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Starting issues?

Tiny
RAR3
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  • 1979 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
  • 85,000 MILES
My car listed above is a super beetle convertible that didn't crank over. I diagnosed and replaced to original starter. The starter turns the car over slowly but there doesn't seem to be enough juice in the battery to start, even after an overnight charge and jumping it with my SUV. The battery is only 3 years old. What should I look at next?
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Thursday, May 4th, 2023 AT 6:29 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
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It sounds like you got a defective starter motor but to be sure you can use a voltmeter at the main battery power cable and test the voltage which should be about 12 volts (same as the battery) also please check the main ground cable from the battery to the engine block.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on.
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Thursday, May 4th, 2023 AT 12:24 PM

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