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My thought was to run the power from the cable on the starter going to the positive battery cable, same as in the diagram.

I'll triple check that one.

Anyone know the ideal gauge of the cable to use?

Wonderful. Thanks for the quick reply.

If want to bypass the ignition switch - i just want to make sure i don't start anything on fire - i simply turn the key to the second pisition (glow plugs), and then follow the attached diagram. Touch the wires which cranks the starter and when the engine turns over simply pull them away? If this wo...

Here's a mystery i'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on: Right now my battery light (89 Jetta 1.6d) is faintly on at all but at the highest of RPMs. In addition, every other time i try to start the car, nothing happens. All the usual dash lights, glow plugs, etc come on as usual, but when the key ...

Everything is as it should in there, the gp draw, compression, IP, and under normal circumstances it needs only one cycle. I'm only taking about starting in under 5 degrees F ( cold here in Minnesota), when I can't plug in. Usually two or three cycles does the trick, but I'd rather lean on my glow p...

Has anyone ever removed the glow plug temperature sensor so they will just remain on indefinitely? On cold winter mornings i end up needing three or four cycles to start, and i'd love to just turn the key and count to 30 or so, rather than keep turning and returning the key every 7 to 10 seconds. An...

Anyone ever had a new gasket continue to weep in the back passenger corner after the final 500mi retorque? I am still hoping it might be a leaky valve cover (I've struggled with a leaky cover for a while now), but see no more signs of valve cover leakage after using some RTV sealant last time around...

Thanks for writing - Could you describe the angle torque method you use after loosening? I've read so many different accounts and methods I'm worried I'm going to use the wrong one at the wrong time. Does the corrado gasket fit over the shouldered bolts? I tried a beck/arnley rubber gasket that didn...

Could someone describe in more detail the loosening procedure suggested here prior to the final retorquing? Do I loosen the bolt just enough to break the initial bond and then retighten to where the torque levels off (105-120lbs)? Or are you completely loosening the bolt and following the entire pro...

I love the homemade waxoyl! - I made it up and sprayed it in all the openings in the chassis and it worked perfectly, giving a nice waxy oily coat to all inner surfaces. I added denatured alcohol to thin it for spraying. The rest of the underside is painted with a few coats of penetrol, but Im think...

Getting ready for another Minnesota winter i put two more coats of Penetrol on my undercarriage. Last year combined with weekly washes it's worked great - no rust areas all winter. Though i keep looking at all the small holes in the frame, open to the road, and they terrify me! Particularly the fron...

great - i think they're fine, then. Thanks.

An update on this thread - i had the trans pulled and yes the rod was pushed through the plate and stuck due to a disintegrated rod bushing. Turned out with the rod stuck out he had to remove the fifth gear and twist and turn the trans with two people just to get it out - for the first time i was gl...

That seemed to do the trick! No trouble on the commute home. One question: do front wheels typically grow mildly hot under normal highway conditions? When I started this whole thing I found that the wheels were getting absurdly hot (too hot to touch). I knew this was abnormal, but now that the brake...