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  1. bruceb58

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Scanners are a tool...just like a wrench. If you don't know how to use both, you better not be working on your car. On my Lexus I used to own, my scanner software allowed me to bleed the brakes properly. You put the car into brake bleed mode and it told you to do one wheel after another and it...
  2. bruceb58

    Aftermarket Mercruiser parts, What are you using???

    I only use OEM parts.
  3. bruceb58

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I own 3 vehicles with LARGE displays. All dim down(or go to a dark background) automatically when the headlights go on.
  4. bruceb58

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I am 67..I am of a certain age. I would never want to go back to cars that don't have the ability to use a scanner.
  5. bruceb58

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I would dread going back to a car without a CANBUS. Cars are WAY more easier to diagnose now. Boat engines have CANBUS too. I had a bad miss on my 2017 Cobalt. I kinda shotgunned the repair by replacing the 4 coils. Later bought my Rinda scanner. If I had bought the Rinda scanner first, I would...
  6. bruceb58

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    In my Rivian, the display turns to a black background...not an issue at night. Jeez there are a lot of "old people" in this thread. Get off my lawn!
  7. bruceb58

    Surge Brake replacement parts

    Fortunately, every trailer I have now has discs including my travel trailer. Two of them have EOH. No need for discs if all you go is 15 miles a year.
  8. bruceb58

    Surge Brake replacement parts

    My last boat, that I used in salt water and fresh, had brake rotors that were 15 years old when I sold it. Regular metal rotors. Of course I rinsed the rotors after I dunked the trailer in salt. I had some stainless Tiedown disc brakes that I threw in the trash after a year because they warped...
  9. bruceb58

    Surge Brake replacement parts

    I have 450 miles on mine with one trip. No wonder yours lasted so long. You have maybe 300 miles on yours.
  10. bruceb58

    Surge Brake replacement parts

    What was your longest trip with it? How many miles a year?
  11. bruceb58

    Surge Brake replacement parts

    If it was my trailer, I would be 3d printing the spacer! Unfortunately, my new pontoon trailer came with a Tie Down surge brake coupler.
  12. bruceb58

    Solar charging batteries

    This may have been asked but how long have you owned these and what brand? Most have at least a 5 year warranty.
  13. bruceb58

    Solar charging batteries

    More than likely what is happening... Cells are imbalanced. As you charge, one or more of the cells reaches maximum voltage which is usually 3.65 which turns off all charging. The total pack doesn't get high enough to start balancing because you have one or more very low cells. If you can't...
  14. bruceb58

    Solar charging batteries

    Can your battery case be opened with screws? If so, you could measure each cell and see what the voltages are.
  15. bruceb58

    Solar charging batteries

    LOL...What voltage batteries did you have that were LiFePO4? What brand tool? Show a link to the battery you are talking about! BTW...Google is your friend.
  16. bruceb58

    Water in bilge

    I just helped a friend who had a similar issue with his Volvo Penta. Once he yanked his boat I found the bellows had a 1/2" open crack in it. I could tell it had been changed at one point since the clamp was in the wrong position. When was the last time you had your bellows replaced? You said...
  17. bruceb58

    Solar charging batteries

    They have NEVER been LiFePO4. Before Lithium NMC, they we NiMH
  18. bruceb58

    Solar charging batteries

    Batteries for power tools including Dewalt and Black and Decker use Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide batteries. They do not use LiFePO4. A BMS uses around 1mA unless it's bluetooth(if it has that feature) is active. Even with a small drain like that, it will draw down a 100AH battery in a...
  19. bruceb58

    Solar charging batteries

    Your battery is toast. If you let them sit that long, one or more of the 4 cells self discharged lower than minimal cell voltage which is around 2.5V. There is likely no recovery.
  20. bruceb58

    2025 NFL/CFB News and Nonsense

    There are talks of Franklin going to UCLA...hope that does NOT happen. UCLA should keep Skipper and Jerry Neuheisel for at least one more season.
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