The car runs much better if I let it warm up a few times a week, even when it's not being driven. I went out to start it last week and the thing couldn't hold an idle and would only run after the first minute or two if I kept the throttle open slightly. I assumed this was because the battery was weak we got some weather that's very cold for us. Nope... it was the final death cries of the battery (that's been in there since I bought the car). Even on a battery tender, it will only manage one half of one crank now.
I've had a yellow top on my shelf for awhile, but haven't put it in the car because I need a custom battery tray fabricated. I forgot to ask the shop to do it when it was there last. I've got free roadside, so I may just have it towed. I may also try and hook the optima up and somehow bungee cord it in place to not have to deal with a tow company. The shop is <2 miles from home - what could go wrong??
I'm gonna have them look at the master cylinder and shocks while it's there. I'm done "upgrading" the car for awhile due to house shit, but I wouldn't remind a better refined driving experience on city streets.
I've had a yellow top on my shelf for awhile, but haven't put it in the car because I need a custom battery tray fabricated. I forgot to ask the shop to do it when it was there last. I've got free roadside, so I may just have it towed. I may also try and hook the optima up and somehow bungee cord it in place to not have to deal with a tow company. The shop is <2 miles from home - what could go wrong??
I'm gonna have them look at the master cylinder and shocks while it's there. I'm done "upgrading" the car for awhile due to house shit, but I wouldn't remind a better refined driving experience on city streets.
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth