I would agree, but I checked that stuff first.
""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message
news:000601c2bb47$33e8eb90$0200a8c0@sys15...
>
> LOL, I agree that it could be the connection...
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gary Hedlin
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 3:31 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Starting Joy
>
>
>
>
> Do you agree that it could be a connection, or that I sound like a retard?
> LOL
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> in article 007701c2bb2f$a2593ed0$0200a8c0@sys15, "Rick Barnes" at
> barnesrv@attbi.com wrote on 1/13/03 12:14 PM:
>
> >
> > I agree with Gary, as usual
> > Rascal
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gary
Hedlin
> > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 12:50 PM
> > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: Starting Joy
> >
> >
> > Dude, I'm gonna sound like a retard, but check the battery cables at the
> > posts. I had the same problem with my 98. The truck wouldnt start, but
> the
> > accessories were working. It turned out to be a loose connector on the
> neg
> > post.
> >
> > Gary Hedlin
> >
> >
> >
> > in article avuu7g$eqd$1@bent.twistedbits.net, "Kyle Vanditmars" at
> > kylevan@telus.net wrote on 1/13/03 11:49 AM:
> >
> >>
> >> AGH!!!!!!!!!
> >>
> >> Ok, this is freaking great. The truck won't start with any kind of
> >> "regularity," I've diagnosed it as the starter. When it doesn't start,
> >> there's no solenoid click when key turned to start. All accessories
work
> >> fine. To get it home from work, I had my dad come down and turn the
key
> >> after I bashed the living crap out of the starter with a screwdriver
> > handle.
> >> :-) It cranks really well when it cranks, so the motor itself is fine,
> >> plus, when I took it out, all contacts were tight and clean, obviously
> >> leaving the solenoid as the culprit. After taking it out of the
vehicle
> >> this morning ("I've removed more starters before 9AM than most people
do
> > in
> >> a lifetime!") I can see that the solenoid contacts inside the housing
are
> >> quite worn. The 'noid itself looks ok, no obvious wear marks, etc.
> > Anyway,
> >> I'm hoping I can just replace the contacts, since they look removable.
I
> >> guess I get to go to the parts store right after university.
> >>
> >> Ah, the joys of owning an 11-year-old vehicle... :-|
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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