CRAP!!!

[CBFryman 2]

chit fudge chit

driving home from school today, music playing next thing i know my truck starts randomly slowing down and my ABS light is blinking. THen i see my voltage meter is droping lower than usualy with the beat. I turn the system off and everything is good. Turn it back on and same problem.

Im pretty sure my alternator just died on me.

how this relates to the ABS randomly comming on i dont know. Glad my 4 year old battery had the life in her to get me home, Hopefully it can get me to the parts store to have my battery and alternator tested. If it is the alternator, while im paying $150 for a new stock replacemnt, i'll probably pay $100 more tops for a Hight Output Alternator. Since my battery needs replacing too, i may as well drop in a red top.

sucks thought because i was planning on a HU but that may have to wait. We will see.

This really sucks. I dont know how i will make it to school for the rest of the week either. Glad i get paid today.

[Eldorado 0]

take the bus

[CBFryman 2]

I have early bird. IE, i go to school at 7:00AM and get out at 1, busses run for the students who go to school at 9:00 AM and get out at 3:20.

[Eldorado 0]

school at 7:00...i hated that

Get a friend to pick you up ?

[Talonesi24 0]

the abs light comes on due to low voltage.

[JimJ 11]

When that happened to me, it was due to my 10 year old stock battery terminals having corroded to the point they weren't making good contact anymore.

Two Tsunami terminals solved that problem.

[Impious 1,476]

Had something similar happen to me, twice.

One time it was that my belt tensioner pulley had given out and fallen off, the other time it was the battery crapping out on me.

[CBFryman 2]

figgured it out, one battery terminal was cracked and the otherone just wasnt making good contact. The alternator is only 95a so when my engine was drawing its portion and my IS2080 and my BX1205D tried to yank another 120a from it the voltage dropped way low. Surprised the amps didnt go into protect. Sanded the terminals and repalced the cracked one, running helthy now. Scared me so bad ive decided that after my HU and new midbass's new Alternator is on the list. Mean Green has one for $320. 180 is more than what i need, even for my upcomming competitons. Im deciding on wether or not to run a red or yellow top. Ill be compeating dB Drag and not Bass Race so a 180a alt doesnt do anything for me.

[mrray13 30]

run the yellow top at the minimum, but try to get a blue top in there. the red isn't deep cycle. trust me, lol. while my red top is a great battery, when it comes to really pulling amps, it sucks.

what truck?

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[CBFryman 2]

'00 Mazda B3000

Im only running Street B/AS1, so even on a slow blow im not going to be able to draw more than 100a for burps. Also, for the first half of the season at least, ill probably be running my BX1205D.

Edited April 15, 2006 by CBFryman

[Eldorado 0]

run the yellow top at the minimum, but try to get a blue top in there. the red isn't deep cycle. trust me, lol. while my red top is a great battery, when it comes to really pulling amps, it sucks.

what truck?

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Yep, i found that out the hard way

[mrray13 30]

run the yellow top at the minimum, but try to get a blue top in there. the red isn't deep cycle. trust me, lol. while my red top is a great battery, when it comes to really pulling amps, it sucks.

what truck?

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Yep, i found that out the hard way

as i did after i bought that ma audio from you and your brother..lol...

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Talonesi24 0]

yellow and blue tops are the same batts jsut different terminal options. yeah for a good all around batt the red top sucks. stock replacement for normal car use red top works great.

[Eldorado 0]

run the yellow top at the minimum, but try to get a blue top in there. the red isn't deep cycle. trust me, lol. while my red top is a great battery, when it comes to really pulling amps, it sucks.

what truck?

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Yep, i found that out the hard way

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as i did after i bought that ma audio from you and your brother..lol...

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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haha, i bought it for the MA as well. It likes batteries

[CBFryman 2]

Greatest Yellow Top RC: 120m

Greatest Blue Top RC: 155m

Greatest Yellow Top CCA: 750a

Greatest Blue Top CCA: 900a

[Renegadesrun 0]

Greatest Blue Top RC: 155m

Greatest Blue Top CCA: 900a

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Greatest ALL blue for under 3 bills?

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