Yuma and I slept in late this morning till 8:30. No time change in Arizona so Dolly is only one hour ahead of me now instead of two. That’s good!
Before I get too far, I want to mention that my son,
Steve ran the Indianapolis Marathon yesterday.
He has run that marathon since it started, I think fourteen years
ago. His son, Nick ran the half marathon. My daughter, Kristi and her son, Lane ran the
5K. I’ve got a running
family. Congratulations to all four of
them.
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| Kristi and Lane |
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| Steve and Nick |
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| Lane, Kristi, Steve, Nick, friend |
So, I took those two monstrous 50 pound batteries out
and took them to Auto Zone to test. Sure
enough they needed to be replaced.
Brought two new ones and brought them back and put them in and hooked them up.
Guess what there is no starting at all. Nothing! Not even a starter click. I tried different things all afternoon to no
avail. I did find they were not fully
charged, so I charged them and still nothing!
By late afternoon, I gave up and called Dolly to let
her know I was getting low on enthusiasm and about ready to dump this
thing. After she gave me a little pep
talk, I’ve decided to keep fighting. I’m
sure tomorrow with a little money, everything will be better.
Last night’s dinner from McDonalds was not very good,
so it was back to good ole KFC for the 3 piece Big Box. Never get tired of crispy chicken. The CAT shop said they may be able to read
the check engine code over the phone, but probably can’t if I can’t start the
engine. In the morning, I will call
someone who knows what they are doing to come out and get this beast running.
Been a long frustrating day and I’m ready to hit the sack. We’ll just have to see what tomorrow brings,
Thanks for stopping by.
Hmmmm this is very perplexing to say the least. Is this the same as last time it wouldn’t start? No clicking? I don’t remember. Hopefully it’s a minor thing and you are rolling the wheels soon. Good luck Doug.
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Glad to read Dolly gave you a pep talk and you are continuing the fight. It does sound like a frustrating day for sure. Fingers crossed and nothing but good thoughts coming your way. Hope you and Yuma, are on your way soon in the White Lion.
ReplyDeleteYour good thoughts worked. The battery problem got solved this morning.
DeleteIt seems like if it's not one thing, it's another. What a bummer. I sure I hope you can someone to get it started. Good luck with everything tomorrow. Keeping fingers crossed here for you!
ReplyDeleteJust for the record, this was the 14th year for the Indianapolis Marathon. Everyone did great!
Thanks Dolly. Today was the day. Now to move forward. The new batteries really helped with starting.
DeleteDoug, Check your positive battery cable at the battery. There should be a small, 14 ga. wire attached to the positive battery terminal along with the large main cable. This is an exciter wire and must be connected and if not there would be no click or any response from trying to start the engine. This may not be your problem, but the small exciter wire became loose on my Safari and I had nothing! Good Luck with the White Lion!!!
ReplyDeleteYou were close. When move the one wire to the negative it did the trick.
DeleteGreat photos of your running family.
ReplyDeleteLike Dolly says, don't give up the fight as long as there are available accessible options to you. We are all pulling for you and the White Lion. I've no doubt it is very discouraging.
Thank you Patsy. Won that fight and time to move to the next one. Not out yet.
DeleteI'm sure you'll get it figured out tomorrow. Get a good nights rest and a fresh start! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteYou were right and I did.
DeleteHopefully you get it figured out today she'll be purring like a kitten again!
ReplyDeleteI did and with the new batteries it starts right up.
DeleteThat was my thought ... check your connections again. Don't give up Doug ... she was running great, so it's probably something small. Hang in there!!
ReplyDeleteYou were right Nancy. Took me awhile but I figured it out.
DeleteI believe if you disconnect the battery - the OBD codes in the computer memory will clear.? Then you have to drive 50 - 100 miles to get the diagnostic codes to come up again. Not sure - ask a professional - and good Luck. PS.. More photos of Yuma please.!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cactus Flower. You're right poor Yuma has been left out this last week and he's not a happy dog!
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