Corvette1974
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Just a little bit of personal experience to pass on.....do the Doghead mod! The other day I was at the bank and my starter relay (the stock kind) stuck and the starter ran away on my 1986 M1028. Luckily I had an adjustable wrench in the cab and disconnected the battery in about 30 seconds. The starter even tried to crank on only one battery.
The relay in question was a made in USA replacement that I put in about 2 years/10k miles ago. I was planning on doing the DH mod but I thought this would tide me over until this summer. Well I was wrong and almost caused major damage to the truck. All she needed was a tow from my friend about a mile to my house, and a new proper relay.
Luckily no damage occurred and NAPA had the relay in stock. Truck works perfectly and there is a nice "Click" of confidence of a 200 amp rated relay on cranking.
Thanks to Doghead, and if you haven't done it, bring it to number 1 priority, or keep an adjustable wrench for when it will happen. I should have just done it in the first place.
Will
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The relay in question was a made in USA replacement that I put in about 2 years/10k miles ago. I was planning on doing the DH mod but I thought this would tide me over until this summer. Well I was wrong and almost caused major damage to the truck. All she needed was a tow from my friend about a mile to my house, and a new proper relay.
Luckily no damage occurred and NAPA had the relay in stock. Truck works perfectly and there is a nice "Click" of confidence of a 200 amp rated relay on cranking.
Thanks to Doghead, and if you haven't done it, bring it to number 1 priority, or keep an adjustable wrench for when it will happen. I should have just done it in the first place.
Will