snickerd3
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woohoo my car is ready. the new windshield installation is done!!!
The Automotive Thread
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Well, as of this morning, I am officially the SCCA Southeast Division champion in the ITS class. Now to figure out whether I want to take a weekend trip to St. Simon's Island in February to get my jacket and trophy. Hotel is only $79/night, may be worth the 4 1/2 hour drive.
I liked St. Simons, though it was a little too crowded for my taste. Jekyll Island is the next barrier island south of it and the entire island is a state park so it's not AS overrun with touristy crap. Not a bad area to kayak, and there's lots of dolphins around.
By crowded I didn't mean just the number of people around, but the entire island is so heavily developed the houses are built nearly on top of each other, and there's pretty much nowhere to park. Probably fewer tourists in Feb than when I was there (Memorial Day weekend), as you say.
Road Guy
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So I left the office today to head to a meeting in my alternator light came on, I've been driving about an hour and watching my voltage meter love around 10 ...dumb question, if I leave the car running in the battery runs out of juice will The car eventually cut off? I am in the middle of ******* nowhere in but I was thinking I could just leave the car running during the meeting and then head straight to the auto store about an hour away and grab a new alternator
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
Do you know it's the alternator or can it just be a low/bad battery?
Road Guy
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Pretty sure it's the alternator, last month had the battery checked out of worry about upcoming winter and and it checked out fine, it's about a-year-old, but if I can make it to an auto parts store I'll get them to check both..
Voltage is now around 9---
Windshield wipers and windows wont function...
Anyone near fort morgan, Co?
Voltage is now around 9---
Windshield wipers and windows wont function...
Anyone near fort morgan, Co?
DEx has a good point, but either way if your battery goes dead, I believe the car will stop and leave you stranded. Back in the old days you could keep the car going (ie.e motor would keep running) but you'd lose all the electrical functions. Nowadays I believe if you have no juice the motor stops too.
NCcarguy
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If the alternator is indeed dead, then it will drain the battery while it's running.....your best shot is to shut it off and hope the BATTERY will start when you're done and allow you to drive far enough to be safe......
NCcarguy
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Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
If it dies, a jump start won't work. Remember, the alternator is dead and therefore the engine is not producing the electricity needed to fire the spark plugs.
My in-laws live up by Sterling (about 30 min away), but my FIL is blind and can't drive and MIL is at work until at least 5.
Road Guy
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Something weird happened, I had to pass a car on the interstate and when I accelerated real hard the voltage meter went back to normal?
The Tahoe started up after the meeting so I'm going to head straight to the auto store and try to get a reading on it
The Tahoe started up after the meeting so I'm going to head straight to the auto store and try to get a reading on it
