[urq] It's that time again...

[Brandon Rogers]

maybe yous guys should invest in trickle chargers........?

Or drive your urq!  hey there's an idea.  ahh just messing around....I 
haven't driven my A4 in days - been driving the urq....

Brandon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Baer" <charlie at istari.com>
To: "Andrew B" <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] It's that time again...


> As I type there are three dead plastic boxes in the back of my truck, 
> about
> to toodle into town and get new ones for the urq and the 200q20v sedan.
> Both have less than 50mA drain when parked, but a few cold snaps and
> long waits between drives just kills the shelf life on the things.
>
> Charlie
>
> Andrew B wrote:
>
>>Why is every e-mail from me asking for help?  Sheesh....
>>
>>My car is having trouble starting.  This time, it's the battery.  It's
>>been a long time since the last time I started it, and I didn't drive
>>it much since it died last.  I got it started using a battery pack,
>>then I drove it around town for about 10-15 minutes, getting up above
>>3000 a couple times.  When I got home, no start again.  The battery
>>seemed to have more juice (than before) but still couldn't crank the
>>engine.
>>
>>I'm wagering that something has to be replaced, but should I do the
>>alternator or the battery?  If I go with the alternator, should I get
>>the W model or not?  Advance and Autozone have alternators with a W
>>terminal and one without.  Which does mine have (83 stock engine)? Does it 
>>matter?  thepartsbin.com has a 90 amp model for $150...but
>>makes no mention of the W terminal.....
>>
>>Maybe 5 hours on the road tomorrow will charge it?  Ack.  I'm bringing
>>the battery charger.
>>
>>-A
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