Shoutout to the old guy who taught me to check the ground first

I was in a shop in Tacoma last month, stuck on a 2017 Silverado with a no-crank. I had replaced the starter and battery, but it was still dead. An old timer walked by, pointed at the engine block, and said, 'Clean the ground strap, kid.' I did, and it fired right up. How many hours do you think we all waste by not starting with the simple stuff?

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nina8341mo ago

Sometimes you gotta rule out the expensive parts first.

the_blake1mo ago

My buddy's car was making a noise. He spent weeks on the cheap fixes. Turned out to be the transmission.

oscarwilliams15d agoMost Upvoted

@nina834 my buddy Tom did the same thing, replaced three sensors before the shop told him it was the transmission.