The Official Status Update Thread: Part 149 - The Winter That Wasn't

[SEIndSAM]

Congrats on the Hot Water Chez....

 

[MrsGungho]

took me about 5 minutes to get the car started this morning. Dropped it off, and just got back from picking it up. Temp gauge is working and it is blowing much warmer air. now I hope it fixes the starting issue as well.
He also changed my headlight and didn't charge me for it. (I already had the bulb, was just to cold to change it outside)

 

[SEIndSAM]

Why did it take so long to start your car?? Are you having battery problems again??

 

[MrsGungho]

Why did it take so long to start your car?? Are you having battery problems again??

oh no

Monday I took it in and had the valve cover gaskets and a few other things fixed. In the process of doing that a wire came loose to the temp sensor. The line of thought is, since it couldn't tell the temp of the engine, it wouldn't start. I don't know, just what I am told. He got the wire hooked back up, temp gauge reads a temp now and it is blowing hot air, was just warm yesterday. When I go to work later I'll know if this was it. It starts fine when it's warm, just not when it's cold. It isn't battery, acted like it was starving for fuel

 

[db1959]

and they just started it back up. this is just weird.

Maybe a remote starter? Roommate has one. It turns of after five minutes or so.

mine runs 15 minutes. I can set it to start every 4 hours or something like that.

 

[451_Detonics]

I am surprised the gun I have for sale hasn't had any interest yet.

well it's a 40 Short and Weak...that explains it...

 

[MrsGungho]

mine runs 15 minutes. I can set it to start every 4 hours or something like that.

mine runs for 10 minutes. Can't set it to restart, that has to be done manually. Which I do in the mornings. I hear the remote play the tone that it turned off, I grab it and start it again

 

[db1959]

and they just started it back up. this is just weird.

oh no

Monday I took it in and had the valve cover gaskets and a few other things fixed. In the process of doing that a wire came loose to the temp sensor. The line of thought is, since it couldn't tell the temp of the engine, it wouldn't start. I don't know, just what I am told. He got the wire hooked back up, temp gauge reads a temp now and it is blowing hot air, was just warm yesterday. When I go to work later I'll know if this was it. It starts fine when it's warm, just not when it's cold. It isn't battery, acted like it was starving for fuel

Could be that wire caused the problems. Wrong info to the computer can cause all kinds of problems. But who really knows

 

[db1959]

mine runs for 10 minutes. Can't set it to restart, that has to be done manually. Which I do in the mornings. I hear the remote play the tone that it turned off, I grab it and start it again

I think mine is programmable for 5, 10 and 15 minute runtimes. There is a lot it can do but I don't mess with it. I might break something

 

[db1959]

The way I look at it, if it's to cold for the car to start why should I?

 

[MrsGungho]

Could be that wire caused the problems. Wrong info to the computer can cause all kinds of problems. But who really knows

exactly. So I have to wait for it to get cold again, which I am sure won't be long today, and I'll know if that was the issue. I have confidence that it is that. Thank God for the good battery or I wouldn't have been able to start it. It never sounded like the battery was getting tired the whole time I was starting it this morning

 

[MrsGungho]

my baby boy

 

[db1959]

I've seen that picture before!

 

[db1959]

It's strange having MrsG here at noon

 

[GregD]

Hi db

 

[GregD]

Hi MrsG

 

[MrsGungho]

It's strange having MrsG here at noon

I'm usually always home. Just busy doing something else

today the laundry is all done, Christmas stuff all down and put away. Kitchen is clean. SO I decided a break is necessary. I really should be napping.

 

[db1959]

howdy greg!

I dont think I did a nooner yet

 

[MrsGungho]

hi Greg

 

[db1959]

I'm usually always home. Just busy doing something else

today the laundry is all done, Christmas stuff all down and put away. Kitchen is clean. SO I decided a break is necessary. I really should be napping.

nap away, sounds like you earned it!