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Splorin

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45 minutes of daylight left, head to the spring to fill water jugs (5miles). Won’t restart. F! Could hear fuel pump but no crank. My ‘survival box’ wasn’t on so no tools. Couple minutes of trouble shooting. Time to hike out. No phone service either for a mile or so and I’m 10%. Sketchy spot to leave it also. Lucky that someone found a someone else and picked me up a couple miles later. He only had a ratchet strap but I down for it. He’s known for hustlin his Tundra on these backroads. Six or seven feet of strap and hold on! Got home and as he said ‘you sit there and think about what you’ve done’ Probably shouldn’t have pushed the battery to 7 years. Probably shouldn’t take box off among other probably shouldn’ts.......
 
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I recently replaced my P5 battery at 7 years (still working OK) just because I was worried about having a similar situation. I keep it on a battery tender for a spare. It also fits my Rancher (same part #) and my 2 Recons. Same side to side dimensions and about an inch taller than the OEM Recon battery. Yuasa makes a dang good battery. I paid about $100 + shipping, from an out of state Honda dealer. I could not find one around here or on Amazon or any other vendors at the time. Everyone was on backorder.
 
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Cables and jump pack in survival box. I deserved a little walk....
If it makes you feel better... that is something I would do!

I have all the needed recovery gear, the jump box, first aid kit.... I haul it all around because I know as long as it is on the buggy, I won't need it. Just watch... The one time I leave any of it at home will be the time I need it.
 
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Took me all day to find a 16H. At a stealership that most people aren’t fond of. $150. Seems like a deal considering I’m shopping lithiums right now to power the house......
 
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Welp.....had a small window of time yesterday to slide in new battery. Old was 12.2v, new 12.8v. No go but I wasn’t surprised. I’ll troubleshoot hopefully this weekend. Pump jumps, dash lights up but I suspect the starter. I wonder if you shorten the life of it with a barely strong enough battery?????
 
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I finally got around to putting in a new starter and solenoid yesterday. Kept the new battery charged all winter. No start. With key on gear selector shows a -. Won’t try to crank unless brake pedal is depressed. And when I say ‘try’ that’s basically it’s doing. Not actually cranking. I can disconnect battery and get an ‘L’ if I manipulate it before cranking after reattaching. Here’s where it gets good. Turn key to off after trying to start and dash stays lit up. Has the flashing engine light and the solid temp light also and doesn’t shut off till disconnected. Oh boy……
 
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I finally got around to putting in a new starter and solenoid yesterday. Kept the new battery charged all winter. No start. With key on gear selector shows a -. Won’t try to crank unless brake pedal is depressed. And when I say ‘try’ that’s basically it’s doing. Not actually cranking. I can disconnect battery and get an ‘L’ if I manipulate it before cranking after reattaching. Here’s where it gets good. Turn key to off after trying to start and dash stays lit up. Has the flashing engine light and the solid temp light also and doesn’t shut off till disconnected. Oh boy……
I'm pretty sure, well at least I think I am, that there is a thread on here somewhere about the display staying on after the key is turned off. Maybe they had to change out the ignition switch?
 
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