Cranky Cougar February 08, 2008, 04:01:34 PM I drive my Cougar once a week to keep it limber, and today was the day. I turned the key, but all that resulted was loss of internal lighting and a click. pers. I noticed that the positive battery cable was caked in corrosion last week when I was checking fluids, so I deduced that it was the culprit. After cleaning the affected area with a brush, baking soda, and water I went to crank the beast and it started without hesitating. I put the car in reverse, but it refused to move. Hmm. E-brake was released, so I did a walk around, but didn't find anything that would hamper my progress. It felt like a sticking drum. How do you fix a sticking drum? MORE POWAH. So, I put it back in reverse and let the 3.8 unleash its mad fury. Turns out the mighty 3.8 wouldn't budge it. Another walk around revealed that nothing had magically appeared to stop my movement, however, my WOT burst had sprayed a 1+ foot long cone of carbon onto the concrete of my driveway. Nice. The car "wound up" around the rear right wheel, which pretty much confirmed the culprit. Our drum brakes are self energizing, which meant (in this case) that the secondary shoe was stuck and trying to move in reverse was just wedging it in harder. The solution was to go forward - a slight problem as my garage door was about 4 ft. in front of the car. Anywho, I gingerly mashed the gas pedal with a foot on the brake and freed the drum without crashing into my garage. Yah me!When I tried to crank it on the way to lunch, the dreaded click was all that was heard. A quick look under the hood revealed the negative battery cable was slightly loose and was the cause if the intial problem too. I only have one tool set between the two cars, and it was in the Tbird. I did manage to get it to crank after wiggling the cable around some. Quote Selected
Cranky Cougar Reply #1 – February 08, 2008, 04:11:43 PM sounds like a great friday. time for beers Quote Selected
Cranky Cougar Reply #3 – February 08, 2008, 04:15:33 PM Yes great Friday's indeed! The database is down here at the dealership and has been for hours. There are alot of PISSED off people here right now.. And they are all looking at me for answers and its not my problem!! Quote Selected
Cranky Cougar Reply #4 – February 08, 2008, 04:17:33 PM Quote from: CougarSE;202965And they are all looking at me for answers and its not my problem!!thats right, you just sell now, eh? eff em! how was the thing this morning? Quote Selected
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