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Hooking up to a battery is an easy, quick, and dirty way to test an electric motor. The blower should have a plug with 4 prongs inside--one of these is ground, the other 3 are hot and set it to different speeds. If you supply 12 volts to the hot side and ground the ground side, the motor...

Most likely you are missing a heat shield that goes between the starter and the exhaust. Possibly it was removed when the first starter was replaced. If the starter is exposed to too much heat, it won't go until the car cools down, but it may bench-test just fine.

Most likely you are missing a heat shield that goes between the starter and the exhaust. Possibly it was removed when the first starter was replaced. If the starter is exposed to too much heat, it won't go until the car cools down, but it may bench-test just fine.

If the car idles at 4000 rpms, something is definitely wrong. Most likely it's a major vacuum leak, possibly a sticking throttle cable--but that's really unlikely. Most vacuum leaks happen because a hose breaks or comes loose at one end. Most vacuum hoses are small, and will only cause the...

Low battery, wiring at the battery, ground strap, starter relay, solenoid, starter motor, neutral safety switch, ignition switch. And the wiring to the starter. Start by cleaning the battery terminals, make sure your battery is fully charged. Listen carefully (hood up and door open) when you...

Yes, if your oil pump, main bearings, engine oil seals and gaskets are in good condition. For a 92 with 150k miles, we can only guess at the conditions of these engine parts. Unless we look at an oil pressure gauge with various grades of oil. Most synthetic oils are rated 5w20 or 0w20. These...