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49 thoughts on “Dodge neon case study – no start, no crank, no com”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Paul C Townsend says:

    Good job and reasoning skills.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MacmanJim says:

    Damn thing needs to be a museum, probably is

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars DMH ltd says:

    Just watched this 5yr old video. IMHO it was one of your best diagnoses. And the fact you went for hard fix not quick and dirty. I liked having Hanna and Marie around in those days.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Robin Sattahip says:

    I liked the Neons when they were new in the 90s. They were fun little rentals. I would not have bought one, prefer to own a Toyota.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Victor Bellan says:

    Great trouble shooting & patience!

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jon Bingham says:

    THANK YOU BROTHER FOR REPOSTING THIS VIDEO. IT'S A GREAT WIRING DIAGNOSTIC TUTORIAL. BAD THING IS, WE DON'T ALL HAVE A SCANNER. GOD BLESS YOU BROTHER. 🙂💖

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Roxanne Abbott says:

    Love these trips you take and awesome fix Ivan! On to the next!

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Knighthawk's Mowers says:

    Your daughter looks at you with such love, or, she's looking at you and thinking…. You're doing it wrong dad, move over and let me show you how to do it….. LMAO

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Moetic says:

    My srt4 neon after sitting for a while few hour's will crank start then shut off unless i disconnect negtaive battery cable and attach back it starts perfectly no codes could it be ecu issue?

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars rawsomeone1 says:

    Who is the young lady you ignored? 🤔

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Don's Junkmail says:

    Turn on the radio…check the washing machine.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Don The Plumber says:

    Nice diag

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jim Bob says:

    A neon ain't even worth working on…

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Andrew Louis says:

    Love your program I am a 70year old retired auto tech I read schematic could not afford the scanners I see you use keep the good work ip

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sean Pegg says:

    What a douchebag why didn't you just check the PC 24 splicer34 into the c143 connector minus 11 ecm

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars pork chop says:

    Crying out loud the value of that omni is worth about half of what you're gonna charge for diagnosis.

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Louis Harris says:

    I bill by the hour for electrical work, the first thing I do is print up the schematic

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Vern Toad says:

    How how much would you charge for that?

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars TheBenjammin5150 says:

    No one on this earth is qualified to criticise your work.

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mike Burne says:

    Thanks for the video

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars James Hardeman says:

    Have a BMW 321I and everything is German. Cranks but no start and no com to scan tool. I suspect security breach because battery died.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dauntless DauntlessDauntless says:

    Late reply to an old video, but you might want to try a seamstress's seam ripper to open up taped looms. Amazon/Google show all sorts of sizes and varieties.

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Charles Gould says:

    The manufacturers know what they are doing.

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dale Williford says:

    i have a 2009 no crank but i can hear the bendix engage when i hook up battery relay 32 also make noise hook up battery and remove relay 32 bendix disengage put it bake in bendix engage

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars rwandersonut says:

    That leaf in the fender is driving me nuts! I know you are focused on other things like not cutting your finger off but I just can't take it!

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars NICk AYIVOR says:

    Very KNOWLEDGEABLE
    Thanks 👍
    South Main Auto Repair
    From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Thad Machia says:

    No need to pout you figured it out! Nice job thank you!

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Danimal100 says:

    cut towards your chum not your thumb

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Elvia Rodarte says:

    did jump it ground an positive or what??? i didnt see that part?!!!

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars electrickal1 says:

    That car has had more hits than Elvis Presley. Anyway great job Hanna!! You had that fault nailed while Eric messed around and hadn't a clue what was going on there. 🙂 Happy new year yall.

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mart H says:

    “Ok that’s done, Now where is that woman you want me to wrestle?….good job. Your perserverance is noted.

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chris Bentley says:

    Wizard and a genius. Is the Car legal in the USA with the mangled frame? I'm not sure it would be in the UK. Anyone from UK clarify for me at all? Fantastic video thanks.

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Richard Price says:

    You don't know nothin' ha ha ha 😆😅🤣

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars James Stuart says:

    Every time I watch this channel I feel like I'm at the University of Auto Repair and I'd better study

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Hind says:

    Great video Eric: I have spent my life troubleshooting electronic & electric equipment, including radar & process control, & your trouble shooting actions are absolutely beyond reproach. Well done !

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ashley Jenkins says:

    great job eric,you and hanna montana.

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars dave reid says:

    A dam oil pan on 2010 kia forte changed with car ramps all was going good till under the ac comprrsser bracket bang 2 12 point sockets mot to mention to get bracket off could only get in with wrench and half turn at a time. Never the less was a big pain in the ass.

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MISC BITS says:

    I'll say it again – tone tracer. You inject a signal in the broken wire and then use a non-contact probe to run along the cable outer to find where it stops pinging

    We've been using them in telco/electrical fiields for decades

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars bobcat50 says:

    After every video of yours, I say "Thank You!" Thank You for demystifying the work you do. It is a big help for us DIY guys. The good book says: "If you see a wise man, seek Him out; let your feet wear away his doorstep." or His Thumbs Up button. 🙂 "You say if I could do it, you could do it" – I say, Thank You!

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Panther Platform says:

    Jasper… Can't get an engine for months right now or for the remaining three years of it's term.

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars mark stanulewich says:

    how may hr billed. but she tuns. good job.

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Lee says:

    I had a similar job but the wire was broken right at the crimp in the connector. I went thew about the same crap you did in this video

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Nicholas Cassidy says:

    What is the test light you use

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Freddie Johnson Jr says:

    This is why I like your videos so much. I feel like that you go the EXTRA MILE with repairs and videos. Keep up your great work! 👍

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Johnny Sechrist says:

    Poor ol Neon been thru the mill.

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Frank Stewart says:

    Can’t believe your patience. I would have spliced at ECM.

  47. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tony thompson says:

    Gives me chills every time I see someone with a razor knife

  48. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Don Munro says:

    I've got a tool that puts a pulse in the wire then sensor that you move down the harness till the beep stops. There is your break. Real time saver. Bought it off the snapon truck.

  49. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars KD Automotive says:

    how do you bill for electrical diagnosis? do you bill hourly or give a quote of how long you think it will take upfront and stick to it?

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