Ignition Wiring Problems??

1
Hey Guys,

On my way back down the highway after a fantastic easter in Queensland
I stopped at a servo, filled up, then the syncro would not start.
Battery charge at 12.5v, all warning lights come on fine etc., but
starter motor doesn't kick over at all. Call the NRMA and he was able
to get me started using a jump starter attached directly to the red
'ignition wire' that goes to the starter. Got home and of course
still doesn't start.

So the starter does work, he suggested either ignition wiring, switch
or a few other things could be the cause of the problem.

Has anyone had a similar problem or any suggestions? What should I be
getting the auto electrician to focus on when I call him out?

Some side notes, once running, the battery had 13.7v across the
terminals. Also, may not be at all related, could just be due to age,
but I have been noticing lately my CD player after a few minutes gets
some static happening when playing a CD, sounds like its the radio on
not a CD.

Thanks guys, hope everyone had a great easter.

Sam
2
G'day early starter

I recently endured this problem -all lights, no start - great charge etc.

For me, it turned out that the red wire connecting the ignition barrell and starter was loose.

This is found on just ahead of the driver's side rear wheel up in the cavity where the starter is. It is very difficult to get the hands in there without a hoist to reconnect it properly. There is a clip apparently that should hold it in place. My first repairer didn't properly re-clip it and it came loose again some time later. I was also told by the 2nd repairer there were in fact two terminals it could be connect to and given the diff access the first repairer had connected to wrong one and that's why it came loose again. The 2nd repairer promised this time it was all properly clipped into place and wouldn't come loose again. I mentioend I take Max and Deb to the bush and don't particularly want to stop for lunch at bottom of a hill and not be able to re-start with little / no help nearby.

Hope this helps

Mark.

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 5:27 AM, heysamuelarnold <me@samarnold.org> wrote:

Hey Guys,

On my way back down the highway after a fantastic easter in Queensland
I stopped at a servo, filled up, then the syncro would not start.
Battery charge at 12.5v, all warning lights come on fine etc., but
starter motor doesn't kick over at all. Call the NRMA and he was able
to get me started using a jump starter attached directly to the red
'ignition wire' that goes to the starter. Got home and of course
still doesn't start.

So the starter does work, he suggested either ignition wiring, switch
or a few other things could be the cause of the problem.

Has anyone had a similar problem or any suggestions? What should I be
getting the auto electrician to focus on when I call him out?

Some side notes, once running, the battery had 13.7v across the
terminals. Also, may not be at all related, could just be due to age,
but I have been noticing lately my CD player after a few minutes gets
some static happening when playing a CD, sounds like its the radio on
not a CD.

Thanks guys, hope everyone had a great easter.

Sam




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3
Ignition switch is a common problem on VWs. Cheap and easy to replace.



> heysamuelarnold <me@samarnold.org> wrote:
>
> Hey Guys,
>
> On my way back down the highway after a fantastic easter in Queensland
> I stopped at a servo, filled up, then the syncro would not start.
> Battery charge at 12.5v, all warning lights come on fine etc., but
> starter motor doesn't kick over at all. Call the NRMA and he was able
> to get me started using a jump starter attached directly to the red
> 'ignition wire' that goes to the starter. Got home and of course
> still doesn't start.
>
> So the starter does work, he suggested either ignition wiring, switch
> or a few other things could be the cause of the problem.
>
> Has anyone had a similar problem or any suggestions? What should I be
> getting the auto electrician to focus on when I call him out?
>
> Some side notes, once running, the battery had 13.7v across the
> terminals. Also, may not be at all related, could just be due to age,
> but I have been noticing lately my CD player after a few minutes gets
> some static happening when playing a CD, sounds like its the radio on
> not a CD.
>
> Thanks guys, hope everyone had a great easter.
>
> Sam
4
Hi I had a similar problem while driving from Canberra to Brisbane in the middle of the night my head lights suddenly failed
after checking it i managed to bridge the load sharing relay out which got the lights working again
when i arrived back home i checked the wiring and found the ignition switch to be the culprit ,
Cheers Greg
 
 
 
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Ignition Wiring Problems??

Ignition switch is a common problem on VWs. Cheap and easy to replace.

> heysamuelarnold <me@samarnold. org> wrote:
>
> Hey Guys,
>
> On my way back down the highway after a fantastic easter in Queensland
> I stopped at a servo, filled up, then the syncro would not start.
> Battery charge at 12.5v, all warning lights come on fine etc., but
> starter motor doesn't kick over at all. Call the NRMA and he was able
> to get me started using a jump starter attached directly to the red
> 'ignition wire' that goes to the starter. Got home and of course
> still doesn't start.
>
> So the starter does work, he suggested either ignition wiring, switch
> or a few other things could be the cause of the problem.
>
> Has anyone had a similar problem or any suggestions? What should I be
> getting the auto electrician to focus on when I call him out?
>
> Some side notes, once running, the battery had 13.7v across the
> terminals. Also, may not be at all related, could just be due to age,
> but I have been noticing lately my CD player after a few minutes gets
> some static happening when playing a CD, sounds like its the radio on
> not a CD.
>
> Thanks guys, hope everyone had a great easter.
>
> Sam