Cars & Bikes, Driving & Riding

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:13 am

Good news: Car was able to be jumped, so it's either the alternator or battery.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:47 am

Went to start my car this morning, and it wouldn't even attempt to turn over. Still have juice to power the lights, radio, etc. Gotta see if I can roll it out of the garage and jump it later.
The worst.

I bought one of these for my wife (and later me) a few years ago, and it's already paid off once.

http://www.amazon.com/GOOLOO-SuperSafe- ... B07BLM981K

I'm tracking the price of this one and will snag it when it goes back down to $67, which it appears to do every few months.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:51 am

My Dad was singing the praises of one of those. It jumped my V10 van which had been sitting outside unused for about two months.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:54 am

Good to hear. It's going to be a convenience purchase for me even though I don't really need it. If it turns out to be the battery, this will be my 3rd DuraLast Gold battery in 5 years. The only reason I'm even considering AutoZone again is because I'm still within the full replacement warranty timeframe.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:27 am

A few things to note:

a) AutoZone's battery warranty is ****. My original battery from them lasted 2 years, and I had it replaced. They don't warranty the replacement the same way, so it's basically out of warranty now ($1.98 prorated)

b) Both my battery (12.88v) and alternator tested fine. WTF? That's all I want to deal with now, a phantom power issue. My radio/GPS was locked when I jumped the car, so it very clearly lost all power at some point. Terminals are both very secure, so I don't think it's a bad connection, either

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:01 pm

I confirmed AutoZone's scanner findings with my own multimeter. 12.66v off, 14.24v on with lights, radio, etc. Totally normal.

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:34 pm

How are the leads? Sometimes they get corroded and need a little cleaning

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:36 pm

How are the leads? Sometimes they get corroded and need a little cleaning

They're squeaky clean, man. No joke, they look great.

Postby **offsides** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:37 pm

I bought one of the portable jump starters a couple years ago. Had to use it once at a car show. Worked great. Hard to believe something that small can supply enough juice to fire up an old V8. this is the one I got.

https://www.amazon.com/DBPOWER-18000mAh ... ive&sr=1-8

Postby **Ad@m** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:07 pm

So tempted to purchase this

https://myweego.com/product/weego-66-1/

Postby **Kane** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:20 pm

I have this jumper from Harbor Freight. Works well, and has a compressor, too.

https://www.harborfreight.com/automotiv ... 62374.html

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:39 pm

Getting a combo charger/pump is going down a rabbit hole. I'll grab one of the really small jumpers, but will stop there.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:57 pm

I have a really nice Schumacher jumper/air compressor/USB/12V unit that I love. I've had it since 2012 and it's still kicking. I use it to operate my half-lift which runs on a 12v hydraulic pump. It's awesome.

Postby **iamjs** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 3:41 pm

I bought a Halo when my Miata's battery died on me over a long, cold night. Turns out the battery is from 2012 and needs replaced anyways, but going forward there's never a wrong time to have cables and a charger ready.

109.99 minus a 25.00 coupon minus an additional 56.00 in amazon points credit helped out a lot too.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 3:52 pm

I love that every company displays a different standard. mAh, mwh, etc.

Postby **mac5155** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:56 pm

Anything against a Silverado?

The Silverado trail boss package is sweet.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:51 am

My local shop is no longer open on Saturday, which was basically their oil change day. I guess I'll be going back to Acura for oil changes since they'll wash my car for me and I won't have to inconvenience my wife by taking her truck.

Postby **mac5155** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:36 am

25 cents off advantage pay in Washington today. I guess it's YMMV really.

Postby **dodint** » Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:21 am

Yeah, as nice as it is having them basically in the neighborhood that was our last trip to them. My wife has a friend that owns an inspection station a few miles away, we'll just go there from now on.

He passed away suddenly on Friday.

Postby **dodint** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:03 pm

Happy Birthday Enzo:

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:21 pm

Source of the post Happy Birthday Enzo:

That's buon compleanno, you uncultured swine.

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:54 pm

My wife managed to hit a garbage can so hard with her truck that the mirror smashed apart. Not paying $265 for a new one, so I’ll make my first trip to a junk yard this week. Can’t beat $35.

Postby **dodint** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:32 pm

U-Pull-It yard in Penn Hills is fantastic. I will probably be there Saturday scavenging Neon odds and ends.

Postby **NTP66** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:37 pm

I don’t think this is a u pull it yard, but I’m not sure. It looks like a really small yard in a residential neighborhood.

Edit: Yeah, based on Google Maps, there’s no way this is a u pick it. Basically no room in there.

Postby **dodint** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:40 pm

If they don't have it, check out https://upullandpay.com/pittsburgh/home/

Every vehicle is listed on the site, most with pictures. For a mirror you can probably see the part online given it is outside of the vehicle. I got a nice set of tow mirrors for my van there.

Parts list is flat rate and online as well.