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Originally Posted by aleekat
Why not just put 12v directly to the starter? That will eliminate neutral safety switch, ignition switch. Seems alot easier than pulling the starter to bench test.
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You must not be familiar with the location of the starter in a 3.3liter 4th gen Chrysler minivan. It is wedged in tight between the engine, the engine mount, the radiator ran shroud. The easiest access (including the cables) is from the bottom, so I have to put the van on jack-stands no matter what I do. Once there, if I can get to the solenoid terminal easily (which i doubt), I'll take your suggestion.
It is easy to "bench test" a starter on the driveway using a pair of jumper cables, and a jumper wire from hot to the solenoid.