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On 31 Aug 2005 at 17:10, Mark Healey wrote: > Jim Adney wrote: > > Get in the car and turn the key ON. Using your LEFT hand, reach thru the > > steering wheel and use it to control the key. With your right hand, put the AT > > in N and then with your left hand turn the key to START. If the starter doesn't > > turn, wiggle the shift lever slightly forward and back until it does run. > > Tried that. I did notice what looked like the reflection of > some sparking from under the shifter position indicator. And NO noise (clunk, whirrr) of any kind from the back of the car? Have you tried turning the engine over with a wrench on the generator nut, just to make sure it isn't seized up? It should be fine, but it's worth checking. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~