/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>own a 99 grand cherokee v8
>on vacation in a cold area (-15f at night)
>a bit of a hard start in the morning but otherwise fine
>make a couple of 10 minute stops, all is well
>without warning, doesn't start, just cranks but doesn't catch, warm engine
>fugg, nothings working
>get a hammer and hit the starter, bit of rust puffs up
>starts right up, like nothing ever happened
>naisu
>as I'm driving I realize that in my frustration, I wasn't hitting the starter, it was the AC compressor
>mfw

w-what happened here frens