have posted this already in my mebers rides threads but thought it might get answered more quickly here...

i cant get the ignition working..
i wired everything back up and went to turn the the key and...nothing. the lights dont come on or anything and pressing the button does nothing of course.
im sure its wired up correctly. i took note of how it was before i took it out. red wire to generator on upper + terminal and green wire below. green wire connector has only got half a connector on the end though (has been broken so is a bit loose but there is contact).

is it possible that the battery has gone dead while ive had the motor out?
please help


cheers

Dumb question...... do you have both terminals on the battery?

Yes, the battery will go flat just sitting there. How long has the engine been out?

you need a multimeter or test lamp at least

is it kicking over??
If it isnt kicking the starter motor over then this is a different problem all together

If you are then you need to see if you are getting juice to the coil

It is highly unlikely that the battery would have gone flat - you should at least get a "click click"

Maybe you havent done it up right??

You DID put it in the right way??

Is there a rotor in your dizzy?

11cab - yes both + and - terminals are connected.

trickysimon - its been out for a bout 3 weeks.

Bizzare - the starter isnt kicking over at all, no click click noise. when i turn the key nothing happens at all... yeah feel pretty silly

so no lights on the dash or anything. hazards?? nothing...?? Even if something was wired wrong, you would have this, so either the battery leads are the wrong way around, or your battery is flat.
Its probably something simple mate! Just check and double check I know how you feel.

If all else fails, call your mate round!

yeah il double check those battery leads but im pretty sure there correct. + goes to engine and - goes to ground right?

sounds right to me. the red should go to + and black go to -

Have you get any lights... hazards should work always.... if they dont, you got a dead battery

il see if the indicators work tomorrow as im at work right now.. will let u know cheers

just get a piece of wire and touch the + and - on the battery and see if it sparks..............I think your battery is dead.

Is it 6 volts or 12 volts??

my 6 volt cars seem to go flat if i dont drive them for 2 weeks.

hey glen

it is a 6 volt battery... it DOES gives a spark when i touch both the + and - so i dont think its dead... but...

i tightened up both connectors on the terminals but still nothing on the ignition.

Jason - no indicator, no headlights nothing.

whats going on?

A multi meter across the terminal when you kick it over would be good

You could be getting an internal short when you try to put a heavy load through it and it is dropping to bugger all volts when you try and start it

il try and borrow one of a mate from work tonight...

if it ends up that it is dropping to a low voltage does this mean i have to replace the battery? if so where do you get 6v car batteries from?

checked to see if there were any fuse blown, but they alll looked alright... and also checked the wire to the starter solenoid that was alright as well..

sounds like you have a bad connection somewhere
even if a battery is very flat it can still normally bring on a pair of 1.2w idiot lights

wheres the regulator on a 6v type3?
check that none of the main B+ wires have come off it

there is alone wire in behind the dash that is the major feed to everything so under the bonnet and find i bet it's of how do i know do you have a day or two to hear the sad tale

Izac,
Have you got a wiring diag? Here's a type 3 online selection if you haven't :
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/wiringt3.php 

You really need a test light at minimum as Bizarre has already suggested if you are going to delve into wiring.

To start you off, the power feed to ignition switch goes battery + ->regulator->Light switch->fuse box->ign switch.

Enjoy
Ctefeh

Hey, I can drop you the idiots book tonight if you want.... spark plug gapper too if you want... Did you not want that breather box, cause i can get that this arvo for you if you want it.

jason - pm sent

ok am going down stairs to do some investigating with multimeter and wiring diagram in hand. thanks for that ctefeh

il let u know how i go

ok problem solved!!

The lead coming from the regulator was just hanging on by a thread so i pushed it back on and.... wolla! starts like a dream!!

now i just have to do some fine tuning on the linkage and move the generator a bit.... there was some smoke coming from it i think its not quite in position properly.

thanks for your help guys i will try and post a video of how it goes

hey, send me a message, would you rather me come tomorrow morning and give you a hand, I didnt get the breather he said its not needed, and there are better ways to do it, and he wanted more than i thought. I can come in the morning and see if we can come up with something, or i can just drop some stuff off, and i could help you sat/sun some time.... If you want send me a txt.

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Originally posted by izac ok problem solved!! The lead coming from the regulator was just hanging on by a thread so i pushed it back on and.... wolla! starts like a dream!!

yeah cheers joel i do

well it runs like a cut snake!! it is awesome so responsive!

the only thing is the idle speed is to fast... i have adjusted the idle speed screw right down until the throttle stops dont touch them.. and adjusted the mixture screws which helped a bit but it is still to fast.

when you start it up it has a nice slow idle but it then gets faster... i have a suspicion that it is to do with the tension on the accelerator cable on the linkage.. i have to hold my foot on the pedal when i first start it up so maybe the cable gets stuck in that position and it is idling with the throttle partly open..

Did you disturb your dizzy with the engine out. You may have altered the timing and the engine is too far advanced? What idle jet did you end up putting in?

Cheers

Steve

Also run it with the throttle cable disconnected just to eliminate any sticky cable or pedal issues.

all i did to the dizzy was check the gap... thats all. if it was to far advanced would that explain the speeding up?

cheers

idle jet is a 52.

lets do this!