That one issue was the only odd thing I had happen with the old Z. I had 71K on the original clutch, CSC, CMC & brakes... :eek: before the dumbazz teenager hit me at Mach 2 in a parking lot. :shakes head::shakes head::shakes head: she's damn lucky I didn't get out shooting.... :mad::mad:

I've read so many times how a low battery causes so many weird problems, anyways, hope your problem is solved. :tup:

yeaaaaaa i let mine 100% die i think the latest mini stretch of super low temps just drained it or maybe i have something drawing power and dont know what

Had my Z for 3 weeks and was at the gas station filling up and some kid backed out of his parking spot and into my front bumper scraping off some paint ... luckily he missed the fender. Took me about 8 hrs to cool off :icon14:

On all the newer cars. When battery voltage drops below 11 volts. The ECU will do crazy stuff. The ECU needs 10 volts to operate. Voltage spikes when charging will drive the ECU bat chit if you are idling the motor to charge.

There's always a small draw on power, but you're probably right about those sub zero temps being the finishing touch

My Honda Passport is sensitive to a small drop in voltage. If the alternator is going bad, youll know and weird things start to happen. It kinda sucks since its a rebadged Isuzu Rodeo... and Isuzu is gone now.
With the Z, most of my minor problems has been with the top. Just small annoying stuff.
Nothing like military vehicles though. You could leave your track in perfect condition Friday evening. Let it sit in the motorpool over the weekend and find 5 different problems come monday morning..lol :confused:

Good to know:tup:

Cold tempretures can be pretty harsh on idle batteries

yea and my garage at my house isn't heated but holds at a decent temp so it's not bad.

dad's garage i crank that bitch up to 70 when i'm working in it to get a nice sweat going lol

As "harsh" as Bill Murray's weed in Caddyshack?

well aware being my 7th winter with the Z lol

usually i start them more often but maybe it's just time to get a couple more trickle chargers and leave them on there all winter. i always get nervous with those thinking they'll catch on fire while im at work and i'll come home to no cars.

My mom's fiance had a massive heart attack the week before there wedding. He was taking an afternoon nap. My brother was there he is a fireman and did CPR until EMS should up. He didn't survive either. The statistics show that only about 2% heart attack victims survive with CPR when they have gone into full arrest. The electric paddles work the best if they can be applied immediately.

Put a timer on it so its on only when youre at home, or at certain times. But I know what you mean, Id have to charge my deep cycle battery for over 12 hours the day before I go fishing. Used to make me nervous the first couple times...

yea i could do the time thing didnt think about that. i mean the one i'm using shuts itself off when the battery is charged and auto turns on when it drops. i checked on it when i got home yesterday and it was cold and not charging but had the light that it was connected and done.

It blows my mind that the number 1 killer in ICU wards is Sepsis, with all the available medicine, experts, and equipment that they have at their disposal. To think that my brother pulled through having sepsis last summer (and renal failure... with no residual effects today)... puts me in awe and thank the big guy above!

Yeah, for the Z, Ill order online. But I wanted the mount yesterday because I dont see having time to install it in the near future..my garage space will be in use for the next week or so...lol

Agreed he is very lucky, I lost my best friend/brother in law to it when he came down meningitis. He was gone in 48 hours. It was tragic as he left behind his wife, my e wife's sister and a 18 month old baby. We all were in upstate NY on vacation. I had left an was at my grandmother's house in MS when I got the call he was in the hospital and on his death bed. I drove 20 hrs straight through to get there. After his family arrived from Phoenix, his wife an I made the decision to take him off of life support. I held his hand while he took his last breath. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. That was in 1995. Life sucks sometime!!!

On a positive note I guess. I got three cortisone shots in my feet yesterday. Two in my left and one in the right. Now I feel right as rain again lol.

oooooooh dammit you just reminded me i need to put an oil order in soon. both cars need a change.

Ok, its bringing back scary moments..lol.. different topic. Hows your Z coming along??????

This is my 7th Winter as well. When I put mine away in the fall, the trickle charger goes on and I don't touch it until April. Knock-on-wood, the batteries have survived and the car always starts like it's been driven all Winter...

yeaaaa i think it's time to start throwing trickle chargers on. i did 7 years and never used one and now it's finally biting me in the ***.

I'll leave my trickle charge on for months when I leave town... never had a problem. So how much of a fire risk are these charge devices?

I dont think theres a big risk. But my deep cycle batteries used to get really warm. Not hot to the touch, but warm like if you left them out in the sun all day warm.

Oh, and trickle chargers only charge as needed, not one long continuous charge.. so theres that.

Yeah, I think my T-charger usually stays in idle mode and just turns on to top off the battery when it hits 80% (or something like that).

read amazon reviews. some catch on fire lol

For whatever reason, this made me think of another Amazon inspired purchase my buddy made, which was designed to catch fire, but also difficult to extinguish.

We were making a trek into the White Mountains (New Hampshire) with about 6 other people, and Tim, who is an avid researcher, picked up a camping stove designed to work in even the most adverse of conditions. It requires priming using some kind of alcohol, and will burn even at very high altitudes.

Unfortunately, during the priming, Tim ended up dousing the entire stove, and when it caught fire the whole external casing went with it. Realizing he'd now immolated a pressurized fuel-filled cylinder (read: small grenade) he panicked, and started trying to extinguish it. The description from Amazon was accurate - once burning, that tiny inferno raged without ceasing. He even buried it, and it set the pine needles in the dirt on fire.

On the plus side it didn't explode.
4.5 Stars!

haha that sounds like quite the eventful campfire story :rofl2:

It was a hell of a trip. End of May on the Madison Gulf Trail, we were still finding areas with snow deep enough to cover the tops of my boots. First night, (a little ways below the headwall if you're familiar with that trail) the temperature dropped to about 17°, with heavy wind. One of our group had done absolutely no research and only packed a hammock. He later said he seriously wondered if he would ever see his children again.

The wind had enough force that when we continued the next day, we met another group coming down because it snapped their tent poles.

..........you just really confirmed my love for a good hotel room :bowrofl:


hunting is my outdoors activity. not a camping type of guy.

car shows as well if that counts as an outdoor activity :ugh2:

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Afternoon guys. Getting On the forum is way tougher currently due to the hr and a half drive followed by full days of shadowing for the new job. Hopefully things will eventually calm down.

I get it, but I will say that some of my best memories (and where I learned the most about my capabilities) came from some of the more traumatic experiences. Hard to get those in a hotel room, unless you're hiring a "doctor" for a low cost sack reduction, or the recipient of a little involuntary sodomy...

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Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was judging your life choices. :hello:

I've been using battery tricklers for a long time with the motorcycles. Hook them up in the fall and disconnect in the spring. Bought my first one in the 80's.

it was like you were there :ugh2:

Dr Zoren sent me pictures!