Q: I installed 2 new shocks from eBay, refurbished from the core of an oem, also a new compressor from eBay. (I can send you the lin
I installed 2 new shocks from eBay, refurbished from the core of an oem, and the electrical plug that goes into the shock was corroded so i spliced a new one on there,also a new compressor from eBay. (I can send you the link if you want to see it. and nothing is working. i can hear clicks from the compressor area, but its not starting, also if i give the compressor direct power it starts. checked all the fuses that pertain to this issue,also checked the relay under the hood, fuse block, and it is working correctly. but the blue and red wire coming to the relay test dead to a test light. Can you help me out? 2008 suburban ltz
My car has 350000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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