 BAD WEEK :( |
 Nov 18, 2004 - 2:05 AM
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ohh man thsi has been a baddd week for me and my celica...well like 2 weeks ago my car started to shake at idle and sounded like a leak in the exhaust.. turnedout i needed new plugs wires rotar and cap...did that worked for one day they the same noise happen...found out my distributor was messed up...the copper thread was everywhere,, so i had to shell out $250 for another one ( i got $50 back) so then eveything was fine lol untill wednesday morning when i go to school and my battery light turns on IM LIKE WTF !!! LOL my head uniit turns off my clock stops working and as i stop at a light my car is hesitant to move...so i start driving and i can hear my car about to die so i pull over to the side as if im turning left...my car stops...its 11:45 and i have a test at 1 and UMCP is like 15 min away i have no ride... so i end up calling my friend he coems thsi other guy jumps the lil bit of batttery life left so i could shift to neutral ( damnn automatic and autolock LOL) then we push it accros big ass main road (university blvd) i park in a neightborhood,...luckly the womon in front of the hosue i parked was cool about me leaving my car there heheh she was hispanic
 so now my friend gives me a ride to schol i get there at 12:55 LOL just made it for my nutriction test. so then i go buy the battery lol luckly like this guy i met at advance auto was cool and he hooked me up wiht a 500amp batttery for 40 with new brackets and bracket cleaner (suppossed to be $75)..so iinstall my battery and it works but the battery light is still on ...hmm wut could it be LOL the alternator DAMNNNNIT LOL i was soo pissed so i call up advance auto and teh guy said he could hook me up for $80 !!!!!!!!!! lol i had called up another advance auto and it was $130 plus 75 for the core fee...so now i have hook ups for parts heheh but anywasy so i go to my friend house and we install it in the dark LOL now its running well wiht new battery remanucatured distributor and alternator..its been a bytch ...on a bad note when i tred to close my hood wiht the new battery it didnt close and it made like a small dent so im kinda pissed abotu that 
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Nov 18, 2004 - 5:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '04 From Oakdale, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
Get an optima battery I have had very good luck with them. I liked my first one so much so I had to get another. Me and my dads car both have a red and yellow top Optima
-------------------- -Brad
95 GSX: Stock motor, fp3065, corn = 10.9 @ 140 06 R6: Strappd and sprocketed = 11.0 @ 127 01 a4: daily 94 Celica: totaled - someday have another celica thats fast instead of looks cool |
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latinomasfino BAD WEEK :( Nov 18, 2004 - 2:05 AM
playr158 i work at advanced on or compu screens under the b... Nov 18, 2004 - 2:27 AM
latinomasfino QUOTE(playr158 @ Nov 18, 2004 - 7:27 AM)i wor... Nov 18, 2004 - 9:00 AM Digndoug Thats like mine.. I think my batt is dead, is barl... Nov 18, 2004 - 11:19 AM latinomasfino QUOTE(Digndoug @ Nov 18, 2004 - 4:19 PM)Thats... Nov 18, 2004 - 2:46 PM mikew04 yay for poor college students. some of you guys ar... Nov 18, 2004 - 3:45 PM latinomasfino more bad news WTF is going on well i knew somethig... Nov 18, 2004 - 5:48 PM Anub1s Crap dude that really sucks. I hope those guys fix... Nov 18, 2004 - 5:52 PM latinomasfino too late i got a silver battery 500amps good enoug... Nov 18, 2004 - 5:55 PM Anub1s If its their fault, yeah they should fix it. But g... Nov 18, 2004 - 11:23 PM coustoe how many miles does your car have? i got 180k on m... Nov 19, 2004 - 9:27 AM latinomasfino QUOTE(coustoe @ Nov 19, 2004 - 2:27 PM)how ma... Nov 19, 2004 - 4:31 PM 1900WattCelica Muahahhaha. I bought a 1100 amp (1000 cold cranki... Nov 19, 2004 - 11:30 AM latinomasfino QUOTE(1900WattCelica @ Nov 19, 2004 - 4:30 PM... Nov 19, 2004 - 4:32 PM latinomasfino ok so i stopped by teh shop and he said yea its pr... Nov 19, 2004 - 4:33 PM cheesebacon wow that is a really funny story. i hope you get a... Dec 3, 2004 - 3:27 AM |
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