brickyard92
Member
- Joined
- May 14, 2009
- Location
- Lawrenceville,Ga
I'm on my way to work this morning at 5 AM on HWY 985 in Atl. 10 min into my ride; my instrument panel begins to get dimmer and dimmer. The ABS lights come on, the radio cuts out, the headlights go dim.
So I pull off the road, grab my flashlight, pop the hood. Guess WHAT it was? The alternator ground wire is loose. Grab my tool kit got a 5/16 socket to tighten it up. Good to go!
On Monday, I rebuilt the alternator, and I did not recheck my work.
I did the same thing 6 months when I removed the A/C compressor to replace the bushings.
It took me 2 weeks at that time to figure out why I was blowing the A/C fuses.
When I finally decide to go back to the basics, the Ground wire is dangling ON THE A/C bracket.
My lessons learned are ...STOP being so overconfident when working on my Volvos.
Always have my tool kit in my car at all times. (which I do most of the time)
So I pull off the road, grab my flashlight, pop the hood. Guess WHAT it was? The alternator ground wire is loose. Grab my tool kit got a 5/16 socket to tighten it up. Good to go!
On Monday, I rebuilt the alternator, and I did not recheck my work.
I did the same thing 6 months when I removed the A/C compressor to replace the bushings.
It took me 2 weeks at that time to figure out why I was blowing the A/C fuses.
When I finally decide to go back to the basics, the Ground wire is dangling ON THE A/C bracket.
My lessons learned are ...STOP being so overconfident when working on my Volvos.
Always have my tool kit in my car at all times. (which I do most of the time)