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although, it's now a fun way to fish with a compound bow. Rile them up and shoot them in the air, then reel them in.
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06-15-2010, 01:58 AM | #12 |
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I see you're passing by Reno.
Just to let you know, I've never seen an Atom up close.
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06-15-2010, 02:02 AM | #13 |
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07-03-2010, 02:02 AM | #15 |
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Sabotage?!?!
As far as I (and a Chevy dealer) can tell, someone performed some late-night adjustments on the Atom (which was under a car cover at the time) just outside of Indianapolis a couple days ago.
After a day and a half of troubleshooting, we determined that the powertrain control relay wasn't kicking in. The dealer rigged a bypass to get me going, since I was way behind schedule at that point. About 150 miles down the road from the dealer, I noticed that my TomTom GPS had shut down due to a low battery condition. That's odd, as it is connected to the car wiring for power. On investigating, I discovered that the latching power connector for the TomTom dock (which could not have come apart by accident) was unplugged. While looking around under there, I found that one of the 2 smaller wires to the master disconnect switch was unplugged and dangling. Reconnecting that got my powertrain relay working again, so I removed the bypass the dealer had put in. I have no idea why anyone would do such a thing. I'd accept that one of these might just be from vibration, but 2 in the same area (one of which is a locking connector) is really suspicious. I've made up a half a day and am now only one day behind schedule. I'm in Lincoln, NE tonight. This means that I rushed past and didn't get a chance to visit w/ Kognito, unfortunately. But if I'm to make the start of the race, I have to go flat out every day to get to CA in time. |
07-03-2010, 10:46 AM | #16 |
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Think it is possible that a complete moron tried to hot wire, and steal it??
Sorry for your delays, I would really like to see your Atom one day. Drive safe! Doug They are hosting the national "Wing-Ding" for Honda Goldwing owners, and GoodGuy's car show/swap meet here in Des Moines this weekend. . . .Bikes and Hot Rods (3500 of them) are all over the place here this week. I seriously need to get a digital camera for the car. Some incredible restored cars cruizing around
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07-06-2010, 12:15 AM | #17 | |
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I have to do 400+ miles tomorrow to get to Salinas. I'm not sure what time I'll be passing through Reno, or what time(s) you're free. If you PM me a phone number, I'll call you in the morning. |
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07-06-2010, 01:38 AM | #18 | |
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I'm usually free in the mornings, and work 1530 till 0200 (four 10-hour shifts....gotta love them !). I'll PM my number, maybe we can meet somewhere off I-80. (If you have time, I live 10 miles north of the interstate in Sparks).
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07-06-2010, 03:01 AM | #19 |
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Yup. And if I could have, I would have continued on to at least Fernley. But after 500+ miles in the Atom I needed to stop for the day. So I wound up here. I need to wind up in Salinas by tonight, so I can meet the installer that has my tires (a new set of AO48's from Tire Rack) and get them on the Atom before the track day.
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07-06-2010, 12:53 PM | #20 |
The old cranky SOB....
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Haha - That is the town I grew up in.
And near where I'll be towards the end of the month. Nuts.... Timing sucks....
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