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**LoathsomePete** · 08-06-2012, 06:52 PM

I should be at anywhere between 12.4 and 12.6, but I'm just barely getting to 12 when I check, usually I'm around 11.8 or 11.9 which is well below what it should be. I've got brand new terminals too so it's something else. I've even driven it around a little bit so it can charge up but still nothing.

Vertigo · 08-07-2012, 03:03 AM

Not good. I suppose I'm fortunate that, in all the time I've ordered things via the internet, this is the first time I've ever been scammed.

Tshirtville - don't ever use them, they're a bunch of crooks. Spread the word, far and wide and let's get these bastards off the internet.

If anyone knows of any decent, honest sites where I can pick up a 'Cause of Death' t shirt then by all means let me know, because I certainly ain't getting one from these f*ckers.

The Batlord · 08-07-2012, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Texas Secretary of State's office

You're from Texas? My condolences.

FRED HALE SR. · 08-07-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I should be at anywhere between 12.4 and 12.6, but I'm just barely getting to 12 when I check, usually I'm around 11.8 or 11.9 which is well below what it should be. I've got brand new terminals too so it's something else. I've even driven it around a little bit so it can charge up but still nothing.

Your alternator or a Voltage regulator? Take the car to an autozone and have them test the alternator. It should charge at 13.5 to 14.5 to insure your battery stays charged. Also maybe the battery has a dead cell. I had a battery that actually charged above 12 and when it was tested it had a dead cell in it. Its quite possible its the battery.

**LoathsomePete** · 08-07-2012, 09:34 AM

Well I just put a new alternator in a few weeks ago so it damn well better not be that or my mechanic is going to feel the wrath... of a very stern talking-to.

Hermione · 08-07-2012, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjinnx

Don't visit Sydney.

Probably spend the day studying music. Really need the motivation to play guitar again.

why would I ever want to go any place you are

FRED HALE SR. · 08-07-2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Well I just put a new alternator in a few weeks ago so it damn well better not be that or my mechanic is going to feel the wrath... of a very stern talking-to.

How old is the battery? I'd get that tested then if the alternator is new. I replaced an alternator and voltage regulator on a car that had an external regulator only to discover it was the battery the whole time.

FRED HALE SR. · 08-07-2012, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Hermione

why would I ever want to go any place you are

We got a cold front moving in from Michigan today. Chance of showers.

**Janszoon** · 08-07-2012, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

We got a cold front moving in from Michigan today. Chance of showers.

Salami · 08-07-2012, 10:58 AM

I'm in a bad mood and it's mainly due to my bike, my best friend and British weather.
You know how the hangers for the rear mech are designed to fail to protect the frame? Due to the Derbyshire terrain and my recklessness and impulsive behaviour, the hangers keep getting bent one after the other. So yesterday I fitted another one on but the sprocket derailer still didn't move and gave no response for a gear shift.
The problem was that the housing for the gear cable had sheared off and there was an unsightly splaying of steel wires coiling around like the hair of Medusa. I ordered a new gear cable and hanger yesterday from our beloved local merchant Mr Harry Hill, but the gable came with no sheathing.

Anyway, I got the housing for it this morning and attempted to fix the sprocket derailer. BEAR IN MIND THIS TOOK HOURS AND I WAS IN THE POURING RAIN ALL THE TIME. Haha, you think, whilst you chuckle thinking what a soft little pussy I am complaining about a bit of rain and wind, smirking to yourself that it's nice and dry where you are and nonchalantly look over your shoulder before re-opening the porn tab to see that a fourth figure has joined the party but the gender of which is indeterminable.

Anyway, the problem is I'm going on tour tomorrow on a ride that will last hundreds of kilometers and will go over the most hostile terrain England has to offer, and I'm going to look a bit daft in front of the lads when I can't do my patented Salami Sideflip on the bike "because there's something wrong with the gears".

Not to be deterred by your mocking laughter, I proceeded to detach the mech from the rear hanger, insert the new sheathing on the new cable, adjust the bearings, reattach the rear mech and adjust the cable to exactly the right length so it now works perfectly.

Huh. How does that make you feeel, to know that I have succeeded in spite of your scorn, and despite being as wet as a drowned rat, I have managed once more to keep that hacking-iron of a bike I got in 2007 from falling apart? Huh?

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Vertigo Music Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: North West England Posts: 167	Not good. I suppose I'm fortunate that, in all the time I've ordered things via the internet, this is the first time I've ever been scammed. Tshirtville - don't ever use them, they're a bunch of crooks. Spread the word, far and wide and let's get these bastards off the internet. If anyone knows of any decent, honest sites where I can pick up a 'Cause of Death' t shirt then by all means let me know, because I certainly ain't getting one from these f*ckers.

08-07-2012, 10:58 AM	#19860 (permalink)
Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,383	I'm in a bad mood and it's mainly due to my bike, my best friend and British weather. You know how the hangers for the rear mech are designed to fail to protect the frame? Due to the Derbyshire terrain and my recklessness and impulsive behaviour, the hangers keep getting bent one after the other. So yesterday I fitted another one on but the sprocket derailer still didn't move and gave no response for a gear shift. The problem was that the housing for the gear cable had sheared off and there was an unsightly splaying of steel wires coiling around like the hair of Medusa. I ordered a new gear cable and hanger yesterday from our beloved local merchant Mr Harry Hill, but the gable came with no sheathing. Anyway, I got the housing for it this morning and attempted to fix the sprocket derailer. BEAR IN MIND THIS TOOK HOURS AND I WAS IN THE POURING RAIN ALL THE TIME. Haha, you think, whilst you chuckle thinking what a soft little pussy I am complaining about a bit of rain and wind, smirking to yourself that it's nice and dry where you are and nonchalantly look over your shoulder before re-opening the porn tab to see that a fourth figure has joined the party but the gender of which is indeterminable. Anyway, the problem is I'm going on tour tomorrow on a ride that will last hundreds of kilometers and will go over the most hostile terrain England has to offer, and I'm going to look a bit daft in front of the lads when I can't do my patented Salami Sideflip on the bike "because there's something wrong with the gears". Not to be deterred by your mocking laughter, I proceeded to detach the mech from the rear hanger, insert the new sheathing on the new cable, adjust the bearings, reattach the rear mech and adjust the cable to exactly the right length so it now works perfectly. Huh. How does that make you feeel, to know that I have succeeded in spite of your scorn, and despite being as wet as a drowned rat, I have managed once more to keep that hacking-iron of a bike I got in 2007 from falling apart? Huh?