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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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i went to jump my truck to move it casue my battery woulnd hold a charge any more. hooked it up and i hered a snap cracke pop and some smoke .come form the drivers side .i stard the truck it wouldnt charge
i swaped out the wire that goes to the senloind to the alternoder .them when i hooked up my jumper agin it triped my house breaker.knows there no power to the track at all. so three things come to mind the vr got fried or the senloid or my battery are so bad they have devoped a intern short. come guys plz help i know i have been the most popular guy right know. but i think in done and it sucks me back in.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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Well Joe sounds like your engine took a crap on ya, if you wanna save the trouble of towing it to the scraper, I do take free donations


You could of fried the solenoid.

Do you hear any clicks at all?
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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yea few and some some smoke. i have jump it 100s of times this is the frist time this has happend
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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idk dont sound good at all joe good luck to ya and dont do to much of this lol who am i kiddin i would to go ahead let it out lol
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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update i got the old vr off and i shook it and it radle like a burn out light bub and i got a new selond two boot
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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well thats good now for the next problem hope you dont have anymore for awhile but your luck latley hasant been good knock on wood
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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i havent hooked it up to battrys yet need to get new ons frist
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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So your not scraping the truck Joe?

Cause I accept free donations
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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no not sraping it y u want a lifted crew cab thats RUST FREE lol
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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haha i know joe wouldnt donate his truck even if it had caught fire he would just fix it and keep goin
 
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