Yea, hopefully this summer when both girls are home (or once one of them
gets stranded then they will make time for Dad's paranoia!). When my
youngest was senior in HS she was too busy for that stuff Dad! lol
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:54 AM, ljordan704 wrote:
> Not too late to teach your daughter about checking a battery. She
> might need to know someday.
>
> Linda
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Dec 22, 2011, at 6:22 AM, Tim <tputland@charter.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks again to all who replied. Sorry for the verboseness here....
>>
>> I had checked the terminals, grounds, cables, etc. (learned about
>> this part from the Datto!).
>>
>> When the battery showed fully charged on the tender, I assumed
>> (incorrectly) that the battery was fine.
>>
>> This was my first experience with a failed battery AND a battery
>> tender. I didn't know that a battery can show fully charged and still
>> be bad (a new thing learned!!!).
>>
>> So, after minor surgery to just get the old battery out ( I had to
>> remove the air filter box, three hoses and two electrical connections
>> to get to the bottom of the battery hold down as the nut and bolt
>> were just spinning). I placed a different battery in the car and it
>> was an immediate improvement in engine turn over speed. But the car
>> still would not start. Since this new battery was too big, I had to
>> go buy one that was the correct size. Once installed the car would
>> still not start. Well, dumbassthatIam, there is not a car in the
>> world that will start with the coil wire disconnected (had to move it
>> as it was in the way of pulling a hose to get the air box out). So,
>> reconnect the coil wire and it fired right up.
>>
>> So, like i said, another thing learned!
>>
>> My daughter, bless her heart, asked me if I wanted money for the
>> battery! I told her not necessarily as I knew she HAD no clue what
>> automotive batteries cost. The look on her face later on when I told
>> her how much I paid yesterday? PRICELESS!!
>>
>> Thanks again too all who replied!!
>>
>> Happy Holidays All!!!
>>
>> A little less clueless today than yesterday
>> Tim
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