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05-12-2008, 10:45 PM   #20 (permalink)
Blulakr
 
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Location: Blue Lake, CA
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Re: Nothing but clicking when starting...

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Originally Posted by 60smuscle View Post
Those test lights are barely ok in a pinch when doing things like lights but I think a $30 multimeter is well worth the investment. As in Pauls post, there are tons of ways to use them for diagnostics. The little cheap ones are debatable but the type with the didital readout are invaluable.
You can do a lot more with a test light than you think.

Voltage drops are the best way to test but not everyone understands how.

Mikes66 has good advise. I've seen starters condemned when the root cause was a battery cable corroded inside the insulation where you can't see it.
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