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RedChar · Joined: 31 Dec 2010 Posts: 32 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

It died right here. I came to a stop right at that metal expander. I had a spare on in the glove box as was suggested and strongly encouraged. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE GET ONE NOW!!! Or at the very least go to http://www.clarks-garage.com/ and check out the 'in-a-moment-of-desperation' work around.

The problem I had was that I was *not* about to crawl under my dash in the middle of a highway to replace the damn thing. I instead I popped the hood and the hatch and waited for AAA to get there to tow me to a parking lot (and wait for a few, I was afraid I may have killed the battery while desperately trying to get it to turn over, while traffic flies past me). But, once I got to the parking lot I had it running again in 3 minutes.

At my Father's suggestion one of my spring projects will be to re-wire the DME Relay and mount a jack in an easier, and faster, to reach location...
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bcblase · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 574 Location: Winchester, VA

OMG - that's a bad spot to have a car die!

Once you replace the little sucker, it probably won't ever die again, but having a spare in the glove box is having peace of mind.

Brad
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1987 Porsche 924S - track toy
1986 Mercedes 190E 2.3-16v - autocross
2007 F-150 5.4L Lariat Supercrew - tow beast
1994 Volvo 850 Race Wagon - 24 Hours of Lemons Car
2001 BMW 325xi - daily driver

J.P. · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:55 am Post subject: Spare - check!

I read this post this morning, and this afternoon (after clearing another snowfall off the car/driveway) I decided to do some more cleaning. First thing I find in the glovebox is a spare DME relay. It appears to be unused, and in the original box, but I think I will swap it in to make sure it is not an old/dead one. It's really great to have these forums to sort out where to get started, and some of the basics you need to know.
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mehall · Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 191 Location: Richmond, MO

My old one seemed to test OK by the meter. Then we spent 5 months of not starting....corresponding to the worst of my convelescence after a stroke last May.

We discovered a different problem by the firewall, fixed it and it still wouldn't start. In desperation, I apply my 2 year old "Clark's Rescue Tool" and it started.

Because I had to drive it to get it home (we had it in the barn 10 mi away) and then get to a new relay, I installed a rocker switch that allowed me to turn off the pump when I stopped - and before I turned the key to activate the pump.

That tool now resides beside the spare tire.
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