Date:         Sun, 13 May 2001 09:09:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@enteract.com>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@enteract.com>
Subject:      Re: [Re: Trip reports] - one of my own
Comments: To: Andrew Payton <zenlunatic42@usa.net>
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Andrew Payton wrote:t a jump, & make it the rest of the way home.  Once I get back

> into town, I immediately get a new alternator & now things are running fine
> again.

If the starter/solenoid was making no noise at all, you may need a relay.
  The problem may come back the next time you take a long trip.  Tapping the
starter or solenoid with a hammer or lug wrench while someone holds the key in the
start position is the usual temporary solution.

Larry A.

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