Good news, it wasn't the solenoid or the grounds Took a while ,but finally found a bad crimp connect butt splice under the dash. Power wire comes from the fuse panel and splits inside the harness to feed the control and motor solenoid. I believe this splice was done by the installer many years ago. It was tucked up under the dash above the gas pedal.
Glad shes back in action! After winter, or when yiu have time, ditch the crimps. Solder those bad boys. Don't ask how I know. The "installer" title sure as hell doesn't mean electrician.
Then, to add insult to injury, I pulled out of the garage and went about 100 feet and had no throttle response. Back into the garage again and found that all the banging around looking through the wiring had loosened up the !@#%$^%$ scotch lock connection some other "installer" had put on to feed the power programmer. It is so aggravating to see Scotch locks on any kind of wiring. Especially under the hood!!! WTH is wrong with people?!? There is a reason the stinking things are only 3.9 cents!!!
At least you got it going bud. Gotta love fixing crap you pay people to do right the first time. Sounds like you can add installer to your resume
I had a trailer hitch and associated wiring installed on my Jeep a while back. The lights weren't working properly. I finally traced it back to the ground connection. The professional had grounded it to the bumper cover. The PLASTIC bumper cover. I've had to figure out home HVAC installed backwards such that the exhaust that was supposed to evacuate air from around the toilet rather blew air past the toilet conveniently up to nose level. And then had to argue with the installer who then tried to explain how the system was supposed to work to me. The system I designed, by the way. I've had a contractor install an underground propane tank such that not only was it buried 6 inches deep rather than 2 feet, but the stack was sticking up a foot and a half so that it was fairly obvious. And he managed to leave an unfilled hole next to it and I had to argue with the guy and threaten a lawsuit to get him to fix it. I've run wire through conduit because the cable company could not get the wire through. I once moved a 40 foot shipping container by myself using my 55 HP tractor, a few jacks, several logs, and a generally pizzed off attitude because the guy who was about to level my building site with a caterpillar dozer (not the small one!!!) couldn't manage to do it. If we could find a way to harness stupidity and turn it into electricity, we'd all be rich.
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I got up around 5 to clear a pit around the heat pump condenser. The snow came up to my knees. It is really coming down, and they say the heavy stuff hasn't hit us yet Can't see across the road, complete white out.
Good job clearing the condenser area. Do you use the HP primarily or do you have wood heat also? Be careful moving the wet stuff when it comes your way...no fun.
The heat pump is the back up for my insert mostly, but it kicks in while I am away and in the early morning before I get up. I am an evening and weekend burner, until I retire. It is 70 degrees in here, and HP is not running. Luckily, the snow is powder, but there is no sense in shoveling the lane until tomorrow, as the Blizzard is blowing it around. We don't have as much wind where I am, so that is a plus. It is windy enough to blow potential weighty snow from the trees, but calm enough to lessen the chances of wind damage and power outages; of course, even a line down miles away can make an impact. I left a wheelbarrow full of wood out under the car-porch, it is full of snow!! It will probably take me 8-10 hours to shovel tomorrow, as I pace myself--I ain't no spring chicken anymore! Today I will make chili, bread, drink a pot of good tea, and watch the snow show next to the stove.
i don't know who built it. it was donated to the Zagray Farm a few years ago. i just sent out the cylinder to be fixed so i can eliminate the pan under it. We share it. nice wheels though, huh?
Whenever we get nailed with a storm like that, I will shovel 2-3 times....even before the storm is done. Just to try to stay ahead of it. Yes, I have a snow blower, but I guess it's a guy thing to only use it if needed. That's not too dumb, is it?
I normally do that too. Last time we had a ton of snow with blowing winds, all the work I did was for naught, as new stuff just blew in and I had to start all over. Don't have a blower, but I have been saving for one. Just want to find one that has a smaller footprint, is easy for us non-mechanical types, and still does a good job. Not much point using it if you only have a few inches, IMO.
