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May03LT, Thanks for all of your helpful videos! You've helped me multiple times with very easy to follow instructions and tutorials, for that I thank you! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

To sum up my issues, the no start no crank was due to a faulty solenoid that did not engage the starter. Replaced the starter and the issue was resolved. next the battery did not hold a load so that was replaced and as either a coincidence or cause of the bad battery, the alternator went out. I...

Budwich, thank you for the help. I did end up removing the starter and testing it. It turned out to be the solenoid as at times, probably 1/10 of tries it got "stuck" and a light tap got it to function. The zone also confirmed it was shot. I also went ahead and replaced the battery since it was...

I have been able to start it numerous times now without a problem. Im out of ideas and scared to drive anywhere with it because thats when it will go back to acting up. Is this a behavior of a working starter? Does a BAD starter work sometimes or once a starter goes bad does it not work at all?

Budwich, with the wire jump, there is spark because i can see it and hear it when i plug the jump wire into 30 to 87, every time, so i know the wire connections on the back of the fuse box are ok. Next, I am able to do the ground check for terminal 85 alone because what I do is I clip...

Budwich, I went ahead and did this one step at a time very carefully and these are my results. For the Starter Relay Terminals. according to video, contacts 86 and 87 with the key in the ON position should have power using the test light. I also had the same result, power at contacts 86 and 87...

Budwich, this is what I had as a result for the starter relay terminal #85. It did this test because i did not feel the relay ticking when I cranked. Last night, it again would not start last night. I tried the following with no luck: Cranked and nothing, tried several times, next I...

Budwich, i was able to just get the car cranking with the hot wire method. When the car did fire up, the starter continued to turn over so i took the hot wire out, which in turn turned the vehicle off. I drove around and then it happened again. I tried disconnecting the battery for a period...

Afterabiut a half hour I connected the battery and it fired right up. The car has fired up several times now. I will keep you guys postedon what happens in the next few days.

When I thought it was over, the car started this morning so I drove it to a garage to change the starter, as I figured that was the issue. When I got there I knew it wouldnt start once off. I then checked the battery to rule that out with a load tester and that came back ok. Went to start and...

Thank you guys for all the help and effort! The battery is a bit lower than usual because of the countless times i tried cranking it out of frustration, its normally above 12. Thanks again Chris for that, much appreciated!

Thanks for the info Chris, I will check out rockauto.com. Budwich, your absolutely right, I did need a refresher and doing this the wrong way and then going back surely did the trick! To answer ur questions, using alligator clips, I was able to test the voltage while cranking alone. The...

Doing more searching and learning about starters, based on the bridging test, something should have happened if the starter or the solenoid are in working order. Given that there is a volt reading at the purple wire coming from the ignition on the solenoid when the key is cranking, from my...

bobdec, i did have a pair of alligator clips handy thankfully. So, alligator clip from purple wire P to red probe, black probe to ground/battary -. It did in fact only show a reading when cranking, otherwise it was at 0v. during crank, it read 10.84V and in the other position it was .02V ...

One thing that I should mention is that once in a while when i start the car, the 4X4 service light comes on, and usually if i shut off the car and restart it the 4X4 light will turn off. Also, the lights that illuminate when selecting 4low 4high 2x4 or A4x4 have, not so much recently all...