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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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UGH, Supposed to get a new garage door installed today, go out to get things out of the way, go to start the 77 and, NUTTIN!, zip, zilch, zero, nada!.

UGH I JUST started and ran her a week ago!! OK no prob, grab the handy dandy battery charger, hmmmm, NUTTIN!, zip, zilch, zero, nada!.
WTF?!?!?! It done died as well, effin frickin frackin 20 year old POS. Call garage door place, they say they can reschedule me for a couple of weeks later, HELL NO!!, Told them to still come I was just running out to get a new charger, she says well that's fine, they can just do another job in the area first so they will just show up later this afternoon. KEWL.

Go to the zone, grab cheap azz charger, hook it up. Now WTF is THAT crap, the needle bouncing back and forth. Oh well instructions say , let it sit, I let it sit, after 2 hours of making sure the car is not on fire I give it a shot, BOOM First try and she starts like a champ.

NOW WHERE ARE THOSE DAMN GARAGE DOOR PEOPLE?!?!?

God I love my car
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:28 PM
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Hope you figure out your battery drain and hope the door people come soon. Are you getting a spring over the door or a spring over the rail type? I like the spring over the door much better, they don't seem to derail as often.
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Hope you figure out your battery drain and hope the door people come soon. Are you getting a spring over the door or a spring over the rail type? I like the spring over the door much better, they don't seem to derail as often.
Don't think it is a drain, It's been pretty damned cold here latley so I think the fact that I just let it sit so long and only start it once in awhile is the problem. Last summer I let it sit for over a month and a half and she started right up. Gotta love the cold weather


Actually , I don't know which door it is, I completely forgot what I ordered LMAO. I have been so busy lately with other stuff.
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They show up yet?
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They show up yet?

Heh, those poor bastards had one helluva job!!

They had to chisel out part of the cement to make everything fit properly and let me tell you , 80 year old cement might as well be a diamond it is so hard.

But it is DONE!, and they did a GREAT job. It's nice to have something that now actually FEELS secure and no broken windows!!.

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Cold in VA lately, went to start the car and dead battery. Uhg. I know exactly how you feel. It is a pain....

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Originally Posted by Madmikeee
UGH, Supposed to get a new garage door installed today, go out to get things out of the way, go to start the 77 and, NUTTIN!, zip, zilch, zero, nada!.

UGH I JUST started and ran her a week ago!! OK no prob, grab the handy dandy battery charger, hmmmm, NUTTIN!, zip, zilch, zero, nada!.
WTF?!?!?! It done died as well, effin frickin frackin 20 year old POS. Call garage door place, they say they can reschedule me for a couple of weeks later, HELL NO!!, Told them to still come I was just running out to get a new charger, she says well that's fine, they can just do another job in the area first so they will just show up later this afternoon. KEWL.

Go to the zone, grab cheap azz charger, hook it up. Now WTF is THAT crap, the needle bouncing back and forth. Oh well instructions say , let it sit, I let it sit, after 2 hours of making sure the car is not on fire I give it a shot, BOOM First try and she starts like a champ.

NOW WHERE ARE THOSE DAMN GARAGE DOOR PEOPLE?!?!?

God I love my car



You went from depressive to Manic in one post.


UGH I JUST started and ran her a week ago!! OK no prob, grab the handy dandy battery charger, hmmmm, NUTTIN!, zip, zilch, zero, nada!.
WTF?!?!?! It done died as well, effin frickin frackin 20 year old POS. :*****
Happens to me a lot too.
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