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No need to remove serp. belt to test pulley per OH. ALT. fan should turn clock wise using a screw driver.

The part # may be printed on the hose itself. AT and MT equipped cars will have different part numbers due to the length.

I thought maybe MOGolf had a thread regarding the different software versions.

The two controlling relays for the coolant GP's are monitored be the ECU. Forget where I read that.

Reflex silver? Find an on-line paint store and type in year and make and view the menu.

What Rob stated above regarding connections. After removing and cleaning the red cable from the solenoid cured my no crank. I did test the starter separately with a screwdriver across the two starter leads.

Vacuum booster hose could have a tiny crack.

Cleaning the starter connection solved my no start a few Winters ago also. Good find and thanx for posting.

My Hitachi starter had a co crank a few years ago. Removing, cleaning, and greasing the main red cable cured the problem. Not alot of corrosion on the cable end, but just enough to cause the no crank.

Door hinges? Do they need to be lubricated? Mine creaked even with the door closed. Took a long time to find the culprit.

Check out Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics on you tube. He is in your area.

The preglow lasts ~ 22 seconds. Might want to wait another 10 seconds after the GP light goes out.

Dimmer switch can be tricky to remove; the locking clips have a tendancy to fall out in no mans land.

I have something similiar in my luggage compartment. It seems to work when the batteries are fresh; they do not last too long.

Sorry, no pics. I did swap a Bosch reman 120 amp alternator before I attempted this mod The onlr drawback is the added GP;s grt in the way of the ECT sensor. I would think twice about doing this mod.

I added coolant GP's on my 05 Golf. Found used flange on ebay, and replaced some hoses to accomodate them. They are manually controlled using a momentary switch so I can turn them on individually. Two relays control them as well. My fuse box atop the battery does have an empty slot fpr a 50...

Could also be the slots for the clip could be clogged with dried up residue like I recently experienced. The clip would not go in initially until I cleaned all the gunk out.

Had a rodent get trapped in my serpentine belt. I was lucky too that the loose belt did not do any harm. Happened in a busy intersection. A squirrel had probably spent the night under my hood and managed to go for half of my commute before the belt popped off.

Could be a tarnished connection at the starter solenoid. Had that happen with my Hatachi starter. Scotchbright and some dielectric grease cured my no crank problem.

The Humble Mechanic is another one along with our own CoolairVW.