1979 super beetle will not start

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Old 03-06-2011, 08:05 PM
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Unhappy 1979 super beetle will not start

I just replaced the battery and cannot get the car to light off. I can put fuel in the throttle body and it will start for a second then shut down. The car was running fine before, but has sat for about two months without running and a bad battery. Any suggestions?
 
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Old 03-08-2011, 12:01 AM
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I found the problem. When i replaced the battery, the ground wire for the fuel system connected to the negative cable was pulled off. Plugged in the connector and started right up.
 
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