Two Arabs I Ignored On My Trooper

**RedHorse** · September 28th, 2003 02:47 PM

One was the Hand Brake Light, the other the Batterry Light, both were ON, though faint nga lang.

I ignored them, when we went this am to matabungkay, and on our way home, near shell sta rosa, the engine died.

Mabuti naitabi ko pa, mga 50m from shell. I called my friendly mechanic, but I could remember was to disengage something before towing.

I opened the hood, and noticed that the neg terminal of the battery was loose. I bought a new battery, di na nga reverse polarity, abot din pala yong terminal, and after a hail mary, umandar.

Tanong: Why the engine died kung loose ang isang terminal ng battery?

**garyq** · September 28th, 2003 02:57 PM

bro na discharged yung battery mo. Oo nga reversed ang position ng polarity ng trooper. Motolite meron kaya lang yung higher models lang meron (excel ata).

**OTEP** · September 28th, 2003 03:03 PM

Kamusta na ang Trooper mo now? Baka hindi nag-deliver ng juice sa fuel pump mo kaya namatay. It's just a guess.

**afrasay** · September 28th, 2003 03:06 PM

ganyan din ang patrol. nag loose yun mga terminal/sockets na nakakabit sa positive not the battery terminal itself. ayaw din umandar. pagginalaw mo yun mga socket mag start.

**wiretap_md** · September 28th, 2003 03:46 PM

But the alternator is supposed to take care of the electrical requirements once the engine is running already, di ba? You could even disconnect your battery once your engine is up and running na assuming that your alternator is functioning properly.

**RedHorse** · September 28th, 2003 03:46 PM

ewan ko, instinct lang yata, binomba ko yong fuel, napansin ko malambot, repeatedly hanggang sa tumigas, then kinabit ko yong bagong battery -- nag start naman, diretsong megamall he he, ayaw kasing mag-absent doon ng mga kids ko, so I told them na mag-taxi na lang papunta at doon na lang kami magkita-kita.

**ARB** · September 28th, 2003 04:40 PM

new diesels have electrically controlled shut off sa injection pump. unlike diesels before if you push start it witout battery it will run.

**boybi** · September 28th, 2003 09:41 PM

OT: ano po yung Arabs? akala ko nung una meron kang dinaanan na arabo na inisnub mo

**yebo** · September 28th, 2003 09:59 PM

oo nga dapat di mamatay kasi may alternator naman e. baka dead n alternator mo?

**Bubbles** · September 28th, 2003 10:06 PM

Alternator supposed to power the system pero minsan di kaya ng alternator lahat ng accesories. especially the airconditioning. Kapag nagkokontact yung terminal sa battery, malaking amperahe kinakain ng battery so biglang nagkadip sa supply ng kuryente kaya siguro namatay engine.