Good Morning 928 OC March 5th

Good Morning all.

How is everyone doing? fine I hope.
I work up early to a guy revving the crap out of his truck because he hit the snow bank by our house and was high centered.

I felt like going out with a bat and beating some sense into him but it was 7:30 and cold outside. I crawled back into bed.

I plan on spending some time working on the car/engine, today.

I was also thinking how fun it would be with someone who did not know the car, when I get the switches in,
to bring up the rear camera and ask them to hit the rocket switch, ha ha the rear hatch would click and I could say "oh dam its empty" ha ha


OK, Have A Great 928 Day

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You really need to have replaceable cover plate and a software program to be able to print out new symbols as the occasion warrants.

Heck, Hans and Paul should have used a touch screen with selectable images behind

Today I hope to finish installing a hardwired battery minder. I've been cleaning ground points and removed the M6 bolt from the ground point behind the transmission cooler. Lost it trying to reinstall. Had to go early this morning to buy another. Stocked up on a selection of lengths - M6s seem to be used in lots of places on this car

I use a Schumacher battery tender for several of my cars and they have been GREAT over the years. I need to get one more for my race car that I can leave sitting in that car all the time. I have my '92 and BLUE82 hardwired with the tail coming out of the bottom of the battery box and the end hiding behind the bumper cover so it is really easy to get to and plug in... I LOVE IT!!!

martinss;3942 wrote: You really need to have replaceable cover plate and a software program to be able to print out new symbols as the occasion warrants.

Heck, Hans and Paul should have used a touch screen with selectable images behind

Today I hope to finish installing a hardwired battery minder. I've been cleaning ground points and removed the M6 bolt from the ground point behind the transmission cooler. Lost it trying to reinstall. Had to go early this morning to buy another. Stocked up on a selection of lengths - M6s seem to be used in lots of places on this car

Hi Martin;
I think that is what the carputer is all about. Touch screen to control functions and I am sure if you mentioned the added icon idea to him he would add it in.

I thought about the battery minder idea but then I went with a deep cycle battery and fixed my draw. No more problems. Oh a 200 amp alternator.

I haven't done my ground points yet. You are a encouragement to the rest of us to get on it.

What were your big draws on the battery when sitting??? Just curious...

pcar928fan;3946 wrote: What were your big draws on the battery when sitting??? Just curious...

The rear defog relay was leaking.
The fix was easy as who needs it, so out it came.

To Find Your Draw

You can hook a multi meter between the neg cable and the bat
(remove neg cable and hook meter between cable and bat post with the meter on the 10 amp scale.)

have the meter placed so you can see it from the electrical panel.

start pulling relays until you see the meter reading drop.

That is the circuit that has the draw.
It may be something else on that circuit like a module but that is found the same way.
plug that relay back in and start unplugging wires or modules to track down the culprit.
Removing fuses 1 at a time also helps isolate the circuit or area (as you watch for the drop)

Always reinstall relay or fuse to find the last thing on the line that removes the draw.

It sucks to be testing for a 1/2 hr to find you left the fuse out