[darkpuppet]

I thinks I know what the problem is, and while it's a simple problem, I'm worried the fix won't be quite so.... simple.

it's a dead battery folks.

I pulled the headlight, the contacts were corroded on the surface, but the contacts were alright.

But that little dot that's usually a happy green was an ominous red. Check the voltage across terminals and it's 11.38 volts.

that ain't enough to start no car.

I think the failure to jump it yesterday was most likely caused by picking a bad grounding spot. Next time I think we should pick a spot off the engine (tonnes of brackets etc).

now the thing is this...

t'is a simple problem.. dead battery .. no big whoopty doo..

but how the hell do I change it in the position vortech has it? I have a feeling the tray gets dropped, or the fender/bumper comes off.

yuck...

on a positive note, the backup siren does go off when the battery is unhooked. Guess I'll have to use the master disable to turn off the alarm before spending any real amount of time with the siren unhooked.