92 Jetta Starter, Guru needed

Sounds like the battery or ignition switch. Try jumping the starter with a remote button, if it works fine that way then it's in the switch or the switch circuit (could be loose/corroded wires). HTH, ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver"

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Did you have the battery tested? 11 volts isn't a fully charged battery. In the ideal world a fully charged battery is 12.6 volts, but anything above

David, Your forgetting the battery cables! They are all corroded and loosing lots of power. My son and I, also David with a 92 jetta, and I redid his 2 battery cables with new ones from NAPA. Get good quality ones, they're not too expensive. Then get a small guage welding cable at the farm store or the like with terminal ends to match and run a new lead from the alternator to the battery. Even when new that wire was not heavy enough to carry the current. Not to the starter like it is now. Your car will run better because the computer is getting the correct voltage and your headlights will even be brighter. As another poster said correct battery voltage is around 14 volts but with your cables it never getts fully charged.

JoBo

permanent start up device, make sure the button drives a contactor (a heavy duty relay designed to handle the high starter motor currents) which then in turn will provide power to the starter.

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Sounds like the first thing besides the alternator should be the battery. Doesnt sound like it will hold a charge well or handle a load. Probably a bad cell...