Wow, you just gotta love American ingenuity. We cant cure the common cold, but we can use extension cords to start our cars. Actually though, this is a pretty slick idea, now I kinda cant wait till my solenoid goes bad so I can do this....Take it easy.

Dan McIntosh
65 Malibu

In a message dated 7/10/2002 6:50:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


Another way to jumper the starter is to take an old extension
cord and cut the "male" end off, leaving a few inches of wire on the male
end. Strip the ends of the wires on he male end and attach them to each
other with electrical tape, forming a loop. Then take the long part of the
cord (with the female end), strip the ends of the wires, and attach
alligator clips. Connect one clip to the positive battery terminal and the
other to the solenoid terminal. Then you can plug the male end into the
female socket to close the loop and bring power to the starter. Keep your
finger hooked in the loop so that you can yank the wire quickly to cut
power. It is a good idea to practice yanking that plug out a few times to
make sure that it comes out easily before you attach anything to the
starter.


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