<![CDATA[I Hate The F-ing Cold]]>SO YEAH

jumped my car today(this morning) and let it run for like 30 minutes and shut it off, let it sit for like 6 hours and it got cold as shit again, and now once again it wont start, this place sucks!

what do you think the problem is? I have never had a problem with the alternator, and the belts are fine (look fine). ideas anyone? its a new battery this winter also!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/1439/i-hate-the-f-ing-coldRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 18:22:37 GMTTue, 25 Jan 2005 23:17:42 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:32:13 GMT]]>

JamesonTSI-AWD wrote:
compustar very nice alarm, nice and sensitive haha

I can get around it. 😛 Anyway

Remote Battery Shutoff Switch, Hella Brand, New
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4524005361&fromMakeTrack=true

There is also a device that detects drain on a car battery and shuts the battery off. Comes with a wireless remote to reset it. I tried searching ebay cant find it.

Also target?walmart?kmart? has a solar charger 12 volts with cig lighter adapter, that tickles charges the battery. Check in the car automotive section. That would be a good investment. Under 30 bucks!

Check your alternator. Might not be putting out enuff to charge your battery. You might also have a loose connection. Alternators do go bad!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/27621https://fargostreet.com/post/27621Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:32:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:28:28 GMT]]>my 2g would start when it was -10 or colder...but i have a compustar SS and it always seems to kill my battery if it sits for a day or 2 with me starting it.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/27187https://fargostreet.com/post/27187Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:28:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Fri, 28 Jan 2005 06:13:25 GMT]]>crazy, yeah and there is no way i could get it power at school even if i wanted to put a block heater in. ghetto und!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26886https://fargostreet.com/post/26886Fri, 28 Jan 2005 06:13:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Fri, 28 Jan 2005 02:42:27 GMT]]>It's just a 2G DSM thing. Honestly, all 3 of the 2G's I've had, NEVER start when it gets really cold outside, like -15 or so. My one 1G that I had would start no matter what, it was like -30 and a shitload of windchill on top of that, and the fucker still started.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26848https://fargostreet.com/post/26848Fri, 28 Jan 2005 02:42:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:10:53 GMT]]>compustar very nice alarm, nice and sensitive haha

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26628https://fargostreet.com/post/26628Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:10:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:54:16 GMT]]>what kind of alarm do you have??

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26523https://fargostreet.com/post/26523Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:54:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:50:45 GMT]]>if you get it charged and take it to advanced auto.. they can check each cell and tell you if theyre bad or not.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26522https://fargostreet.com/post/26522Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:50:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:32:20 GMT]]>I guess I would just go get a new battery or take yours out and let it warm up. It kinda sounds like your battery just doesnt want to hold a charge. POS

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26515https://fargostreet.com/post/26515Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:32:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:09:48 GMT]]>nope no subs or gauges or anything just an alarm

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26510https://fargostreet.com/post/26510Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:09:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:04:45 GMT]]>You dont have any subs in your car do you? My roomie has a 99+ Cougar with a pretty good system in it and he has trouble starting in the cold because he sits in the car and lets it idle with the stereo up before shutting it off.

I had a little bit of pain getting my car started but it always did.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26506https://fargostreet.com/post/26506Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:04:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:34:46 GMT]]>you can trickle charge it cant you joel? cause that thaws it out as it charges rather than just a huge amperage at once...right? i dunno i cant remember from those classes anymore

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26500https://fargostreet.com/post/26500Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:34:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:26:46 GMT]]>

92TSIpos wrote:
dry cell is the only way to go. I have a yellow top optima, and it took me about 45 mins to drain it trying to start my car.
Plus you got a shit load of cool glowy gauges! and an AFC. 125 bucks well spent!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26499https://fargostreet.com/post/26499Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:26:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:25:51 GMT]]>

PSiedTSi wrote:
if its swollen its prolly frozen...i guess i dont know how cold it is up there but if it gets discharged and its below freezing then you have a frozen battery...not a good situation...
If this hapopens, your un-intentionally making a bomb. The right conditions and your battery can blow. Take it out, bring it inside and let it thaw out. put it back in, and you might fix your problem.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26498https://fargostreet.com/post/26498Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:25:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:22:54 GMT]]>my battery goes dead from my alarm all the time!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26497https://fargostreet.com/post/26497Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:22:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:22:26 GMT]]>dry cell is the only way to go. I have a yellow top optima, and it took me about 45 mins to drain it trying to start my car.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26496https://fargostreet.com/post/26496Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:22:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:56:55 GMT]]>if its swollen its prolly frozen...i guess i dont know how cold it is up there but if it gets discharged and its below freezing then you have a frozen battery...not a good situation...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26476https://fargostreet.com/post/26476Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:56:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:46:25 GMT]]>do you have an alarm?

an other thing, i dont know completly about alarms, but i am trying to figure out if alarms have a power cap or not, because the battery is pretty much dead, and the alarm still activates, maybe i broke a cell, cuz the battery was alittle swolen haha.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26474https://fargostreet.com/post/26474Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:46:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:49:27 GMT]]>definitely sounds like it could be the alarm.. but you wouldnt think it would draw that much power. what if someone is gone for a week and doesnt use their car? i would imagine the manufacturer would make it so you wouldnt have to jump it if it sits after a couple days.

i got a brand new (cheap) battery for my talon last fall and i can leave it out overnight in 30 below weather and it starts no problem the next morning.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26426https://fargostreet.com/post/26426Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:49:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 04:26:57 GMT]]>

JamesonTSI-AWD wrote:
yeah i am but i hate it more and more haha minot is always warmer, but not by much!

any ideas?

Minot usually still has snow in april.....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26404https://fargostreet.com/post/26404Wed, 26 Jan 2005 04:26:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:47:25 GMT]]>You'd be surprised at how much an alarm system can draw, but generally speaking thats only after you leave it sit for a while.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26389https://fargostreet.com/post/26389Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:47:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:42:06 GMT]]>

probe this wrote:
i would say it's your battery needs to be replaced.

it is a new batt. chaffer

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26388https://fargostreet.com/post/26388Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:42:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:30:32 GMT]]>I have the same problem in my stealth. Brand new battery, altenator, belts, fuel filter, plugs, ignition coil pack, wires checked fine, fuel pump works to spec, injectors are not clogged, fuel and lines are fine, no parasitic draw on the battery(battery checked perfect after sitting for 36 hours). The only cure I have found for the problem is drive a chevy pickup in the winter. If anyone has any good advice for either of us please feel free share(sorry for semi-whoring your post).

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26386https://fargostreet.com/post/26386Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:30:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:16:02 GMT]]>i would say it's your battery needs to be replaced.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/26383https://fargostreet.com/post/26383Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:16:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I Hate The F-ing Cold on Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:45:09 GMT]]>yeah i am but i hate it more and more haha minot is always warmer, but not by much!

any ideas?

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