<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9555">Subject: Re: [T3] It's Not Just The Horn...<br style="" class="">Message-ID: <<a style="" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_8991" href="mailto:0A9E4B496E3A422FB5EEDE1C2AC4A993@DavidPC">0A9E4B496E3A422FB5EEDE1C2AC4A993@DavidPC</a>><br style="" class="">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">You've got a problem trying to work out what problem to address first! <br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">Was the 'seized' wheel front or rear? The front wheel not rotating even<br style="" class="">with brake pads not touching the disc: That's got to be the bearings! (snip).........</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9605" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9606" dir="ltr">>>>>>> Thanks for good advice to use, maybe, some day. But, it turns out that the right rear tire was simply over-adjusted. My nice clean, easy-to-turn adjustment wheels SEEMED to be adjusted right (after having everything off) but one or both was too tight.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9614" dir="ltr">When I figured that out, wheel turned normally. Whew. It wasn't bearings or seized engine or anything. I think that brakes sort of self adjusted by driving the car a little. (Yes, the little v-shaped spring that holds adjustment wheel in place is there.)<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9624" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9625" dir="ltr">But, car still won't start. I'm still trying to find out if crossing hot wire at solenoid with the smaller Ignition Switch connection should produce a loud rattling noise, or something else.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9640" dir="ltr">I'll take the starter to Pep Boys or the like for a free starter check. And I'll bring one of my used spares to make sure that's ok.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9644" dir="ltr">Question is: Should I just put a good one in, try to start the car, and hope for the best? OR should I FIRST somehow make sure the Ignition Switch is ok or not?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9645" dir="ltr"> That is...Will a bad ignition switch harm the solenoid?<br></div><div style="" class="" dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9555"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9689" style="" class="" dir="ltr">Other question: Would a bad solenoid and/or Ign. Switch cause a running car to suddenly go dead, with two little backfires? <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413995665179_9704" style="" class="" dir="ltr"> And what did the radio static at that time mean? Don't know if that's a clue to anything, or a red herring.<br style="" class=""></div></div></body></html>