Yes You Use A Hammer Sometimes

When the Mighty Green Ranger fails to start it isn't a good sign. At least it died at my parents so I could borrow Mom's minivan. Mom is in Florida so she doesn't need it now. The nice thing about a stick is you can pop the clutch to start the car, if you have enough of a hill. Or at least a nice long flat area with which you can push. Unfortunately the driveway is L-shaped and I was parked on the short end.

Here's a trick to know, if you think the starter motor is bad you hit it with a hammer! With luck you'll knock the insides around a bit to get it past the dead spot. It fired up and took the MGR to a shop. Battery fine, starter motor fine, but a bad cable to the motor???? Rather odd.

Of course that is an obsolete part so you can't order them anymore. Luckily the cable is really two wire: a big one and a small one. The small one was bad so the crack repair team got some industrial wiring and fashioned an appropriate cable. Then it got MacGyvered into my wiring harness. I really am at the point where the damn thing is being held together with duct tape and bailing wire. Do not fall apart like the Bluesmobile, do not fall apart like the Bluesmobile.