I love you man. A mechanic "friend ' of mine was charging me $700 to do the starter and battery and who knows what else. Looked under the truck and had same issue as this guy.

I wish I saw this video a few months ago. I have an 04 chevy with a duramax that a squirrel built a nest in. Popped the hood and there was a condo complex under there. It chewed all but two wires in the main harness from the fuse box to the engine and transmission. I ordered a good harness on ebay so I could just replace it instead of splicing a bunch of wires. No matter what I tried, I could not unplug the connector at the range sensor on the transmission. I stopped before I damaged it and ended up cutting the salvage harness and splicing the main engine connector pigtail to the damaged harness. At the time I did a lot of research to see if anyone else had this issue unplugging the range sensor and this is the first time hearing of GM gluing the connector in. That explains a lot and I thank you. Keep the videos coming.

@z8669zzz

Жыл бұрын

Very simmular with a Toyota Camry, why the rodent decided that wire was so delicious to munch on! Again the Park-Neutral safety switch wiring harness.

You are a 'perfectionist', not that there is anything wrong with that. The quality of your repairs are to be praised.

Keep these Chevy fixes coming .. I really like how you redid those wires… thanks for the schooling…!

Great repair. I prefer soldering but the way you do crimps is great

Had to subscribe because the whole buying a starter from autozone when not needed.😂😅 I was laughing hard because it’s exactly what I did first. Still trouble shooting hoping I find the issue after watching this video

I have an 02 Tahoe with a security problem so please keep the Chevy repairs coming I need all the help I get.

In Australia Holden also used that hot melt glue on that same connector in 2000 in my dads Holden VX Commodore which runs the Holdens ECOTEC version of the 3.8 litre Buick L36 V6 engine & 4L60E automatic transmission, maybe because they're a division of General Motors. When he bolted a 2004 model Holden VY Commodore powertrain from that model of Holden Commodore in it never had the connector glued into the neutral safety switch !

Thanks for the troubleshoooting and clean neat repair!

Hot glue in the connector, I didn't know mickey mouse used to work at gm. Good video

@WrenchingWithKenny

2 жыл бұрын

Yea , it was suck a ridiculous thing to do

wwk my name is Jesse thank you for your videos I love working on vehicles and helping people with theres

The best comprehensive diagnosis and issue I have ever watched! So clear and delivered the info successfully! Thank you for being a REAL mechanic

Thank you for this video !! My girlfriend has a 1998 Chevy S10 that has intermittent starting problems. All new starting components have been changed in the circuitry with the exception of the clutch neutral switch, we have an appointment to have replaced. You have just given me a very probable alternate cause of of this hard to trouble shoot problem.....thanks !!

It's nice to see a man take pride in his work

Thank you for the video! Trouble shooting is key to a great mechanical ability you have! 👍🏻

Clean job Kenny 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

You did a great job on that wire repair work! Its really really really difficult finding a mechanic who care to do quality work instead of slapping something together to increase output. I cant even get quality service at the dealership. Thats why I do my own work because I spend wayyyyyy too much money trying to get a simple diagnosis. Everyone loves to just throw parts at the problem instead of doing a proper diagnostic.

@WrenchingWithKenny

Жыл бұрын

So true! Keep wrenching my friend

Great job Kenny

Man Kenny I sure appreciate your efforts and this video Keep up the good work

Thank you Kenny

I do just about all my own work on my cars. I had never heard of a neutral safety switch. I spent over 500 dollars paying different so called mechanics to come diagnose my van and most of them said it was my starter. I had never had any problems starting it before so I incisted that it wasnt the starter. The starter is the original starter and it is rusty but it has always been souper strong! But by the time I got to 500 i started breaking down and doing what they said and I broke down and bought a new starter. I bench tested the old starter and it still work. and I bench tested the new starter and it worked as well. Since I had already went ahead and bought it I installed the new starter. Still nothing!!! I saw on the internet that someone said that the neutral safty switch could cause this issue. My van had been sitting for over a year with this problem. I got inside and wiggled the gear shifter a little and tried to start it and it literally started right up with no issues. Have not had an issue with it starting since. That is some bullshit! Can someone tell me whats the problem with starting the car in neutral??? I would think you would want to start in neutral more than in gear. I specifically remember having a car shut off on me on the highway and I threw it into neutral, restarted it and put it back in drive and kept on my way with no problem.

@WrenchingWithKenny

Жыл бұрын

Vehicles are supposed to start in park & neutral only. It's Mrs Wrenching. If you need help fixing a vehicle go on Facebook, Wrenching With Kenny. Add info about your vehicle; year, make, model, codes that it is throwing (or has stored) & what you have done to fix the vehicle. We have a sister group called Backyard Mechanics on Facebook. It is a closed group, be sure to answer the questions to join. You just need help to point you in the right direction to fix your vehicle. There are a bunch of sarcastic Mechanics that can help. Thanks for watching! Meg

Tanks man 😏, gona look at mine 🤙

Thanks kenny for the videos

@WrenchingWithKenny

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Keep wrenching 🔧

Thanks.

Thanks for sharing God bless 🙏

YOUR THE MAN!

Good job

THANX

Clean job I have always soldier but proper crimps are just as strong and easier. 👍

Well, how the hell did the wiring harness get into that position to where it was rubbing on the drive shaft? Was someone else in there jacking with it?

My truck is doing the same thing so I guess I'll be checking all the wires. Thanks

I use the butt connectors that have solder, glue, and heat shrink in them already. They work great especially with automotive and boat electrical repairs.

kenny hi grate video I feel your pain my friend re the noise in the shop I work at a very big and high volume dealership in ny and we have a lot of kids working there sometimes I think im at a club and not a dealership because of all of the loud music that they blast all day long management is a joke there just there to collect a paycheck the service manager does not do anything about it and he is a big part of the problem as well im only there 4 days a week im 57 and used to be there 5 days but i cant be there 5 days now anway i would go down to 3 but for money reasons i cant i just try to deal with it the best i can and i wear the new Milwaukee ear plugs all day long and man let me tell you they are the best at drowning out the music

I had a 2010 Malibu and would be going down the highway with cruise on and out of the blue brake lights would come on and shut off the cc.Dangerous and irritating I found one video about it and was a connector under the console sprayed and cleaned it after awhile I left the panel off great quality gm.I now have a subaru.

You are a pro. Im an old one. Haha You earned my sub. Dandahermit

jajajaja family noise 🤣🤣 is ok good video hello from mexico sr

Kenny is right about that. I have seen it happen a couple of times it seems to me it is not always the starter. I think it's something a lot simpler than that. People always jump to put a new starter in there vehicle.

@Lessstress573

9 ай бұрын

It just happen to me but it’s on a Chevy 1991 1500

My 95 Chevy Astro does the same thing. Cleaned up the ground on vehicle it started and ran for a month then driving down the road shut off no start. Did the exact same thing. Being it's that old and had the transmission replaced I'm thinking the neutral safety switch maybe out. What u think.. or bad ground wires.. 1995 is quite old. Have rust on body

I have had the biggest problem lately with my gauge is going off but still having power to the dash lights and then sometimes the truck will crank sometimes it won't and I know that it's a short and I've done a lot of the same thing in that video I haven't changed it but I'm checked it been through all the fuses multiple times put computers to it I'll be willing to bet that when I get back to my truck and crawl under it that's exactly what I'm going to find and I appreciate this video I already know its going to help

@WrenchingWithKenny

2 жыл бұрын

Keep us posted on what you find !!

@layt6342

2 жыл бұрын

So, after a lengthy investigation into the problem, I decided it was between the key and the box so I eventually ended up under my seat at the air bag module. I removed the seat and pealed back the carpet and "damn" is the only word that describes it well. Looked like a battery exploded under there. Unplugged it, hit the key and BAM, she came on back to life.

@Filthykid

Жыл бұрын

@@layt6342 I’m still stumped on what could be going on with my 95 sonoma, I swore it was my fuel pump was having the same problem with gauges changed out the pump and battery, after one night it had just turned off on me while running. I thought it was because I had hit my knee on this area right under the wheel right below the key. But I’m just guessing it’s an electrical issue at this point

@layt6342

Жыл бұрын

@@Filthykid do you have airbags

@layt6342

Жыл бұрын

@@Filthykid I had a Ford fusion that I had a fuse box put in for 1000 dollars and all kinds of other shit and then the ford place wanted like 1500 for catalytic converter replacement. I still don't know why 8n the hell catalytic converters would have anything to do with a short but I said no thanks. Anyway one day when it was running I had leaned under the hood and it shut off and I noticed I touched the fuse box. All it ended up being was where the wire from the battery bolted up to the fuse box was loose. The damn Ford place had to have known because the mechanic that put the box in stripped the nut before it ever got tight. Fuckin crooks if not that then it could be a bad ground wire I believe there's about 7 on that truck. It could easily be one of those. But in my case I just had to find the airbag control module which was under my driver seat and 7nhook it. Should replace it but funds are low so. They also put them under the console on some trucks and I'm sure anywhere that could be a hiding spot in some vehicles. Hope that helps you man but I will say my truck never went dead while it was running it just wouldn't crank sometimes after I killed it but my car would when it had a bad hot wire to the fuse box

By the way Mister perfectionist outside of not soldering those wires That's how I would have done it, no way of corrosion and you are correct heat shrink with glue in the inside is Paramount.

I'm guessing it was the front drive shaft?

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Something like this what will it cost to fix this issue

Hi Kenny where is your shop located?

Excellent Video, what is the story on the wreck that's up on the lift behind you?

@WrenchingWithKenny

2 жыл бұрын

We bought that from an insurance auction . We bought it basically for the engine . We have a GMC terrain with a blown motor and this fit the bill . The wreck only has 26K on the odometer. The other Terrain is mint and only has 110K on it , but the owner decided that the oil didn't need to be checked even though it was 10K overdue . They ran it dry and the motor blew up . So we're doing a motor swap soon

@thomask4836

2 жыл бұрын

@@WrenchingWithKenny - Very interesting! I noticed the condenser in past videos and it really caught my eye the way it was re-shaped. Thanks!

Mr. Do it yourself isn't very observant. The worn through wiring and the horrific tow in on the front end are things Stevie Wonder would have found. I used to see similar stuff on customers cars. The guy that just did a tune up did not notice the rock hard, cracked spark plug wires, the air filter housing full of engine oil or the heavily corroded ignition coil connections. "It still runs shitty." Good job!

I think that might be my trucks problem

It turns all the way but won’t start

@WrenchingWithKenny

5 күн бұрын

@kenabraham377 Hi, It's Mrs Wrenching! You should go on the Facebook group Wrenching with Kenny and Backyard Mechanics (answer all the questions) put the year, make & model of your vehicle in your post. Be sure to include what is happening with your vehicle & what you have done to fix it so far. There are a lot of techs that may be able to help. The link is toward the bottom of the video. Keep wrenching!

I've stageded them to

Kenny, it's not being "anal", it's called taking pride in your work and wanting to do the job as best you can. my dad taught me just because someone else may not be able to see the detail in the work doesn't mean you can shit through the job. and if you don't care about the quality of the work you're doing then maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

@WrenchingWithKenny

2 жыл бұрын

That is soo true . I guess I just see what others do and get away with , and I know I can't do it that way because I do , I do have quite a bit of pride in my work !! Thank you sir !

@rockzhard2009

2 жыл бұрын

@@WrenchingWithKenny back when i was able to wrench on 'um, and i was working on my own cars, whether i was changing disc brake pads or rebuilding a SBC, i took the approach that i was doing it for the cover of Hot Rod magazine. and long after my dad passed away he was still in my head, telling me to do it the best i could. and that's why i appreciate your channel so much.

My 7 Silverado won’t let me turn the key , I shorted the starter is fine I got a Napa battery in it , brand new $189, Manet I have a short somewhere ???

@kenabraham377

25 күн бұрын

Maybe a short somewhere???

@WrenchingWithKenny

25 күн бұрын

The key won't physically turn?

@kenabraham377

13 күн бұрын

My 07 Chevy Silverado , new battery and good starter when I put the key in it does nothing ?????

@kenabraham377

13 күн бұрын

The key will crank all the way like it should but nothing

@Elijahfranks2006

10 сағат бұрын

Make sure the starter wire on the starter is reading.​@@kenabraham377

You think he would’ve seen the broken / worn wires when he replaced the Starter… 😌

@marioromano4039

9 ай бұрын

I'm doing the same project because truck was sitting and found rats nest. But I couldn't find where wire was broken..I bypassed the neutral safety switch lol

Very simmular with a Toyota Camry, why the rodent decided that wire was so delicious to munch on! Again the Park-Neutral safety switch wiring harness.

This guy needs to leave his repairs to kenny

DUDEY YOU REALLY NEED A HAIR NOSE JOB BRO!!! ITS NASTY UP THERE LMFAO TRIM IT OR KEEP DA HEAD DOWN

I hope you know that not everyone who does their own work is incompetent. I'm sure it seems that way to you, but in your line of work it'd be a little odd to get anyone coming in that knew what they were doing when they did the repair. By that I mean it appears to you like do it yourselfers are always coming in for you to fix their work. But that perception is skewed because of statistical bias.

All the vehicles that you work on are junks take them to the junk yard their are plenty of them in NC.

Bruh.. you should NOT bad mouth your customers.