crap it rained and now my mk 1 jetta wont start. starter motor wouldnt
even crank! argh. help people help!

Could be bad spark plug wires. Moisture often affects them.


dnotes <digitalnotes (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

the stupid thing was i tried to jump start it, and now it's parked in the parking lot of a
park next to my place, checked this morning and for some weird reason, battery's dead. took a
bus to the store, bought a battery booster, charging that now. hope it works.

u know what? i just changed the distri cap, wires and plugs just last oct/nov! and i havent
even driven more than 10000km

something must be really draining the battery! i wonder what? ideas?

Ken Sternberg wrote:

All your cranking may have drained the Batt. Check how tight your terminals
are attched too - I had a "dead" batt on a jeep once that only needed
cleaning of the post and retightening. As for the moisture, spray some
moisture repellant spray or even WD-40 all of the dist-cap.

as in i'd press the start button and the thing wouldnt even crank at all. no
response. but it's solved now thanks! mech replaced a coilover (misnomer)
perhaps.

Joseph Meehan wrote: