Recent content by hardheaded

The Walmart by us is a mess. The oil bottles are mixed up with leaking jugs everywhere. Can not find what you need. Last time i tried to buy oil at Wally world i had to lay on the floor to get to the last bottle i needed. All the bottles are wet with oil. What a mess the place is. I...

I have the Audew jump pak and have used it several times on cars and bikes. Works great and has been with me every place i go.

The only time i use mine is for light dust, not dirt. Been using it for 20 + years on 6 black cars and trucks and a black HD. Trick is to use a lite touch.

Yes that it what i meant.

Use to ride down into the 30"s and 40"s but can't get anyone to get out anymore. I guess they are all getting old. I am only 68 and not stopping until i take the big dirt nap.

I disconnected the ground cable when i did the parasitic draw testing and it was 0.003 milliamps. I have been watching the battery in this cold weather and all seems well right now. I will drive the truck next week after all this salt is gone.

I worked construction and our territory covered 82 counties in Missouri and Illinois. Sometimes i drove 200 to 250 every day for 38 years. Wore out alot of cars in my working days. Gets old very quick.

My trucks and cars still smell like leather every time i get in one of them. 99, 06, 11.

If the alternator diodes were bad wouldn't you get a amp draw in the test ? Would you get some kind of OHM reading between the alternator case and hot post of the alternator ? This would be with the battery disconnected .

The above post #11 seems to be what is going on. I talked to a tech at a dealer and he seems to think it's normal behavior of these new charging systems. My owner manual has the exact same thing in it. I carry a jump pack with me so i won't be stuck it if would go dead on me, so we will see how...

OK, I just did the amp draw test and it's drawing 0.003 on the ground cable. So i don't think i have any parasitic draw on the truck. No voltage drop from the battery to the alternator. Battery still at 12.7. Voltage seems to be lower after i drive the truck. Maybe i am just to old school and...

I read somewhere that you can put your multimeter in AC mode and check the battery for AC voltage. If it shows AC voltage at the battery the Diodes are bad in the alternator. Is this a creditable test ?

Maybe i have nothing to worry about, but it sure seems kinda wonkey to me.

Been off the Tender for a couple of hours now and the voltage is 12.6 compared to 12.9 a couple of hours ago when i took it off the tender. I just checked my other car and it was at 12.4 after being off the Tender since last night. Was at 12.9. It has been below 0 for a couple of days and it's...

yes i do. To cold out to do anything today, but tomorow i will do it.