DAILY CHRONICLE # 11 VOL 6

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 11 VOL 6

JANUARY 14^TH 2008

WEATHER; COOL, LOW HUMIDITY, 20/56 DEGREES

IT’S FINALLY HOME WHERE IT BELONGS! THE 1995 INTREPID IS SETTING NEXT TO MY MERCEDES! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE’VE SEEN IT IN THE BRIGHT DAY LIGHT IT’S  IN EVEN BETTER CONDITION THAN WE THOUGHT! THE BUMPERS DON’T HAVE ANY HOLES JUST PAINT SCRAPED OFF AND I CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT WITH THE EQUIPMENT I HAVE, ELECTRIC SANDER, BINKS TYPE SPRAY GUN AND A SMALL AIR COMPRESSOR WITH A PRESSURE REGULATOR!

THE FIRST THING I DID WAS HAVE MOM GET THE BATTERY OUT OF THE TRUNK AND I PUT IT ON MY SERIES CHARGER AT 12:88 VOLTS AND 5 AMPS! FROM WHAT I’VE BEEN TOLD IT WENT DOWN SETTING WHICH MEANS SLOWLY SO THAT’S HOW IT MUST BE BROUGHT BACK! IF YOU TRY TO BRING A BATTERY BACK THAT’S GONE DOWN SLOW WITH A HOT CHARGER IT WILL BUCKLE THE PLATES! IF YOU CAN BRING IT BACK TO AROUND 11:00 SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND THEN HIT IT WITH A HOT CHARGER PUTTING OUT 10-15 AMPS FOR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AND THEN GO BACK WITH THE SLOW CHARGER TILL YOU GET 12:25- 12:50 SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND LET IT SET OVER NIGHT AND IT DOESN’T GO DOWN YOU’LL HAVE A GOOD HOT BATTERY! WHEN IN THE CAR THE ALTERNATOR WILL KEEP IT UP AS LONG AS IT DOESN’T DEVELOP A DEAD CELL! THAT’S USUALLY INDICATED BY IT GOING DOWN OVER NIGHT AND YOU NEED TO USE JUMPERS TO START THE ENGINE!

WE WERE IN THE AUTO ELECTRIC BUSINESS FOR ALMOST 17 YEARS! DURING THAT TIME WE REBUILT THE TAR TOP LEAD ACID BATTERIES AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS TO KEEP A BATTERY IN GOOD CONDITION!

RIGHT AFTER WWII MY DAD WENT IN THE BATTERY BUSINESS AND WAS A DESTRIBUTOR FOR CARDINAL-ESTEE BUILT BATTRIES OUT OF LOS ANGELES, I STARTED CHANGING THE BATTERIES OUT AND CHECKING THE CHARGING SYSTEMS! BACK THEN 99% OF THE BATTERIES WERE 6 VOLT OR IN THE CASE OF MARINE APPLICATIONS 8 VOLT! IF WE CAME ACROSS A CAR THAT WAS HARD TO START BECAUSE OF WEAR WE WOULD PUT AN 8 VOLT BATTERY IN AND ADJUST THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR TO 7.2 VOLTS!

WHEN WE WERE IN THE BUSINESS IN TEXAS I PUT A LOT OF 8 VOLT BATTERIES IN FARM TRACTORS WITH A 6 VOLT SYSTEM ADJUSTING THE REGULATOR TO 7.2 VOLTS AND SOLVED A LOT OF STARTING PROBLEMS WHEN THE TRACTOR WAS HOT!

I’M STILL GOING TO START THE INTREPID AND USE SOME B-12 IN THE TRANSMISSIN TO SEE IF I CAN BREAK IT LOSE SOMEBODY TOLD KELLY IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIRTY VALVE BODY, IF IT IS B-12 WILL DO THE JOB! IF IT’S MECHANICAL, WORN OUT DISC OR A BROKEN PIECE IN THE TRANSMISSIN CASE THEN IT WON’T! I’VE GOT TO GIVE IT THE GOOD OLD COLLEGE TRY!

I DON’T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE COWBOYS AND THE GIANTS! IN MY OPINION DALLAS DIDN’T COME TO PLAY FOOTBALL THE CAME FOR THE MEDIA AND ALL THE HOOPALA! BUT, I’LL STILL BE A FAN AND ROOT FOR THEM NEXT YEAR, 13-3 ISN’T BAD BUT, NOT QUITE GOOD ENOUGH!

NOW, NEXT WEEKEND I’LL BE ROOTING FOR THE GREEN BAY PACKERS ALONG WITH MOM AND HOPE WE SEE THEM IN THE SUPER BOWL AGAINST THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS! NOW THAT WILL BE A GAME TO SEE UNLESS ONE OR THE OTHER GETS BEAT!

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD