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Old 09-25-2016, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
Before you add another tool to the side of your engine, try "jumpering" across your solenoid, which is presumably mounted to your firewall. Use a nice, thick gauge jumper cable for this, not a skinny wire. This is just to see if the starter will crank. It will make a spark if it cranks, so watch your eyes and wear safety goggles.
Thanks Patrick. I used the solenoid that piggybacks on the starter, so its a little more tricky to do under the car, but i do have a spare wall mounted solenoid, so maybe worth trying to bypass and add this in.

I am now wondering if the starter isnt earthing to the engine properly.
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