Turn key, click click click, A quick fix??? Options

[Boldylocks]

OK, this is serious -remember- boldylocks is a newbie- yeah I can run a PCR but my knowledge of the auto-mobile is relative to a jackass but you didnt hear that from me. Im calling AAA (and thats not for a substance related dependance) to have the car towed home and would really like to fix the thing myself. So here is the story, I just got back from taking the patent bar for no reason other than to satisfy some OLD PERSONS desire to have me have a 'shingle' over my shoulder -I'm a starving film maker-. The little red 914 managed to get me to LA from San Diego, but...
In the morning I turned the key, got a click, turned it again and the car started.
NEXT, when I was in LA, again, I turned the key, click, and then on the second turn it started.
Made it all the way home, stoped to get a little HEY I'M DONE WITH THE PATENT BAR 'juice' got back in the car, turned the KEY, click, click, no turn over of the engine, click, click....
Is this a quick fix??? Any suggestions for what to look for??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) starter....voltage regulator...starter..?...fuse....(already checked fuses)...pray to the gods?
Is this something easy???? or Can I look at my mechanics house grow? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif)

[Mark Henry]

After you clean everything and put on a new ground strap if you still have problems here's the fix.

Go to your local FLAPS and buy a Ford starter solenoid, the type that mounts to the firewall (early eighties), some heavy wire, one spade, three large and one small ring connectors.

Mount the solenoid somewhere like on the side of the trans. Then run a wire from the hot side of the starter to one of the big terminals. From the other big terminal run a wire to the keyed (spade) side of the starter. The wire that did go to the spade connector now goes to the Ford solenoid.

What this does is the VW/ Porsche starter must have 9 to 10 volts to click the solenoid in, over time the wiring gets old and there is too much line loss. The Ford solenoid only needs about 3v to kick it in, and then it gives 12v directly to the starter.