So, my class ends at 4:45. I walk out to my car in the parking lot, passing a scratched up 1996 with a flat tire. I think to myself, "well at-least I take good care of my car" Open the door, start the car, and crank the A/C. Before I drive off, something doesnt smell right. Thats when I notice smoke pouring out from under the steering wheel!
I promply GTFO out of my car running around in circles flailing my arms.
First thought: Disconnect the battery, dumbass!
Response to first thought: But theres another battery in the trunk!
Do it anyway! OK!
Then I realize the other day I removed my tool box from my car, leaving only a 10 and 11mm wrench. Leaving me unable to remove the 13mm tension bolts for the battery clamps.
Hastly, I go to find out where the smoke is being generated. With the 10mm wrench I remove the dash so quick you think I do this frequently or something.
Right next to the OBDII connector, is the integration relay that controls the chime and most of the lights. The unit is scalding hot with a nice hole burned though the top. quickly I rip the unit from the car, and being the electronics junkie I am take it apart. (mind you this is all in a parking lot! (which would of made it more interesting if the cops rolled by..))
With the module removed, I had no headlights, so being its over a $200 part from the dealership, I decide to butcher it, Long story short, the two big resistors that burned up are for the dome light to turn on when the door is opened. Needless to say, removing these resistors disables that function, but for $200 I can live with it, and more importantly I have headlights until I visit a scrapyard.
3 hours later, my car and I still smell of burnt circuit boards, arsenic I believe.
I promply GTFO out of my car running around in circles flailing my arms.
First thought: Disconnect the battery, dumbass!
Response to first thought: But theres another battery in the trunk!
Do it anyway! OK!
Then I realize the other day I removed my tool box from my car, leaving only a 10 and 11mm wrench. Leaving me unable to remove the 13mm tension bolts for the battery clamps.
Hastly, I go to find out where the smoke is being generated. With the 10mm wrench I remove the dash so quick you think I do this frequently or something.
Right next to the OBDII connector, is the integration relay that controls the chime and most of the lights. The unit is scalding hot with a nice hole burned though the top. quickly I rip the unit from the car, and being the electronics junkie I am take it apart. (mind you this is all in a parking lot! (which would of made it more interesting if the cops rolled by..))
With the module removed, I had no headlights, so being its over a $200 part from the dealership, I decide to butcher it, Long story short, the two big resistors that burned up are for the dome light to turn on when the door is opened. Needless to say, removing these resistors disables that function, but for $200 I can live with it, and more importantly I have headlights until I visit a scrapyard.
3 hours later, my car and I still smell of burnt circuit boards, arsenic I believe.