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Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Originally Posted by Deschodt
Talking about those... We had our first dead battery (no warning whatsoever) in a modern car with a push button start. That was fun ! No way you can just jump it, you need to let it get boosted a few minutes before you can even light anything up on the dash, then hold that start button while the computer goes through system checks and after 10 seconds maybe it'll try cranking.. Ah, for the good old days of a key, 2nd gear and a bump start ;-)
Yeah same deal, put in a smaller battery of higher CCA and all is well.. Old one read 8V despite 1.5 hours drive home on the alternator... Then I had to reprogram windows and sunroof, all on youtube. Cars are getting complicated ;-)
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Good point. I used to see PANO ads for a 9V battery device you could plug into the 12V female power outlet to keep radio memory when changing batteries. Would such a device still work with today's cars that have more electronics? If so, are they still sold?
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent."
-Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.)
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