Recent content by acf

So sue me, missed it with my quick search. :flipoff2:

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Hope I'm not hijacking but mine will extract about four inches and then stop. It will retract fine. Would replacing the mast seem necessary for this problem?

Latest update. This time, very cracked/worn Alt belt not doing its job.

So the saga is not quite over. Went out to start the truck tonight and I get nothing. :censor: Not even a click, no lights anywhere, nothing. So I try to jump it like last time. This time, I still get nothing after several attempts. I did get a spark and the lights flashed as I connected...

rolf!

It was the battery. So when it rains it pours, noticed that my power antenna won't extend all the way now. :censor:

Thanks for the replies. She can't get it to do anything different than "click". I'll troubleshoot the battery and connections as well when I get home. Checked records from PO, starter replaced at 69k, battery at 65k, its has 110k now. :eek:

bwahahaha!

No, not jumped yet and I sure hope you're right. Thanks. She did tell me that she started the truck, forgot something in the house, turned it off, went inside, came right back out and the rest is history as they say.

"Malfunction indicator lamp" lights. Electrical problem of some sort? Starter? Alternator? Radio comes on. This is 2nd hand from wife. I'm at work. Any ideas? Thanks very much in advance.

I just switched to that same oil today so I'll report back if I experience anything like that.

Thanks for the replies. I've admittedtly not had to touch the vehicle in the year I've had it (except oil) which is a testament to its unamatched quality and my mechanical ineptness. I live in a condo with no where to do much work but also do not have most of the required tools to do most...

Took the rig into my local shop for an oil change and investigate why the oil light comes on intermitently... Anyway, got a call saying that the "drive belts" were "dry and cracking" and he suggested replacement. Says should be done every 50k miles or so. Which belts are those exactly? If...

Good advice on the handbrake. With my wife driving, I've almost had my foot run over a couple times when I hopped out quickly and starting removing my son from his carseat.