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Old 04-01-2010, 10:27 PM
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Battery died and ...

It took 20 mins on a jump to get the X running again. When I was driving around to let the Alternator re-charge the battery, I notice some items weren't working:

1) gas gauge
2) tach
3) oil temp
4) computer display on the cluster or the radio
5) clock on the radio (radio, however; works)

Got back home and the X started without issue but the offending items are still off.

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Old 04-01-2010, 11:35 PM
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You have an oil temp gauge?
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Old 04-01-2010, 11:40 PM
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You have to disconnect the battery to let capacitors drain etc. and everything should be fine after reconnecting.
It never happened to me,but I have read a lot of threads of this kind.
Suggested time vary by user,some say overnight,others just 30 min an hour.
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It took 20 mins on a jump to get the X running again. When I was driving around to let the Alternator re-charge the battery, I notice some items weren't working:

1) gas gauge
2) tach
3) oil temp
4) computer display on the cluster or the radio
5) clock on the radio (radio, however; works)

Got back home and the X started without issue but the offending items are still off.

HELP!!!
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Old 04-02-2010, 10:06 AM
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You have an oil temp gauge?
He has the high cluster or whatever you call it. I have it in the 4.8 (below the tach) and didn't even know about it until recently.
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Old 04-02-2010, 02:03 PM
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thanks for responding!

One more thing, where the heck is the battery?

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Old 04-02-2010, 02:12 PM
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thanks for responding!

One more thing, where the heck is the battery?
In the cargo area under the spare tire.
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Old 04-03-2010, 09:35 PM
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You have to disconnect the battery to let capacitors drain etc. and everything should be fine after reconnecting.
It never happened to me,but I have read a lot of threads of this kind.
Suggested time vary by user,some say overnight,others just 30 min an hour.
Good luck.

Worked like a charm, thanks! Also, I was wrong, not oil temp; its water temp.

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Old 04-03-2010, 10:47 PM
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Worked like a charm, thanks! Also, I was wrong, not oil temp; its water temp.

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