if no one is around to help, put car in park or nutral if 5 speed set parking brake, turn key forward and jump the starter relay with another screw driver.
When talking about electrical stuff, "jumping" means bypassing a component, or connecting it to an alternative source of power. Jumping the starter relay, in this case means that you are going to energize the starter relay without using the ignition switch.This is the part I don't understand. Everybody says "connect a wire" or "jumper the ____". I don't know what it means to jumper something.
WHy would you need to jump the starter relay? I take it the engine cranks over, but it just won't start??
Go to sears and buy this little tool. It's made by Lisle and called a "spark indicator"
Have a helper crank the engine over. If it lights up..you have spark
Just use a spark tester you can get one at auto zone in the tool section.
1 Gap the ignition tester to .35
2 Ground the tester on the block
3 Install any ignition wire on the tester
4 try to start the engine and look for a blue spark red spark is no good.
This is the safe way to test for spark.
You have to turn the engine over to get a spark. That's why.WHy would you need to jump the starter relay? I take it the engine cranks over, but it just won't start??
You have to turn the engine over to get a spark. That's why.
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Yes, but he can crank it...with the key.
I think his problem is he doesn't know if the plugs are firing when he cranks the engine with the key.
Yes, but he can crank it...with the key.
I think his problem is he doesn't know if the plugs are firing when he cranks the engine with the key.
if you are under the hood holding a screw driver its kinda hard to reach the key
Isnt that what girlfriends are for?
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