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Posted on 06/01/2005 7:12:04 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Ok, here's the low-down in a nutshell...
My battery was completely run down. Could be I left a door open. According to the guys at Autozone, my alternator is just barely able to keep it going but can't contend with a door left open. I need a new alternator. The guys at Autozone said it could wait but we should get one as asap. Got a new battery.
When Steve was trying to jump my car, his truck overheated and the radiator spewed. It's been giving him grief...has holes in it, you know. Real clogged up.
Radiator...alternator...hmmmm...
Happy Father's Day, Steve...you get a new radiator! He just put it in.
Can't stay any longer...sneak freeping.
Won't bother you with it now :)
Glad you figured it out!
That doesn't sound exactly right to me, but I'll concede to some of the guys if they buy it... IMHO, Your alternator is not stressed by leaving the dome light on (door open)... it's not running, so I'm not sure why they would say that.
The battery went dead potentially from something being on, and I believe it if they're telling you the battery would not hold a charge.
The alternator charges the battery when the engine is running. When alternators fail, they fail to recharge the battery going down the road. All your electricals would then be a drain on the battery that doesn't get recharged, and it ends up dead again. If this battery holds a charge, I wouldn't bury that alternator yet. The battery going dead from an overnight dome light isn't evidence of weak alternator, and a bad battery won't hold a charge even with a good alternator.
Whew! I've got my rice steaming, the curry cooking, the wine chilling; we're having trouble tracking down one guest but it looks like I might pull off a successful hostess event thing tonight!
I hope we're really loud and obnoxious and pay the neighbors back a little.
Sounds like you've got it together, chica! Kudos to ya!
This is more people than I've ever had over before - a whole three! And as long as the DVD player doesn't stop working, we're set.
Just hope they don't freak Rosie out. They're pretty mild-mannered, though.
It'll be fine!
Even if the DVD player quits, there's a lot to be said for board games or a friendly game of cards.
There's always a backup plan, so long as the company is good. ;-D
Hehehe... yes, but the specific purpose of this evening is to watch anime, so it would be a bit of a bummer.
By the way... Walmart has a three year warranty on their batteries. We know, because the second one that failed had been bought at Walmart to replace the first one that failed; Walmart gave us a rebate for the remaining warranty on that battery, came to about $20.
Yeah, but your DVD player will be fine, so no worries!
I had something like that happen to me this spring. My Solara died in the church/school parking lot one day. I tried to jump it, and all it would do was click... wouldn't even try to turn over. PE left work early and rescued me.
Turns out the battery was completely dead. The terminals were corroded and wouldn't let the batttery charge. He disconnected my battery and jumped the car using his battery. I was under STRICT orders to drive straight home.
It was probably the result of not completely closing the door. What gets me is that I was able to start the car that morning and drive to the church (a 20 minute drive), no problem.
Oh... it's kilted but good...
[sip]
Ooohhh... has *this* been a long day. Horey Mackrouh. I'm all shmoozed out. I'm 'zausted.
I'm almost caught up. Nice prom dress. :-)
[sip]
The lobby is fulla drunken conventioneers. Imagine that. Good thing fer me I waddent wunnadem. [hic] [sip]
Niters all! :-)
Good morning!
Must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays...
Yo
*yawn*
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Gooood morning! Izzit Friday yet????
Not yet.
Must....get....coffee....
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