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Remember when you could just tap a starter with a hammer to get one more start?
Had a 2002 Silverado last week with a dead click, and the customer needed it to move just ten feet into the bay. Instead of the usual crawl-under, I remembered an old trick my uncle showed me. I used a jumper wire to bypass the solenoid directly at the starter, got it to crank over just long enough to roll it in. Anyone still keep a piece of 10-gauge wire in their box for stuff like that?
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nancy_wood5mo ago
Got a dedicated solenoid-jumper wire in your box?
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robert_ross955mo ago
Oh man, I was just reading about that in an old forum thread. Some guy said he keeps a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends just for that. I mean, it seems so obvious once you hear it, but I never actually made one. Maybe it's one of those things you don't realize you need until you're stuck somewhere.
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ryant505mo ago
Ever notice how the simplest fixes are the ones we forget first? That jumper wire trick feels like a lost art now.
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