sounds like a bad connection to me (battery). Do you = have ""clamp on" battery cable ends?? sometimes these will corrode badly ...... = in the past I have had to shorten them an inch or more to expose "fresh" wire.

Dan Wilkin

85 dbl cab

Victoria be

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing = List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Tom Salicos
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 8:17 = AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: bizarre electrical = problem (kinda urgent)

Sorry if this is too obvious, but is = a battery terminal contacting the metal battery case?

----- Original Message -----

From: Don = Hundt

To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM =

Sent: Saturday, February 24, = 2001 7:25 AM

Subject: bizarre electrical = problem (kinda urgent)

Hi all,

I have an 82 diesel (converted to = 83 gti) with a strange problem. when I tried to start it this morning,it turned = over normally for a moment, then stopped. next attempt I got a click = click click click from the back, then all of a sudden nothing worked. No lights, = no radio, etc. I tried turning it over again, very weak glow from idiot = lights. waited a few seconds, tried again, Click, nothing, a repeat of the = first