Lot Lizard saves the day!

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by PackRatTDI, Oct 10, 2011.

  1. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    I was parked last night at the Little Rock Petro at exit 161 waiting to make my delivery up in Paragould at Prestolite this morning. Since it was pretty mild, I wasn't idling.

    At around 1:30AM, I heard a knock on my door. Figuring it was a LL, I didn't hurry getting up, I mean who else would knock on your door at that hour other than maybe a driver you were going to repower. At any rate when I pulled back my curtain there was nobody there. I decided to go ahead and start up to charge my batteries for 5 min or so. When I turned the key, everything went dark. no cranking, no lights, nothing. I ended up getting a jump from the RoadPro truck, which fired up my truck right away.

    Had it not been for the LL waking me up, I might not have found my truck needed a jump until right before I left, which would have made me late.

    Good job, ho! LOL!
     
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  3. hmeondaroad

    hmeondaroad Light Load Member

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    lot lizard to the rescue u should have gave her/him a tip for it :biggrin_2559:
     
  4. Blind Driver

    Blind Driver Road Train Member

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    Why did the batteries go dead?
     
  5. EZ Money

    EZ Money Road Train Member

    That is what i was thinking...running the bunk fan maybe?
    Still it should not pull them down that fast.
     
  6. sedain

    sedain Medium Load Member

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    i would imagine his lights were on,it was likely another driver that knocked on his door.
     
  7. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    My lights were off. Maybe the low voltage cutout went crazy. I haven't shut down the engine since the jump to see if it happens again.
     
  8. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    The wierd thing is that nothing seemed to reset, like the radio and my gps.
     
  9. groundpounder

    groundpounder Road Train Member

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    Electrical issues in big trucks can be hard to figure out sometimes..
     
  10. fancypants

    fancypants Medium Load Member

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    Thats just funny.. An batt. get old an poop for no apparent reason
     
  11. SHO-TYME

    SHO-TYME Road Train Member

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    If your batteries are going bad, it will do that, mine did it recently and I replaced all 3 and added the fourth, I don't have that problem now.
     
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