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Starter Relay Test

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  1. Remove starter relay box cover. See Fig 1.
  2. Remove starter relay located and in engine compartment right back junction block marked "ST".
  3. Using an ohmmeter, verify continuity between relay terminals No. 1 and 2. See Fig 2. Continuity should not exist between terminals No. 3 and 5. If continuity is not as specified, replace relay.
  4. Check relay operation by applying battery voltage through terminals No. 1 and 2. See Fig 2. Continuity should now exist between terminals No. 3 and 5. If relay does not test as indicated, replace relay.
  5. Install starter relay.
  6. Install starter relay box cover.
Fig 1: Locating Starter Relay
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ENGINE ROOM RELAY IDENTIFICATION

RELAY DESCRIPTION
Engine Room Relay Block 
Starter Relay
Fig 2: Testing Starter Relay
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