In the course of doing some routine maintenance today, I was setting the timing. No problems there. But, when I was snugging down the distributor clamp, the wrench popped out of my fingers. Turns out its exactly the right size to make a bridge between the engine block and the power terminal on the starter solenoid. Did I have the battery cable off? Of course not . The wrench wasn't quite spot welded to the solenoid terminal, but it sure tried to.
Now I just get the clicking sound that I interpret as a fried solenoid. I jsut ordered a replacement form our hosts - so I'll know more in a couple days if that is the only thing I broke. All the other electrics are working fine - which I would have expected.
Absent a working solenoid and without pulling the starter, is there any way to test to see if I damaged the starter itself? Is this even likely in this situation?
Thanks
Now I just get the clicking sound that I interpret as a fried solenoid. I jsut ordered a replacement form our hosts - so I'll know more in a couple days if that is the only thing I broke. All the other electrics are working fine - which I would have expected.
Absent a working solenoid and without pulling the starter, is there any way to test to see if I damaged the starter itself? Is this even likely in this situation?
Thanks
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