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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 09:30 PM
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I went to start it now power. And by no power is. All dead all the gauges work. Lights turn on. I also replaced the starter its two days old. New batterie and alternator.. New ignition tumbler and ignition switch.. I'm told its my starting relay.? Need help asap
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 09:34 PM
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If it is the starter relay that is located just next to the battery. It is a smallish silver box loomed to the elec harness, with the short lead coming off the battery.
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 09:35 PM
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Do you have a DMM or test light? Just replacing parts gets expensive.
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 09:42 PM
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Have you tired jumping it?
Or at least hooking another battery up? You never know..
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 09:54 PM
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Now that I open the hood I got smack by a burn smell. Close to the relay
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 04:18 PM
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What if the relay goes bad? What would that do?
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 04:21 PM
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Test small wire on starter for current yet ?
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 09:16 PM
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Works. I had it tested today
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 09:18 PM
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Here it is:
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 09:19 PM
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This?
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 09:31 AM
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If you do not own a DMM go buy one they are cheap and can be bought online or any parts store for around $10 up to a $1000 or better. I use mine often mostly for radio electronics but used a lot on race cars and now Jeeps, mine and my sons. Mine is a mid priced unit only a $150 Fluke my son has a $25 one I gave him and works fine for what he does,

This really is a tool everyone should have in the shop or in the house just like a screwdriver, that useful.
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 10:31 PM
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Any one got a picture of the location of the wires from the starter relay?
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Nicolai
Works. I had it tested today
If your getting current to small wire on starter when keys turned to start and nothings happening sounds like starter needs to be warranted ..
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
If your getting current to small wire on starter when keys turned to start and nothings happening sounds like starter needs to be warranted ..
I found the problem. I few cables from the relay burn. I weld them and heatshrink the cables. Now I need to figure the cable's position
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 09:01 PM
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I don't understand the question. The green solonoid wire, (sort if in the middle in the picture in post #10) goes from there to the starter...

(btw, you soldered, the wires, then used shrink tube) ("Cable", we use for larger, like for the battery to starter ect...) Hope you got her going!

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