Originally Posted by
jba3
I replaced the alternator about a year ago, before the wedding. It died, and was covered under warranty. I replaced it again in early January and finally turned the car on a couple weeks ago. Since it sat for about 5 months, the battery was dead. I jump started it - which was NOT fun - since the other spyder is on jack stands in the garage next to it and I had to daisy-chain jumper cables from outside. I invested in a plug-in jumper/charger box after that. :D
I went to start it and move it outside so I could clean the garage and set up a table to start organizing a few things, but it was completely dead. So I jump started it again, and it dies as soon as I unhook the jumper cables. I pulled the driver's wheel to check the belt and tension, since I finished the alternator somewhere around 2am and wasn't overly coherent, thinking I didn't tension the belt, and it was wet. I haven't had a chance to look into it further yet.
I also forgot I never fixed the parking brake after the wedding morning fiasco. I put the brake down, and the light stayed on. So I've got to check on that too. I was a bit overzealous in posting this thread, I think. :o