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From: Texas
2 Steps forward...
1 step back :-)
Today, actually yesterday now, I got the brakes and steering in pretty good shape. So, tonight, I pile the wife and myself in the project to go for some dinner. I hit the starter, click. I jigger with the gear selector (C6 auto), thiking maybe the nuetral position sensor is off....click. A few more attempts, and the same click.
The wife snickers a bit. I ask, what's so funny. She replies "This like a $20,000 project and........... click" .
Ahhhhrrgggg!!!!!!!!!!
I'll dig a bit deeper tomorrow. But, oh the frustration :-) One day it's 500HP monster the next day it's....click!
Today, actually yesterday now, I got the brakes and steering in pretty good shape. So, tonight, I pile the wife and myself in the project to go for some dinner. I hit the starter, click. I jigger with the gear selector (C6 auto), thiking maybe the nuetral position sensor is off....click. A few more attempts, and the same click.
The wife snickers a bit. I ask, what's so funny. She replies "This like a $20,000 project and........... click" .
Ahhhhrrgggg!!!!!!!!!!
I'll dig a bit deeper tomorrow. But, oh the frustration :-) One day it's 500HP monster the next day it's....click!
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At least you didn't get a nice little voice telling you that "a door is a jar"...
Seriously that click was probably the solenoid. Your starter wire may not be on, the starter may be bad, a battery connection may be bad, or the ground cable to the engine may be off.
Seriously that click was probably the solenoid. Your starter wire may not be on, the starter may be bad, a battery connection may be bad, or the ground cable to the engine may be off.
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The wire came off the starter (he smaller trigger wire, this is a Jeg's Pro-Starter). That's what itwas actig like last nigt. But, thewire had wedged itself somewhere esle in motion, so whe nI tugged it still felt connected. It was a small repair with parts available in my shop :-)
The steering feels much better and the brakes are improving.
It's actually a much better drive/ride now.
The steering feels much better and the brakes are improving.
It's actually a much better drive/ride now.
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Joined: Feb 2001
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How do wires just wiggle off like that? Today I started the truck up and went off to the car wash. I looked down at the temp guage and it hit 200 and was still moving. I got out and the fan wasn't running. I popped the hood and the main power wire had come off. You have the fan so you know that it takes quite a bit of force to push that connector on or take it off. I hooked it back up and everything was fine.
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