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On 20 Dec 2002 at 12:15, Ryan Schamper wrote: > This sounds just like what I had. I posted the problem here, that my > squareback would turn over and run but if I turned it off and tried to > restart it, it would not turn over. Anyway it was draining my battery a > little also. My solution was the ground strap from the trans to the chassis. > I took the strap off cleaned it good and sanded where it connects at both > ends and installed it. I have not had a problem since. I hope this helps. If the tranny strap is bad you'll certainly have a hard time getting the starter to crank, but it won't pull down the dashboard voltmeter reading on Brian's car because that voltage is almost certainly measured with respect to the body, not the engine/tranny. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/