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Post by ricardoguitars on Dec 17, 2015 15:08:53 GMT -5
UPDATE-- I noticed last night (and good ol' Mom noticed just now as she left for the Post Office), the BTjr is now fast-flashing green. So I called SW again. Dave the mech (why are all my mechs named Dave?) reaffirmed the battery has a problem, and said he definitely wants me to have Peej towed to them come spring rather than me trying to drive him. Said between the previous red to green flash pattern and now this, that there's a good chance the battery might fail and strand me. Also said to go ahead and start him up every couple weeks, if the battery permits. Let him idle a couple minutes, then rev a couple times, then off. That'll keep the fluids circulating. Sigh. I hate vehicles. Really I do. But I suppose a horse wouldn't be much better for troubles, would it. >'Kat A horse would be more reliable, but then you have to deal with the mess in the garage  |
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Post by dollartwentyfive on Dec 17, 2015 16:10:39 GMT -5
i tend to agree that the "green/red" flashing on the battery tender is a sign of problems.
incorrect polarity or a dead cell.
i can't be sure of this, because not all "battery chargers" are the same.
mine simply had a green and yellow light that came on when the battery reached a certain level.
the yellow indicated too low a voltage.
the green flashed as the battery was charging, and the longer it stayed on indicated how much charge was in the battery.
it wasn't a "trickle" type of charger, but sent pulses to the battery depending on how charged it was.
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Post by dollartwentyfive on Dec 17, 2015 16:15:59 GMT -5
about fuel injection:
most would assume that fuel injection is directly into the cylinders.
while this might be true of expensive high performance engines, i hardly doubt this is the case for our chinese machines.
fuel injectors are located in the carburetor and are electrically operated.
in this case they can be seen as "jets with wires".
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Post by SylvreKat on Dec 17, 2015 23:29:16 GMT -5
A horse would be more reliable, but then you have to deal with the mess in the garage I dunno, ricardo. My old Taurus liked leaving his own messes in the garage. Can't be that much diff between oily spots all over and a poop pile or two.  Hm. I suppose our landlord at work wouldn't allow a horse to be parked in the courtyard. They had a hissy-fit when I parked Peej back there the first time I drove to work--I wanted all my friends to see my shiny new scoot! Then again, they also had a hissy when a customer at Panera's parked her little 50cc scoot by the park bench for a week. They actually told Panera's manager he needed to tell his customer to not park there. He informed the landlord he would say no such thing to any customer. Guess I'll have to stick to vehicles. They're easier to park at work. >'Kat |
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