Jetta Update

[SoCal_Cabby]

it is safe to say that the car will be driveable this weekend, im doing the welding tomorrow, and picking up my battery and battery cables...then its just a matter of installing them and turning the key (with fingers crossed of course)

[SoCal_Cabby]

welding is done, didnt have a chance to get the battery or cables...just checked my tracking number...lower control arms wont be here till monday

[SoCal_Cabby]

control arms are in, axles are in, tie rods in, sway bar is in....all that is left is putting the dash together and hooking up the battery...
i tried putting the dash together but couldnt find any of the screws, im gonna tear the garage apart and see if i can find them, if not i'll be going to autozone or something to get some.

this bitch should run this weekend...if all goes well i'll be smogging it friday

[Briano1234]

control arms are in, axles are in, tie rods in, sway bar is in....all that is left is putting the dash together and hooking up the battery...
i tried putting the dash together but couldnt find any of the screws, im gonna tear the garage apart and see if i can find them, if not i'll be going to autozone or something to get some.

this bitch should run this weekend...if all goes well i'll be smogging it friday

After 21 pages of notes getting to the end of the novel is mmmmmmm a waiting moment. Kinda like me and the crank bolt from hell.

[SoCal_Cabby]

control arms are in, axles are in, tie rods in, sway bar is in....all that is left is putting the dash together and hooking up the battery...
i tried putting the dash together but couldnt find any of the screws, im gonna tear the garage apart and see if i can find them, if not i'll be going to autozone or something to get some.

this bitch should run this weekend...if all goes well i'll be smogging it friday

After 21 pages of notes getting to the end of the novel is mmmmmmm a waiting moment. Kinda like me and the crank bolt from hell.

4 years in the making...lol, i think i have the record for the longest thread on the site

[SoCal_Cabby]

BTW the dash is in and complete now its just a matter of getting the battery installed, putting coolant in and crossing my fingers

[SoCal_Cabby]

forgot to cross my fingers....
put the battery in, turn the key, dash lights come on, but the fuel pump doesnt, turn to engage the starter and nothing happens.

[SoCal_Cabby]

im begininng to think its a relay problem, cause my fuel pump miraculously started working tonight after i got home from work....but still no cranking to be heard....i wonder how much it will be to replace every relay....lol

[sixsracing]

Probably won''t have to do that, but if you want to then post the numbers up, probably have most of them here, save you a bunch of $. I save them out of every car I scrap. Did you test to see if you have power to the starter at all? Things get missed sometimes when everything has been apart for so long. Ignition swithes are an extremely common problem with these vehicles too. Would give both symptoms and can come and go.

[SoCal_Cabby]

Probably won''t have to do that, but if you want to then post the numbers up, probably have most of them here, save you a bunch of $. I save them out of every car I scrap. Did you test to see if you have power to the starter at all? Things get missed sometimes when everything has been apart for so long. Ignition swithes are an extremely common problem with these vehicles too. Would give both symptoms and can come and go.

i dont thing the ignition wire for the starter is getting power, cause i can jump the starter and it spins, but does nothing when i turn the key... and i thought about the ignition switch being bad as well which a very good possibility, as the car sat outside with no glass and doors for at least a year in WA while it was at the paint shop

[SoCal_Cabby]

and the problem was...........

































the seat belt harness was unplugged

[Briano1234]

I'd a done thunked that you would of jumpered that damyam relay by now. That is one of the first things I did in my 81 Diesel

[SoCal_Cabby]

I'd a done thunked that you would of jumpered that damyam relay by now. That is one of the first things I did in my 81 Diesel

it is now

i am having a problem with the brand spanking new starter though. i disconnected the coil and removed the spark plugs to pre spin the motor so the oil pump could do its thing, and this starter isnt strong enough to crank the motor....im thinking i have a poor ground

[SoCal_Cabby]

crankin like a champ now...it was a bad ground.

still cant get it to fire though, but i did give it a bath:

[Briano1234]

You can almost taste it can't ya......uh huh....