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Thanks for the correction, Jim. I have to do my homework better... I didn't bring my VW to work that day, so I just had to try remember how things were connected under the lid. Sorry for the confusion this might have caused. At least I was somewhat on the right track, assuming this was the reason the car wouldnt start. /Karl-Olov > On 18 May 99, at 16:04, Sandin, Karl-Olov wrote: > > > Have you checked that the small wire connector behind (in front of ) the > > left intake tubes has not come apart? .......and here is where I got lost...... > > That happened to me once. The wire is coming from connector 50 on the > > starter, and is engaging the control box at startup. With this connector > > apart, it won't run at all. If the naked connector is bouncing around > > hitting ground here and there, that could cause the clickering noise > from > > the relays. > Jim Adney (accurate as always) wrote: >> > I think you're confu¹øcÓ ifferent wires. The wire from the starter > does not have a connector here. If the starter wire shorts to ground > this will do nothing, unless you're trying to start your car in which > case it will just short the solenoid current to ground and make life > hard and short for the ignition switch. > > The connector that you describe leads from the brain to the fuel pump > relay. If it is open you won't get any fuel pressure and if it is > shorting to ground it will make the fuel pump relay clatter. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe