5.4 engine knocking noise
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agree. But in his case he has crappy connections and unknown condition of the cabling. You could try it with existing cabling, but if it doesn’t work, I would suggest removing existing cable, run a known good jumper cable to supply power to starter (connected to known hood fully charged battey), then jump connection as described.
to say another way, if you use existing cable and it doesn’t work; you still have possibility of it failing due to the cabling (and not because of batt or starter).
to say another way, if you use existing cable and it doesn’t work; you still have possibility of it failing due to the cabling (and not because of batt or starter).
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Those test leads from AutoZone would be good for extending wires to check signals on multimeter etc. Or even light loads.
They would not be good for trying to run lots of current through like to starter main cables.
They would not be good for trying to run lots of current through like to starter main cables.
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you will want heavy gauge for starter main power, a good jumper cable should work.
for solenoid power on starter don’t need as heavy of gauge. But look at original wire to solenoid for guidance on proper gauge.
for solenoid power on starter don’t need as heavy of gauge. But look at original wire to solenoid for guidance on proper gauge.
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The one on the left in the photo needs battery 12v. The one that's closest to the camera is the switched power, so that's the one that gets energized when the key is turned to start. You can short from the battery 12v one to the s terminal with a screwdriver to see if it starts.
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The one on the left in the photo needs battery 12v. The one that's closest to the camera is the switched power, so that's the one that gets energized when the key is turned to start. You can short from the battery 12v one to the s terminal with a screwdriver to see if it starts.