If the battery's at end of life, the tender won't do anything but provide a surface charge.
fuckng turdsday gfmt.....
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Truth. I definitely need a new battery. Since I was unable to drop Baby Aya off at preschool I'm thus stuck at the house (instead of running off to Walmart to buy a battery and stick it in my pannier on the e-bike).
AAA dispatched a tow truck driver at first who only had a jump starter, even though they nominally offer a come-to-you battery replacement service. So I called them to initiate a second service call, explicitly to get a battery… and they dispatched a tow truck driver who only has a jump starter.
At least this second guy read the notes and called me, and he's going to try to call his dispatcher directly to get someone out to me with an actual battery. As that's what I need.
/coolstorybro
(and I'm WFH from 1-5 pm today before a little moonlighting so this works out fine with my life otherwise. just would like to get this sorted and all!)
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And I'm back to managing the entire shop floor, been trying to get away from this shit, but it's like a goddamn magnet. I guess I better order some aluminum...
Record storage and meatballs too right?
There’s a plane crash site hidden along one of the ridge lines where I train for hiking. No trail to it but there is a plaque commemorating the crash. I have a rough Idea where and want to hunt for it. But there will be some considerable bushwhacking envolved. So no thru hiking pack, just my Raptor 14.
Speaking of Turd-sday, I seriously took a poop that I estimate to have been about 14” long.
I know you are all impressed.
I know you are all impressed.
Sounds like a perfect quote for a small eshop.
Just got a foot of snow in the last 24 hours. my back finally feels better, well enough to get out for my thursday night outing with my buddies. the skiing will be spectacular. except I seem to be coming down with some sort of cold, so I will sit this one out to make sure I can make it to the boys getaway escape this weekend (otherwise known as SausageFest2023). ugh. brought my oldest to the orthodontist this morning, who now wants an extra $6800 from us for further improvements... (we're not sure caus' nothing's misaligned, it's mostly cosmetic.) Got an email from the Principal of my youngest's school saying he was caught dry-humping a class mate in the schoolyard. He's 10ffs, where the eff did this come from?! gonna have to have a serious talk about inappropriate touching, consent, respect, AND WHERE THE EFF DO YOU GET OFF THINKING THATS OK?!!?! today has not been a good day.
Sure you didn't just misplace your rubber dong?
nah, his is only 12", i hear
but i guess with some encrustment over the years and a little pinkbike reckoning... ok, checks out
i'm sure many people have bushwhacked to that if it's the one i'm thinking of...
woke up with headache; powered through the day. headed to memphis tomorrow.
@slyfink - we got the email from school about our 12yo the other week...caught vaping. what a little shit. we made him write an essay with at least 5 sources on why it's trbl. i would have given pushups but he loves those so it's not punishment.
I seem to be having gateway issues, guess I'll call it a day.
No courics, no care.
Replaced the turbo, but I suggested a Rebuilt one over an off brand new one.Did you replace a turbo or put a turbo on an engine that old?
If the latter, you should have told us so we could grab the
It's two months out of warranty and the people it came from no longer do Rebuilt turbos, maybe they were shit at it.
But it is probably another issue that caused the turbo to die.
I woke up with a Maroon 5 song stuck in my head, today will be a shit day.
Getting Haley's kart back tomorrow. Dyno came back a 9.5hp. It was 6.5 with a fried clutch. Shop owner said she'll likely be putting down an adtl 50% more power than before, in addition to fitting better and being more comfortable.
make him vape till he barfs.
RIP those track recordsGetting Haley's kart back tomorrow. Dyno came back a 9.5hp. It was 6.5 with a fried clutch. Shop owner said she'll likely be putting down an adtl 50% more power than before, in addition to fitting better and being more comfortable.
Damn I guess I'm never off duty. Hanging out with Ruth at the showgrounds and someone comes up and says we need you. Someone dislocated their shoulder. Put them in a sling and sent them to the hospital.
I'm not exactly sure what this means, but I suspect it's some horrific fuckin' SHIT.
Tell her pro-tip from moi: Don't crash.Getting Haley's kart back tomorrow. Dyno came back a 9.5hp. It was 6.5 with a fried clutch. Shop owner said she'll likely be putting down an adtl 50% more power than before, in addition to fitting better and being more comfortable.
Boundaries, man. If you don't tell them you're off-duty, and you take care of shit like this, they'll just keep up with that shit. I mean - where's the dude/dudette getting paid to do that shit??
Lyrical genius.I'm not exactly sure what this means, but I suspect it's some horrific fuckin' SHIT.
We get forced to listen to Boomer FM at work, it is a mix of decent and shit old music and dreadful newer music.
It was a friend's daughter.
that's the thing about being an emergency responder, you might be off the clock, but you're never off duty.
I've had worse kept popping into my head all week, it's a parody song about two BBC weathermen from about 1990I'm not exactly sure what this means, but I suspect it's some horrific fuckin' SHIT.
I've had worse kept popping into my head all week, it's a parody song about two BBC weathermen from about 1990
After all that my battery, alternator, and starter all tested out fine on AAA person 3’s testing black box setup. Go figure. Still wouldn’t start without a jump box.
So I let it idle (locked with second key) outside for more than an hour, put it on the battery tender, and ordered one of these since I can’t find my jump box. Here before 8 am!
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Quit screwing around and replace the battery.
Have you checked the voltage at the posts when cranking? I have seen a few batteries that have been okay but have had connection issues, loose starter, terminal treatment spray acting as an insulator, snapped earth cable from the engine, dodgy alternator etc etc.
I have seen a 10V drop across a terminal with a new battery because somebody flipped the lug at the battery clamp and put it on paint side down.
But, it probably is the battery.
EDIT, I'm an idiot, just saw the follow up post.
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Started up totally normally this morning, and again after gassing up on the way to work.
But yes, going to swing by the local auto parts store and have them test it/likely replace it with an Optima Red Top.
Fun story about Optima Red Tops… they are apparently really susceptible to the cold, and even a low voltage draw will drain them after a few days if you don’t drive the vehicle enough.
Note that last bit. I had an Optima Red Top in my truck when I first moved to Salida two winters ago. Damn thing would need a jump on the regular, battery had enough charge to turn on lights and run the radio or heater, but wouldn’t start the vehicle. A friend of mine had a similar issue years prior, researched it, and figured it out. Something to do with the gel technology? Not exactly sure. But I dropped a Napa battery in there a year and a half ago and haven’t had a problem since. The Optima sits in the garage, I had it tested and it’s perfectly fine. I just don’t drive the truck often or far enough to keep a charge in it.
Also of note: Salida doesn’t get super cold, probably similar temps as Golden or Denver. Our winters are reasonably mild temp wise, it ain’t Gunnison. But even consistent days of 20-30° would do it.
YMMV
this is useful!
ok, I will either keep the battery if it tests fine or get a non-fancy battery and save $80 if it tests anything less than fine
Sometimes I’m helpful. Don’t get used to it.
To be fair, the issues with those batteries in the cold might not apply to you. Isn’t your Land Cruiser kept in the garage? And you probably drive it more regularly then I drive.
Yeah, garaged. But I can go a week+ easy without driving it depending on my schedule and the e-biking suitability of the weather.
trickle charger...?
Yeah, usually on a Battery Tender Jr. if I remember to plug it in. Wasn't recently since I forgot to unplug it once (whoops) and broke the cord in the middle of it. Got a replacement cord but had neglected to plug it in, so it was ~1 wk not on the tender and not driven.
So one thing that could be happening is drain from all the electronic crap that contemporary cars leave running when they're "off", which could say that your battery is in fact fine.