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In all the years I've had, and worked on, Type 3s, I don't know the rap on Pop Starting when battery drained (too much?) by leaving the radio on for 3 days. 1) Didn't think a radio, w/ no lights etc, could drain a battery so car wouldn't start. Not even a glimmer of energy on key turn. Not even horn or light worked. 2) Tried to roll and pop start...nothing. 3) A friend gave a battery jump and off it went, running like a top. All ok. Did about three or four miles and, after parking (on a slope)...had to pop start, which worked that time. Is it that at a certain point, there's not enough juice to work the elec fuel pump? Pop Starts impossible then? After letting it run awhile at home, it starts now on its own. Battery registering in the middle range at last check. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~