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Amen brother! Amen!And you're also supposed to love your neighbor as yourself:
- For my two cents, the IRS can get in line behind Jesus.
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Amen brother! Amen!And you're also supposed to love your neighbor as yourself:
- For my two cents, the IRS can get in line behind Jesus.
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That's no fun. You buy a truck, you expect it to start and run; a bummer.Day 2 update, work all done, now it doesn't start. No click,
nothing. It did this once or twice, I believe there is a bad
connection somewhere. At least I'm not 30 miles from home,
test light and battery charger for tomorrow.
Maybe the heavy wire going to the starter. I've had a few gassers that after a little pull on the cable it'd start. I'm just not the most ambitious mechanic in the cold. Some things must wait til a break in the weather.To clarify, it does everything it should except crank. I'm cleaning
connections tomorrow, might bypass some fusible links too.
We will see.
I feel your frustration. Been there. A rap on the starter with a two to four pound hammer, but not too hard, MAY expose internal starter issues. I had a truck once where I carried a mini sledge for months for that purpose. I have taken Chevy and VW starters apart and cleaned everything inside, put back together, and never had a problem with it's starter again. One time I had a loose, but not all that loose, starter that was having ground issues too.Day 3 turned out not much better. I cleaned lots of connections.
Eliminated a bunch of Fire Dept wiring, also a live 24v wire that
was just taped on the end, just hanging out under the dash. Cranked
after cycling the key several times, ran and warmed up, seemed ok.
Fixed a leaky radiator hose clamp, ran awhile, drove home, shut off,
now no crank again. I also put some new ends on the battery cables,
I have been meaning to do that since I got it. All things that needed
doing anyway. It can sit where it's at for a while.
I'm going to. I spent 3 days working on it, I just have to wait for my next day offHow about testing the voltage at the starter solenoid when the key is turned to crank and the starter doesn't move? That would eliminate a lot of guess work and shotgun parts replacement...
Did you buy the car? Pics?Again, did absolutely nothing, but run around town for a bit.
Oh, and to add a little drift, I did take the M1028 to view a 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale.
I did get a compliment from the sales-person about the nice looking truck.
Just a l-i-t-t-l-e more drift; the car was nice:Oh, and to add a little drift, I did take the M1028 to view a 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale.
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