The sequester really hasn't affected me much much until today.
I decided to head out to Rowher Flats to give the car a work out. It had been running funky, not starting, etc. It turns out the DUI Ignition needs 10.5 volts to spark. So, even though the starter was turning the engine there wasn't enough juice to start it.
The Kirkland battery that was in it was just outside of warranty and the race had really beat the crap out of it so I replaced the battery with a Sears Platinum. It was pricey but after a lot of poking around the internet it seemed to be the choice for a car that sits for chunks of time and then bounces around the desert.
The car ran great until it didn't. The car stalled driving back from the locked Rowher gate. I managed to limp it into the Lowes parking lot and was getting out my AAA card when I decided to check the wiring again. Turns out the red wire on the distributor wasn't all the way on.
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| There's the culprit - the little red one. |
I must've pulled it loose when I put the battery in. So, I pushed it in and it started right up.
Hopefully fixed? We'll see.
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