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Crash's Carnage- The Death of the Tonka?

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Old 11-28-2009, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by AlmightyCrash
yup...looks like she has the runs

theres a nasty brown puddle under the rear end now.



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At least she is running!!!

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Old 11-28-2009, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TheonlyREDhead 2008 JK
At least she is running!!!

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not exactly...but Im getting closer.
it runs for around 3 seconds before shutting down.
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Old 11-28-2009, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by AlmightyCrash
lol....I just loooked at views on this thread.

a little less than 28 days and there are 30,848 views so far.
thats around 1100 views a day.


thats just unbelievable.
Thanks everyone for following me and supporting me on this.
Its amazing how a family can come together.

Hopefully tomorrow will be the day.
I feel I may be close.

Crash
I've been following this thread every couple of days since it started. It's been really inspirational to see you turn 180 degrees from despair after the incident to working on your truck. I remember when I was a 14 year old kid and my Dad's '79 Bronco cracked a head. He'd had it since I was born and it was one of the saddest days of my life. He was always breaking stuff on it and fixing it with my brother and I, and the time we spent around it was some of the best times.

It's weird how stuff always breaks at the worst possible time, but your response to the carnage shows some real perseverence. I'm sure you and your kids will really appreciate all the effort you've put in to fixing your Jeep back up when it's all said and done and your back on the trail.

Good luck finishing getting her ready, and thanks for keeping us updated with the awesome story!

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Old 11-28-2009, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by AlmightyCrash
anybody know where I can find instructions on how to bypass this?
the way I see it, its just a box with a chip to acknowledge the chips presence.
If it is all run through one harness, I should be able to jump harness points to make it think it was there.
If you have another JK handy, you might be able to swap in a good sentry module and just tape the other JK's key to it so it's nearby, then use your own key to turn the ignition switch. It would be temporary, but at least you could troubleshoot other problems for a bit.

Did any of that really make sense???

Sorry I'm 1000 miles away, I'd really like to help more.
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Old 11-28-2009, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by AlmightyCrash
thanks brother, but I cant focus on singular projects.
Its the strange way that my brain works
even in school, if i tried to concentrate on the lesson, I learned very little....if I drew the whole time while visiting and creating while the professor taught, I retained all information and aced every exam.
I overthink everything if its all Im zoned in on.

Anyway, so I always have to be thinking about more than one thing.
Like right now, im typing this, looking for wire codes for the column, learning the difference between a Channel catfish and a Blue catfish, watching The Office, and texting my wife.
Too funny. I think the same way!!
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Old 11-28-2009, 07:27 PM
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Wow... I have problems multi tasking... in fact I had to stop breating to type this
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Old 11-28-2009, 07:52 PM
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Well, the battery still tests fine, but acts like it's not pushing through enough power. I don't know what to do.
I can't talk to the dealer until Monday about my failed transponder.
I can't buy a battery.
If anybody is coming tomorrow, let me know.
I'll be fooling with it all day....trying to figure what I can.
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Old 11-28-2009, 07:57 PM
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Do you have another vehicle to temporarily swap batteries with?
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Old 11-29-2009, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by backwoodjk
Do you have another vehicle to temporarily swap batteries with?
I can try, but I'm still confused as to why it's testing fine.
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Originally Posted by AlmightyCrash
I can try, but I'm still confused as to why it's testing fine.
There's probably too much resistance in the wires now that they've been wet. Adding current to them is probably making it worse. Your wiring probably needs to be replaced. All of it. (inside wiring) Wet wires plus electricity = corrosion = resistance = no good. There's a reason flooded cars are written off as total losses. I'd start calling salvage yards looking for the inside wiring.


There's probably nothing wrong at all with your battery. There's probably nothing wrong with your computer other than having everything dumped.
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