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^ Bad luck
My Optima battery has sat pretty much untouched and unused since July, and it just NOW is needing a charge. It's stayed above 12V the whole time, and the only reason it ran down lower (to 11.9V) is because I tried to start my truck in 55F weather to no avail...
That is a darned good battery.
My Optima battery has sat pretty much untouched and unused since July, and it just NOW is needing a charge. It's stayed above 12V the whole time, and the only reason it ran down lower (to 11.9V) is because I tried to start my truck in 55F weather to no avail...
That is a darned good battery.
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I gave it a much-deserved charging with my trusty ol' 6 amp charger this evening. Fortunately, the battery wasn't the culprit. It has to be something else. The carb did sit for three or more years before I put it on my truck, so I can't expect it to be perfect. Plus the old Fords are cold-natured too.
That's a gorgeous car. How many cops did you have following in pursuit by the time you finished driving it? :P
That's a gorgeous car. How many cops did you have following in pursuit by the time you finished driving it? :P
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I gave it a much-deserved charging with my trusty ol' 6 amp charger this evening. Fortunately, the battery wasn't the culprit. It has to be something else. The carb did sit for three or more years before I put it on my truck, so I can't expect it to be perfect. Plus the old Fords are cold-natured too.
That's a gorgeous car. How many cops did you have following in pursuit by the time you finished driving it? :P
That's a gorgeous car. How many cops did you have following in pursuit by the time you finished driving it? :P
I have the ***** to gun it, unlike most of his clients.got it to 100 on an uphill in under 8 seconds. GOOOOOODDDDDLLLLLYYY!!!!!!!
650hp and 780ftlbs, on a car that weights no more than our engine blocks. (over-exaggerated of course)
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auto
but I can put it into manual
paddle shifters ftw dude haha
they have 3 major modes, and 5 minor modes
manual, automatic, semiautomatic
manual the computer WONT shift if you forget to, and let it redline for too long.
automatic, like any other auto
semi auto, you can redline, but the transmission will shift into the next gear if it redlines for more than 2 seconds.
amazing piece of machinery
but I can put it into manual
paddle shifters ftw dude haha
they have 3 major modes, and 5 minor modes
manual, automatic, semiautomatic
manual the computer WONT shift if you forget to, and let it redline for too long.
automatic, like any other auto
semi auto, you can redline, but the transmission will shift into the next gear if it redlines for more than 2 seconds.
amazing piece of machinery