Automotive Help

yeah carbon monoxide will give you headaches for sure. not to mention it will kill you. But you have to subject yourself to being in a locked room where fresh air cant get in. You just developed a exhaust leak, I dont think you were in any real danger. But it will give you a headache after a while
 
Was having another conversation with a fellow 8wayrun-er, whos name sounds simular to NGK.....and thought this might be a good auto shop lesson for the day.

If you have a bad alternator, the car runs off the power of the battery alone. Once the battery is completly drained, the car will stop running. You can be driving down the street and itll act like someone just took the key right out your ignition.

AUTO SHOP LESSON TIME:
The alternators job is the take ALTERNATING current from the eninge, and turn it into DIRECT current and then charges the cars battery with that DIRECT energy.

there will be a quiz at the end of the week

HRD
 
HRD said:
Was having another conversation with a fellow 8wayrun-er, whos name sounds simular to NGK.....and thought this might be a good auto shop lesson for the day.

If you have a bad alternator, the car runs off the power of the battery alone. Once the battery is completly drained, the car will stop running. You can be driving down the street and itll act like someone just took the key right out your ignition.

AUTO SHOP LESSON TIME:
The alternators job is the take ALTERNATING current from the eninge, and turn it into DIRECT current and then charges the cars battery with that DIRECT energy.

there will be a quiz at the end of the week

HRD
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I always have to give people the advice to not rely on their alternator to charge their battery. You'll end up having to replace it.
 
You were right Dave. It jumped ok hooked to a Ford Explorer and I could see the alternator shaking awkwardly. Got it replaced, thankfully the battery is still good.
 
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