help!! i have no idea whats wrong..

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04/18/2009, 02:34 PM
CrnCnn

Re-united and it feels so good....
04/18/2009, 02:58 PM
Knigh7s

:bgwg::bgwb::smilewink good to know that everything is alright and not as extreme as some had thought!!! :smilewink:bgwb::bgwg:
04/18/2009, 03:34 PM
VehiGAZ

Yay!!! Happy ending!!! (not that kind, pervs!)

Sometimes it's the little things. When I bought my 928 I had all sorts of never-ending battery/charge problems, leaving it D-E-D dead over and over again. :-( My (awesome) mechanic traced the problem to one of those battery-disconnect thumb-screw jobs that wasn't screwed on tight, corroding the contacts and keeping the battery from getting charged.

Nice pic, Eric! Glad it worked out for you...
04/18/2009, 04:15 PM
Riff Raff

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Originally Posted by etlsport

oh and a big huge thumbs down to Bob's service center in downingtown, PA they were useless, they were the ones who fubar'd my negative battery post, recommended i replace my transmission and generally left my VX in disarray when they gave it back to me

ERIC--- That manuever is commonly known as "job security" for repeat business!!!
04/18/2009, 04:59 PM
Anita

I scared the husband, the cat and probably most the neighbors around me when I saw the pic of you hugging your VX!!!! I almost lost a lung laughing.

I would give good money to have a calendar of VX owners hugging their VX's. :bgwb:
04/18/2009, 06:50 PM
Gussie2000

Eric,now it's good time to rechecked all aftermarket wiring since you'll be putting every thing back again.
04/18/2009, 07:11 PM
PittVXr

Glad to hear you are up and running again. Amazing how such a small part can cause such huge headaches. Thanks for sharing your story. If this ever happens to any of the rest of us, we will have a possible answer to the problem.
04/18/2009, 08:33 PM
Ldub

CONGRATS!, Happy to hear the news.

:dance:...:yes:...:_beer:...:yes:...:dance:
04/19/2009, 07:18 PM
etlsport

so far the casualties of this incident are

high output alternator (fubar)
both headlight bulbs (low beams burnt out)
rear view camera (turns on, no picture)
a 14mm socket (missing in action)
my spare VX battery (due to a shop messing up the terminal)

but on the plus side, my A/C has started working properly again with the oem alternator, so apparently the high output alternator was the issue there too

im guessing that piece cracked long ago, ie when the a/c started acting up, because that happened months after the high output alternator install, and got progressively worse over a span of 4-6 months, then stopped working completely for the last 2-3 months

total repair costs
tow to local shop - free from AAA
tow from local shop to my work - $80
electrical diagnosis from my shop - $12
rubber sleeve to cover cracked piece - $2
new headlight bulbs - $40
new rear view camera - $1.50
new high output alternator - $279 (eventually)
04/19/2009, 08:26 PM
Jolly Roger VX'er

Great to hear you're back on the road! That pic should be framed! okay...I'm running to dollar bargain to buy a frame...lol. :p
04/20/2009, 06:47 AM
VehiGAZ

Getting you beloved VX back on the road... PRICELESS!!
04/22/2009, 03:31 PM
KeithVXlvr

SUZY ????:confused:
04/22/2009, 03:48 PM
circmand

hey

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Originally Posted by etlsport

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/home_005.jpg
!:dance:

Get a room you two
04/22/2009, 04:21 PM
VehiGAZ

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Originally Posted by KeithVXlvr

SUZY ????:confused:

I think they are all named that... right ldub?
04/22/2009, 05:15 PM
pbkid

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Originally Posted by VehiGAZ

I think they are all named that... right ldub?

i guess if you wanna be part of the crowd....

pssst, a vehicross owner being like other people? no!

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