BR46 Posted January 30, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 30, 2019 Wo46's car didn't want to start this morning so I jump started it. We let it run for 30 minutes before she left for work. She just called me saying that she went out to start it on her break and the car did nothing. It didn't even try to crank. So I'm going to go stand in a parking lot changing a battery. Who wants to help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 30, 2019 AAA. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 30, 2019 AAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 30, 2019 Just now, maddmaxx said: AAA. Just now, Zackny said: AAA Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #5 Posted January 30, 2019 Just now, Zackny said: Ha Ha Ha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 30, 2019 Brrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 30, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Ha Ha Yous guys are deep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted January 30, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, BR46 said: So I'm going to go stand in a parking lot changing a battery. It isn't parked in Arizona, by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #9 Posted January 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: Yous guys are deep... At least we haven't been reduced to complaining about the lack of ebike threads. Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted January 30, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 30, 2019 Yeah its just too cold out there. Wife just found out she can work from home again tomorrow too. Its not just the cold, but the snow blowing across the roads is creating instant black ice that the salt can't melt. I guess someone from her office went in the ditch last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 30, 2019 My maintenance guy told folks to stay home...not worth having car issues in this weather..although my battery is new... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Page Turner Posted January 30, 2019 Popular Post Share #12 Posted January 30, 2019 ....this might be the time to share my epic story of trying to start the '68 Dart outside in the circular driveway out at the lake in MN. It was 20 below that night, and when I needed to start it (really, really, really needed to start it), it had warmed up to 10 below. So I got out the tools I thought I'd need, and the spray ether, and some gloves I could slip on and off quickly. Put the tools next to the wood stove, for prewarming. I figured I would go out for a while, then when it got too bad, come inside and warm up. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat. There's this trick where you pull a couple of spark plugs to lower the compression so you can get the engine to spin a little first. But at ten below zero, the spark plug wires were too stiff to pull off, so I ended up breaking off the tops of all the plugs, which was easy at ten below. Then I pulled out the tops from the wires, went inside to get the ratchet, socket and extension and a fresh set of plugs. Warmed them up on the stove. Went back outside with the ratchet and got the old plug remains out, which was surprisingly easy (probably because I use anti-seize to install plugs). Got the new ones in on the next trip, went back in for a final warmup, then came out and sprayed the carb throat full of ether. Got it to fire once or twice in one or two cylinders, then nothing. Got my friend to start the tractor ( which had a heater installed in it and was parked inside the barn). Threw on a chain to pull start it, and pulled it down the driveway, successfully pull starting the sucker. Success !!! In removing the tow chain, he flipped the hook up and knocked a hole in the radiator. I hope you have better luck with the battery. 3 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Prophet Zacharia Posted January 30, 2019 Popular Post Share #13 Posted January 30, 2019 19 minutes ago, Zackny said: AAA I think it’s going to take a bigger battery than that. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BR46 Posted January 30, 2019 Author Popular Post Share #14 Posted January 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said: It isn't parked in Arizona, by any chance? It's only -19° with 25 mph winds. How bad could it be. 18 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: AAA. Why pay for a service that I can do myself. That would be like paying for a hand job from a hooker. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 30, 2019 Share #15 Posted January 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, petitepedal said: My maintenance guy told folks to stay home...not worth having car issues in this weather..although my battery is new... ...unless you're running pretty light oil, the stuff just thickens up in there like jello. Not worth the hassles if you can dodge them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #16 Posted January 30, 2019 Depends. How cold is it out there?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2Far ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Popular Post Share #17 Posted January 30, 2019 Circa 1978. Cold winter night in the north country of NYS. 2Far headed back to school sees a car with a flat tire on the side of the road. Being the snow-jedi that he was, he stops to render aid. A SUNY coed is the driver of the disabled vehicle. 2Far begins to change the tire. Manages to get the jack out & on a firm piece under the car before his gloved hands quit working. Since her car is still running, he hops in coed's cars to warm up hands. Goes outside for round two. Gets the 5 lug nuts loose & car off the ground and the hands freeze up again. Gets in the car, coed says your hands will get warmer faster if you put them between my legs. 2Far agrees and complies. Goes outside for round three. Nuts off. Tire off, Spare on. three nuts back on. Hands cold. Back in car. 2Far reaches towards previously warm spot. Coed holds his hands and asks "Don't your ears ever get cold?" 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted January 30, 2019 I can't feel my fabis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #19 Posted January 30, 2019 Sounds like a true story to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #20 Posted January 30, 2019 A light dusting of snow is just ending, there's virtually nothing on the streets and sidewalks, but it's still just above 20F. So, in spite of being windy, I'm going to spend several minutes clearing the snow off my car rather than do it around 10F or less tomorrow. They say to NOT start your car and let it idle for a short time just to warm it up. My battery's been good, though 6 years old, so I'm going to do so just to make sure it's starting at all - I haven't started it for 2 days. I have an oil change and leaky-tire-fix scheduled for 1 pm tomorrow so I'll have time tomorrow to make sure I can get going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 30, 2019 Share #21 Posted January 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, MickinMD said: They say to NOT start your car and let it idle for a short time just to warm it up. If you do, let it idle until it comes up to temperature. Just starting you can and letting it warm for just a minute or 2 can cause condensation to form in areas you don't want condensation - causing it to not start when you need it. I always make sure the temp gauge is heading into the normal range before I shut it down in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted January 30, 2019 Share #22 Posted January 30, 2019 We have AAA now. We used to have a different one, I think it was called Better World. Better in a lot of ways, you can get a policy where they will come get you if you run into trouble on the bike. We used to have that, never used it, but it gave us the confidence to get outside our comfort zone. https://www.betterworldclub.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #23 Posted January 30, 2019 Both of our cars started right up today. -5 degrees with -25 wind chill. I think the pure synthetic oil helps a lot. I run Mobil One in both vehicles, they are both due for oil change according to mileage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #24 Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Kzoo said: If you do, let it idle until it comes up to temperature. Just starting you can and letting it warm for just a minute or 2 can cause condensation to form in areas you don't want condensation - causing it to not start when you need it. I always make sure the temp gauge is heading into the normal range before I shut it down in the winter. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 30, 2019 Share #25 Posted January 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, 2Far said: I clicked Learn More but nothing happened... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 30, 2019 Share #26 Posted January 30, 2019 18 minutes ago, Kzoo said: I clicked Learn More but nothing happened... ....so you learned something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 30, 2019 Share #27 Posted January 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ....so you learned something. Ummm yeah... I guess. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #28 Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, 2Far said: Love, love, love this app!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #29 Posted January 30, 2019 @BR46, sorry your wife had to go out in the Polar Vortex! Did the battery swap go ok? Other than you couldn't feel your fabis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #30 Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, BR46 said: It's only -19° with 25 mph winds. How bad could it be. Why pay for a service that I can do myself. That would be like paying for a hand job from a hooker. We've needed it for the lock out service as well as the flat taar service in the pouring rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted January 30, 2019 Share #31 Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Kzoo said: I clicked Learn More but nothing happened... Good padawan, you are ready for the trials. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 31, 2019 Share #32 Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 12:24 PM, Page Turner said: ....this might be the time to share my epic story of trying to start the '68 Dart outside in the circular driveway out at the lake in MN. It was 20 below that night, and when I needed to start it (really, really, really needed to start it), it had warmed up to 10 below. So I got out the tools I thought I'd need, and the spray ether, and some gloves I could slip on and off quickly. Put the tools next to the wood stove, for prewarming. I figured I would go out for a while, then when it got too bad, come inside and warm up. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat. There's this trick where you pull a couple of spark plugs to lower the compression so you can get the engine to spin a little first. But at ten below zero, the spark plug wires were too stiff to pull off, so I ended up breaking off the tops of all the plugs, which was easy at ten below. Then I pulled out the tops from the wires, went inside to get the ratchet, socket and extension and a fresh set of plugs. Warmed them up on the stove. Went back outside with the ratchet and got the old plug remains out, which was surprisingly easy (probably because I use anti-seize to install plugs). Got the new ones in on the next trip, went back in for a final warmup, then came out and sprayed the carb throat full of ether. Got it to fire once or twice in one or two cylinders, then nothing. Got my friend to start the tractor ( which had a heater installed in it and was parked inside the barn). Threw on a chain to pull start it, and pulled it down the driveway, successfully pull starting the sucker. Success !!! In removing the tow chain, he flipped the hook up and knocked a hole in the radiator. I hope you have better luck with the battery. Well that sounds fun. I am glad it was you and not me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share #33 Posted January 31, 2019 22 hours ago, smudge said: Did the battery swap go ok? I getting to the point of....I wanted to hunt down the guy who designed the battery box in the Ford Focus and punch him in the face. But as could as my fingers were my hand would have shattered. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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