Bought a new 6v battery, installed into car - get headlights/radio/wipers/dash lights - but only a click when I try to start.
Cleaned all connections, earth point on body for earth strap, no change. Just a a click.
However, car will start and then run if I jump start it with a spare 12v battery i have here. I then drive the car around for 30mins or so, come home, try and start after shutting down - just the faint click again.
What are other things I should consider looking at to fault find?
The new battery is a Supercharge (model N03) 6V 250CCA, is this not enough?
A new battery will only be half charged at best.
Considering the low voltage to start with, any voltage drops in the system will be more noticeable. I would give the battery a really good charging before anything else.
OK, I'll be the one that asks the dumb question... it's definitely a 6V system in the car still, yeah ???
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I hope, it's what the previous owner told me it was. My first VW so not really sure what Im looking at, it needed a jump start to drive it home when I bought it.
A decent pic of the engine bay we might be able to tell... if it's been obviously converted to 12V with a different generator or regulator setup for example.
Best way to be 100% is to get the engine running (jump start it if needed) and then measure the Voltage coming out of the Generator... basically get a multimeter and measure the Voltage between the main charging cable (D+) and Earth.
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btw - if it is a 12V converted car... giving it 6V I'm surprised the starter would even go click !!!
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Hmm, yeah - 6V coil doesn't necessarily mean a 6V system, but no worries - your auto sparky should be able to sort it out for ya !!!
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Should have just grabbed the spare one from under the seat and fitted it right there and then.... you do have a spare one don't you? 😁
It wouldn't be a VW if it didn't test you from time to time....
Perhaps it would be a good time to invest in a spare clutch cable... I have a spare of both accelerator and clutch cables stashed under the back seat of my '63 Bug, along with a spare set of points and a spare condenser. Haven't needed any of them yet... but that is only because I have them with me 😂
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