Rob,
I saw this once before, as unlikely as it might seem.
1) Take a voltmeter or a test light and check the battery. This proves your
battery is charged, and the meter or test light works.
2) Crawl under the dash and find a good ground for one of the probes. If
your car is positive ground, use the red (+) lead on the meter, and scratch a
little paint off if you have to.
3) Touch the meters second probe to each of the ammeter terminals, one at a
time.
4) If you have voltage on one terminal, but not on the other one, your
ammeter has opened (like a fuse). You can use a test light for this as well.
The solenoids are pretty rugged, so I doubt it has been damaged. It is
always possible that it drew so much current that the battery has opened...(I
have seen that too)! Let me know if I was right!
Jim Leach, Seattle
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