[Shotimes] Oh no ! now they both do it!!
James White
greensho@crown.net
Sun, 4 Dec 2005 07:30:28 -0600
I have had 3 Optima batteries and they all failed at 36 to 42 months.
At the time they were rather rare so any kind of warranty credit
didn't happen, even after several calls and emails to Optima directly.
The last one to fail smelled really bad as it was going out. Like
sewer gas - sulpherdioxide?
Would never buy another.
regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
At Sunday, 4 December 2005, "Bill Murray" <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com>
wrote:
>I bought my Optima Redtop sometime in '99 and it is still going
strong(knock
>on wood). I even had a bad alternator during that time and was
getting some
>very weird voltages at times. I know there was a supposed re-design or
>something along those lines a few years ago, but I'd be willing to try
>another one. I know Jim White had a problem with his Optima a few
years ago
>though. I may try an Odyssey battery next though.
>
>With my luck, since they're predicting the first snow of the season
tomorrow
>night, my battery will fail.
>
>Bill
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Porter [mailto:ronporter@prodigy.net]
>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 4:48 PM
>To: 'Mark Mucher'; 'SHOtimes'
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Oh no ! now they both do it!!
>
>If you got an Optima, you may have to replace it more often.
>
>Sorry, but there have been NUMEROUS discussions across a few cars
lists, and
>unless I needed a sealed battery (to maybe put it in the trunk without
a
>case), I will spend $50 on AutoZone Duralast batteries and be happier
(as
>I've been).
>
>Ron Porter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.
team.net]
>On Behalf Of Mark Mucher
>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 4:39 PM
>To: 'SHOtimes'
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Oh no ! now they both do it!!
>
>Ron,
>
>I agree!
>
>I've repeatedly seen MULTIPLE, REALLY WEIRD stuff fixed completely
by a new
>battery.
>
>Besides, here in Florida anyway, one can't count on a battery for
more than
>2-3 years tops.
>
>If I was smart, I'd replace them on that interval as PM.
>
>(Unless I got an Optima - Hmmmm...)
>
>Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.
team.net]
>On Behalf Of Ron Porter
>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 4:30 PM
>To: 'SHOtimes'
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Oh no ! now they both do it!!
>
>Well, the CPS doesn't cause "bucking".
>
>I would also suspect the battery, and/or the battery terminals.
>
>Ron Porter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.
team.net]
>On Behalf Of Mark Mucher
>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 4:22 PM
>To: 'SHOtimes'
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Oh no ! now they both do it!!
>
>I disagree - not theoretically, only from personal expreience...
>
>I had VIOLENT bucking at speed, intermittant tach loss and starting
>problems, etc.
>
>I replaced my cam sensor (which was GLUED on, BTW) and if fixed
everything!
>
>Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.
team.net]
>On Behalf Of Leigh Smith
>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 3:54 PM
>To: Marlene Doyle; shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Oh no ! now they both do it!!
>
>I'll agree with Ron, sounds like CPS.
>To be sure; while it won't start:
>dead tach = CPS (crank)
>tach works=CID (cam sensor)
>For absoultely sure: read the codes
>If you try it and it won't start it will set a code. But you have
to read
>the code then, before you fire it up and it runs and erases it!
>Lee
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marlene Doyle" <snowwind1990@yahoo.com>
>To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 12:28 PM
>Subject: [Shotimes] Oh no ! now they both do it!!
>
>> Good morning all,
>> Bart decided to follow his big brother into the world of mystery
>illnesses......
>> For a while now Snow has had a little problem of " dying " and then
>restarting after a couple of trying attempts......seems like the
fuel pedal
>is just dead..
>>
>> Today Bart started doing the exact same thing, same way.......tach
>> dies
>and the Christmas tree effect of dash lights happen and nothing.
...wait a
>couple of minutes and Voila......I am alive again.
>> So my SHOwizards.........Whatzzzzzzup with dat?
>> Fuel pressure regulator..?? maybe??
>> Not electrical at all.....so we can rule that one out on the two of
>them....
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.cardomain.com/id/snowwind
>> 1990 White S H O: Snowwind: @321K..very stock, very OEM
>> 1991 Black S H O: Bart: @230K ..not stock, not very OEM..
>tokicos/eibachs/SHOSHOP CAI/2nd fuel pump replaced 5/04
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