Starting problem...

[drewr]

Hey guys,

I've got a problem, the other week i did a little bit of tidying up in the engine bay in which i removed some of the wires that appeared to be leading no where. Now i've gone to start it up and am not getting anything? I can hear the fuse tick when i turn the key, but that's about it. I can't hear the starter motor tick etc.

The electrics in the cabin seem to be working, i still get headlights/indicators/radio etc. I've tested the battery in my other mk1 golf and it seems to be able to kick it over.

What should i be looking at/doing???

-Drew.

[Bflat]

Ctrl Z?? lol

In all seriousness though it could be a grounding issue maybe? My last car was nightmarish with that sort of problem.

I'm sure the answer will come to you through here.

Best of luck

[gldgti]

yeah, check your earth cables. need good earth from batt to the gearbox and always pays to make sure theres good earth between the gb and the engine. sometimes there isnt.

[GRN_VAGN]

ive got the stock earth wire that goes to chassis then Gearbox, also got one going to the top bolt on starter motor, and one to the strut mount bolt on the tower... i dont think ill have earth problems

worth doing anyway

[drewr]

Well, still not starting!

I've checked the earths, have one from the (-) terminal to the mount on the gearbox. 1 from the (-) terminal to the strut tower. Then a brown small one from the (-) terminal to somewhere i think in the headlight area.

I have 1 cable going from the top bolt on the starter motor to the (+) terminal. Do the starters earth from the back? But regardless, it has started prior to this. It just seems like somethings happened when i've removed these couple of wires, but i can't see how because they where just dead wires that went no where! Possibly just a coincidence, i don't know?

Could it be fuses? They all look OK to me, but it just seems that the starter isnt receiving power, it doesn't click or anything. Does anyone have a link where i can find a good early bullet style fuse chart for the mk1? I've had a long look and can't find anything!

[drewr]

I've just tried putting an earth wire from the bottom bolt of the starter motor (the one with the built in earth) to the chassis/gearbox. Still no luck. Nothing at all...just the ticking fuse...