Recent content by Richard320

I wonder if the charger doesn't also trigger a bunch of other parasitic draws? By itself it shouldn't pull enough amperage to drain a battery that fast.

Very timely on this the Ides of March

https://5thgenrams.com/community/threads/buy-sell-and-trade-section-rules-edited-please-read.656/

Whatever, I noticed a difference is shifting and acceleration afterwards.

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Try power on without foot on brake, then slowly cycle the pedal from idle to wide open a few times.

What you need is a 5 pin relay. Added some reverse lights today If you're using a switch, like this. When the relay is dead, power flows from reverse feed to auxilliary lights. When the relay is energized, it flows frrom B+ to auxilliary lights

Good chance that you slung some grease out of the U-joints onto hot exhaust.

Sounds normal. In 4A and 4Hi, the front axle is engaged. In 4A, the clutches may or may not be, in 4Hi the clutches will be engaged. However, they are clutches, not gears. If it were gears and mechanical linkages, when you spun the front axle, the rear wheels would also want to turn. I'll bet...

Stick your face up under the dash and see if the dealer added a tracking device. It's really common that they do a lousy job mounting things.

You don't want factory. That's a max 400w, which ain't much juice. Go shop at some online trailer supply (or Amazon) for a good-sized inverter you can mount under the hood close to the battery using some hefty battery cables. Then get a nice heavy duty extension cord to plug in and run along the...

Just drive. I don't know the magic combination, but I put about 5 miles of mixed city-freeway driving and the TPMS managed to pick up all four.

The little plastic piece is really obvious, it just snaps in. That's a decent battery, you shouldn't have any problem getting warranty service if it's a dud.

Are you using all your homelink buttons? https://5thgenrams.com/community/threads/looking-to-add-aux-switches-using-the-homelink-buttons-to-control-lightbars-diy-how-to-for-under-20.34811/

I have now. :)