I sure dunno what people like electric cars, boy are they dumb.
My daughter called, said the car was dead. I asked if it would turn over and she said no. When I got to the highway a local police officer was there, said that it wouldn't take a charge. We had 24 hrs, and he said please push it more to the side for working on it. My daughter said the red battery light had been on for a couple of days, groan, lecture about red lights.
I took the battry home, put it on a trickle charge with the old Sears charger, called and had to order an alternator, but bought a voltage regulator in case that was it. After about 8 hrs the battery, an Optima red top that I got on sale, seemed to be doing well, so we went out and put the battery in. I made to the bottom of the driveway before it died, maybe 10 miles of driving, pulled the battery, charged it again, and finally got the car up the driveway. Pulled the voltage regulator and found that the brushes and commuter were toast, so alternator it was. Picked it up the next day, returned the regulator, and installed it along with a new belt.
Boy electric cars are dumb.
:^)
My daughter called, said the car was dead. I asked if it would turn over and she said no. When I got to the highway a local police officer was there, said that it wouldn't take a charge. We had 24 hrs, and he said please push it more to the side for working on it. My daughter said the red battery light had been on for a couple of days, groan, lecture about red lights.
I took the battry home, put it on a trickle charge with the old Sears charger, called and had to order an alternator, but bought a voltage regulator in case that was it. After about 8 hrs the battery, an Optima red top that I got on sale, seemed to be doing well, so we went out and put the battery in. I made to the bottom of the driveway before it died, maybe 10 miles of driving, pulled the battery, charged it again, and finally got the car up the driveway. Pulled the voltage regulator and found that the brushes and commuter were toast, so alternator it was. Picked it up the next day, returned the regulator, and installed it along with a new belt.
Boy electric cars are dumb.
:^)
He is not calling the car dumb.
