[MBZ] OT '78 VW Rabbit questions

[Kevin Kraly]

Well, we've had our hands on the free '78 Rabbit for a whole week now.  This 
was the one that had been sitting for a couple years due to a bad 
alternator.  The alternator has been removed which, I believe, could be the 
source of our problem.  We installed new battery cables, but nothing is 
working in the car, no accessories, lights, turn signals, nada.  It will run 
when gas is put into the throttle body, but it can only be started by 
jumping the solenoid.  I'm guessing that the alt completes the circuits, and 
everything will work normally once the "CORRECT alternator is installed and 
connected.  This is a problem since the original one isn't around to match 
up to buy the correct one.  These old, German cars just seem to call my 
name.

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
1978 VW Rabbit, ?37Kmi, not road worthy  yet