Re: Jetta A2 not starting please help

Aaron S wrote:

> I have an 89 Jetta 1.8l 16V, Imy car sat for a few months and when I
> went to start it, it would not. So I installed a new battery but the
> car still acts like the battery is dead. I hear a buzz in the fuse box
> and hear a small buzz in the coil. The radio goes on and off.  But
> canot seem to find out what direction to go to next. Need help.

How about your ignition switch.  With the age of your car, it wouldn't 
surprise me one bit if the electrical part of the ignition switch is 
crapped out.

If you know a little bit about the wiring to your starter, then you can 
test this out with nothing more than a screwdriver.  The starter has 2 
wires hooked up to it... one is a large cable that goes right to the 
battery positive.  And then there is a much smaller wire with a crimped 
fitting on it that is fitted to the soleniod.  That smaller wire comes 
from your ignition switch.  With the ignition turned on and the tranny 
out of gear, one can carefully use a screwdriver to short the post the 
larger battery cable is bolted to and the spade crimp the smaller wire 
is hooked up to together.  The engine should crank right over and even 
fire up.

If that happens, the first thing I would do is replace the ignition 
switch, to which I've got the details right here:

http://4130-products.com/step/ign/index.htm

Hope this helps out.

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