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Offline awallis

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HELP - Non start
« on: 14 June 2012, 19:24 »
Was tidying up some wires under my bonnet, and my starter motor sparked. Now it wont turn over..
Where to start to check, any fuses? Its a Mk2golf gti 8v
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Offline dragonfly

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Re: HELP - Non start
« Reply #1 on: 14 June 2012, 20:09 »
Fuse box on the drivers side just below the dash.
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Offline awallis

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Re: HELP - Non start
« Reply #2 on: 14 June 2012, 20:14 »
thought  that fuse box was mainly for lights and interior electrical items.
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Offline Bandit127

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Re: HELP - Non start
« Reply #3 on: 14 June 2012, 20:23 »
Have you got an ignition light? Sidelight etc. Or is the car completely dead?

Unlikely you killed the starter motor. Electrically it's a double hard b*stard of a circuit - no way to kill that with 12V in the wrong place. Sparks - yes. Dead starter motor - no.
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Offline awallis

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Re: HELP - Non start
« Reply #4 on: 14 June 2012, 22:18 »
yeah still got ignition lights and lights etc, just no start when i come to turn the key.  :sad:
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