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This is type of thing I've seen Eric O. over at South Main Auto[1] fix in dozens of videos. Mad troubleshooting skills, works hard to find root causes of things
by ceautery 4y ago
This is type of thing I've seen Eric O. over at South Main Auto[1] fix in dozens of videos. Mad troubleshooting skills, works hard to find root causes of things. He's pretty amazing, hidden away in some no-account town in upstate NY.
1 - https://www.youtube.com/@SouthMainAuto https://www.youtube.com/@SouthMainAuto
- gooseyard 4y agoI really enjoy his channel- another good one is the Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics channel, which has dozens of really involved parasitic draw diagnoses, have learned a great deal from that one.
- bityard 4y agoAlthough I perform as much of my own auto maintenance as I can, I watch Eric O because he's entertaining, and all of the technical wisdom and advice just comes along for the ride.
- ldoughty 4y agoMan, I would love for him to look at my 2003 Ford Ranger. I turned on the headlights and the anti-lock breaks engaged and the gauges randomly fluctuated. That's the most recent 'fun' story I have with it... Had a parasitic drain in this thing for 5+ years, but it operates 100% fine as long as I keep the battery charged with a tickle charger and can avoid jumping it. I've mentioned this to nearly every mechanic in the last 5+ years, no one has ever found the issue. Three said replace the battery, 1 said get a new alternator. Seems like those 2 would be the go-to for mechanics these days.
- 1970-01-01 4y agoCheck your ground wires, especially when you flip the light, honk the horn, or anything that is relatively high current. Corrosion on a wire can be fixed with Deoxit spray.