Recent content by gulf coast TJ

I have another brand new solenoid. I'll see if I can take the current one apart and flip the contacts. It has been sitting for awhile. I plugged jumper cables to it and it will spin, but if I take the cables off, I get nothing. At this point I may have battery issues as well.

How do I test the solenoid? This is a dumb question, but a new starter comes with a new solenoid attached, no? How would that be a problem?

That's a fairly easy job, no?

Brand new to the forum. I had ball joints replaced in my 98 recently. Cranked it up to take it home, and noticed it took a bit to start. Got it home, wouldn't crank again. It would click, but not turn over. I checked voltage on the battery - it was good. Couldn't get back to it for a few...