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My buddy told me to just whack the starter with a hammer on a '98 Civic

He said it would get me home, and I laughed thinking he was joking. This was two days ago on a side street near the old hardware store. I was stuck, so I gave it three solid taps with a 16 ounce ball peen. The thing fired right up and I drove it straight to my bay. Turns out the solenoid was just stuck, and the hammer trick actually works sometimes as a temporary fix. Has anyone else had a 'dumb' piece of advice from a friend that actually saved your skin?
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derekp70
derekp701mo ago
Read a forum post about using a potato to fix a headlight leak once.
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sullivan.elliot
Like derekp70's potato trick, that stuff works sometimes lol.
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