off, clean them up and put them back on and see what happens next.  At least I know I can get an ignition switch. Found them on Ebay for $8 free shipping as well as my local Car Quest.
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> Thanks everyone for the help.
> Nick
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> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Starting issues 91 Jetta TD (Fancy Dancer)
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> If the fan was blowing UNTIL you moved the key to the "start" position, that means that a small amount of juice could flow, but when you engaged the starter, then almost all of the juice available flowed (flew?) through the starter motor, and there wasn't enough left to run the fan. 
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> IF this is what really happened, then you could have a high resistance connection to the battery. Check the battery terminals, and then where the ground strap attaches, and then the hot lead to the starter motor. 
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> Just my 2? 
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> Dan 
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> Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 10:46:02 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Willard561 <willard561 at aol.com>
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> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Ignition switches
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> I had a Dasher that ate the things for Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, I attribute this to the fact it didn't have the load reduction relay the later VWs got. It failed on me in a fast food drive through, in desperation I pulled the connector of the back of the switch and plugged it into my spare switch. I then used a screw drive to get the car going, after that I'd put the switch and screw driver in the glove box. The new starting procedure was unlock steering column plug switch in start car & drive off. I always kept a spare switch in the glove box after that.
> Bill
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