Will a car jump start with a bad starter?
How to Start a Car with a Bad Starter?The tips described below are the best possible ways to instill life into a dead starter. Try them one by one until you find a solution.Check the ConnectionsThe starter is an electric motor and a part of an electrical circuit. It sets the engine of a vehicle in motion. So, the engine won’t respond if there is an issue with the battery or the connections. Check the joint of all the connecting cables between the battery and the starter. Tighten everything because a loose connection means less flow of current to the starter.Check the starter for loose connections.Clean the CorrosionCorrosion could also be the culprit in obstructing the flow of electrical current. The dirt and grease can accumulate on the starter and the battery, and corrode the cable clamps and terminals of the battery.If this is the case, disconnect the battery and use a fine-grade sandpaper to clean the affected areas. It will remove the dirt, stain, and rust. If the corrosion seems pretty stubborn, apply a mixture of water and caustic soda. Be careful about not to damage any connections.SEE MORE:5 Things to Check for Car Hard Starting ProblemsHow to Diagnose an Engine that Doesn’t Start?Tap with a ToolIt’s another simple trick to the manual of how to start a car with a bad starter. If the starter is dead but the windshield wipers and headlights are working, the problem could be a stuck gear. The starter cannot function properly if that happens.Give the starter a tap about 4 to 5 times with a tool such as a hammer or a wrench. You have to carefully locate its position inside the car and distinguish it from other components. Besides, the taps should be gentle so that the part is not damaged.Tapping the starter with a hard tool might be effective.Sometimes, this method works even if the starter is actually bad. In that case, tapping will provide a temporary fix but the car could be dying anytime soon.Give the Car a Good ShakeIt’s another trick to release a stuck gear. However, you should do it only when you are a noob and don’t have the expertise to open the hood and locate the starter. Push down the vehicle’s handbrake lever while it is in top gear. It will rock the car and may loosen the jammed gear in the process.Ref: Find best deals of used cars from reliable Japanese sellers
How do I pull the factory radio out of a 97 gmc sierra?
using hands only, hook your fingernails along the seam of the dash bezel and the dash, pull the bezel. It should pop out, as no screws hold it, only spring clips. once released, one has to have the steering column tilted all the way down, and if automatic equipped, the shifter placed in first gear. now remove the bezel, taking care to disconnect any switches on the bezel. once removed, squeeze the two clips holding the radio in. once released, the radio will slide out. to my knowledge, there are no RCA plugs on this radio. the easiest thing to do is to buy a radio off of Ebay that already has the ipod connection installed. just select ebay motors, parts and accessories, audio, and then type 95-02 in the search area, and GM radios that fit 95-02 trucks and SUVs should pop up. the least specific search yields the best results, and since no other radio fit vehicles across such a wide span, the simple search will also be an accurate search, most likely only returning GM radios. then just look through the listings, finding ones that have been converted to ipod capable. good luck!
How do you fix a loose rocker arm?
If the rocker arm is loose there could be two reasons. 1) the stud that holds the rocker arm in place is loose. You need to find the correct torque required for the stud and found in the service manual and re torque it. You also need to check your valve lash according to the service manual. 2) the valve lash setting is far out of adjustment. You need to re set the valve lash according to the service manual. One last thing...it may be possible that a push rod is slightly bent giving you the appearance that the valve lash is out. You should check the push rod for straightness on the offending rocker arm. If a push rod is bent chances are you have other issues like a stick valve. Hope that helps.
How do you fix squeaky shocks?
Sometimes it's the shock itself that is squeaking, sometimes the spring mounts, sometimes the shock mounts, and often one of the 18 or so rubber bushings between the metal suspension parts. Or a bad ball joint. Or a combination of the above. What you do is take off the wheel and take a bright flashlight and inspect everything. Look at every place a bolt goes through a rubber bushing. If the rubber has the slightest surface cracking, or has pulled away from the metal parts, or if there is orange dust on the rubber or metal parts, then the bushing is probably bad and needs to be replaced. Look at the shock. If there is oil on the shock, it's leaking, and that can go on for years before it causes squeaking, or maybe it started years ago and now it's squeaking. You can press on the car and try to pin down the source of the squeaking, but the sounds are often misleading. I go mainly by looking for rust dust, cracks in rubber bushings, and oil drips from the struts. The bushings are about $20 each, but require $100 in labor to replace. Sometimes it's cheaper to replace a whole control arm for $180, as you get a new arm and two new bushings, that only take 15 minutes to replace. Struts cost $100 to $400 in parts each, plus an hour of labor to replace. It's often best to replace both sides even if only one side squeaks now, as it's a little bit cheaper to do both now than to wait two months till the other side does the same thing.
Why do my hazard lights work, but not my turn signals?
Hazard lights and turn signals use the same bulb, so it is not the bulb, the lamp, or the cables to them. Turn signals only work when the ignition is on; hazard lights work whether the ignition is on or not. The two systems have separate power supplies, so they have separate fuses. You may have a blown fuse.Different vehicles use different circuits, and it is not possible to accurately diagnose the fault with the small amount of information provided. You need a circuit diagram and a voltmeter, and a continuity tester. First locate and test the turn signal fuse. Do you have voltage to and from the turn signal switch?The hazard light switch is not a simple on/off switch. In the “on” position, a fused battery feed connects to left and right turn signal. In the “off” position, the left turn switch wire is connected to the left turn lamp and the right turn switch wire is connected to the right turn lamp, so there are 3 inputs and 2 outputs.The fault could be a fuse, turn signal switch, hazard switch, flasher unit, or a broken wire or connection.