Jump Started my Chev with my '09 FXD and wishing I hadn't
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09-19-2009 | 10:37 PM
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High priced pizza indeed, but brings up a good question in terms of ethics (you can probably see where this is going).
Bike was bought new '09 so still obviously under warranty (which I gladly utilized to replace both motor mounts--vibes went back to an acceptable level for ~1200 miles then slowly deteriorated back to hand and foot numbing levels) but of course I digress....
What are the odds the dealer can tell something shady is going on when I take it in with blown electrical components and play the dumb customer who claims it just happened while I was riding. Of course the ethical choice would be to confess my stupidity and then do the penance (i.e. $$).
Bike was bought new '09 so still obviously under warranty (which I gladly utilized to replace both motor mounts--vibes went back to an acceptable level for ~1200 miles then slowly deteriorated back to hand and foot numbing levels) but of course I digress....
What are the odds the dealer can tell something shady is going on when I take it in with blown electrical components and play the dumb customer who claims it just happened while I was riding. Of course the ethical choice would be to confess my stupidity and then do the penance (i.e. $$).
#12
09-19-2009 | 10:46 PM
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The last time I had to have a battery checked Autozone scanned the upc and replaced the battery, I did not need the receipt.
I agree with everyone else, I would not do it again. I keep a gel power pack for jumping off stuff, these days. Generally the only time I will pull out jumper cables is if someone in a parking lot needs a jump.
I agree with everyone else, I would not do it again. I keep a gel power pack for jumping off stuff, these days. Generally the only time I will pull out jumper cables is if someone in a parking lot needs a jump.
Thanks for the replies, will definitely keep an eye on the battery for the next few days and have the dealer check out the electrical when I go in for 10k. Ran some various errands with the bike today with no issues so we shall see.
On the plus side, picked up a Duralast battery for the truck with an 8 year warranty (so I'm told by the Autozone folks). This gave me a warm fuzzy during purchase even though, in the back of my mind, I know I'll lose the receipt in a year or two and the battery will decide to fail shortly thereafter.
On the plus side, picked up a Duralast battery for the truck with an 8 year warranty (so I'm told by the Autozone folks). This gave me a warm fuzzy during purchase even though, in the back of my mind, I know I'll lose the receipt in a year or two and the battery will decide to fail shortly thereafter.
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09-20-2009 | 05:11 PM
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Modern automotive electrical systems do not "recharge" a low battery like years ago. If the battery is too low, and you jump start it, the car will run but the battery will not charge sufficiently to bring it back up to snuff. You need to put an overnight charge on the battery to bring it back up. If it still doesn't hold a charge, then the battery is likely bad and should be replaced.
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