The alternator in my 2007 Ridgeline at 83K miles (I think) appears to have died I will have to replace it in the next day or two.
I had been having dead battery problems recently. I guess I now know why.
Because of that, I bought one of those new/fancy lithium battery jumper packs. Specifically, the Noco GB40. Tonight I had to use it for the second time.
When my dashboard lit up and things went crazy, I immediately pulled over and turned my engine off to prevent any damage. After checking things out and trying to crank the engine, I found the battery was dead and unable to turn the engine at all.
So, I hooked up my new battery pack and was able to start. It felt weak and took more than one rotation, but it cranked and fired up.
This pack is stated to work on a 6C engine up to 4L, and ours (2006-2012) is a 3.5.
Noco has a larger 2000 Watt unit and based on my experience I'd advise going with that over the 1000W GB40. It wasn't very cold outside (50F) and it felt like the battery could just barely crank it.
Note that I was able to help jump someone's car with it just a few days ago and that worked out great. It cranked that engine fast. It's battery may not have been as dead as mine though, and it was certainly a smaller engine. It's hard to say. It was a random guy at the gas station who had left his lights on.
My question is: Does anyone else have any reports on lithium jumpers which would be good for the Ridgeline? Any success/failure stories?
I hear that these things don't work well in cold weather. That has me worried, but I figure if I'm out in the cold and really desperate to jump it, I can stick the battery under my shirt for 30 minutes to warm it up.
Also, on the subject, I just found this helpful article. Good old Consumer Reports. I should get a subscription:
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/jump-starters/buying-guide.htm
I had been having dead battery problems recently. I guess I now know why.
Because of that, I bought one of those new/fancy lithium battery jumper packs. Specifically, the Noco GB40. Tonight I had to use it for the second time.
When my dashboard lit up and things went crazy, I immediately pulled over and turned my engine off to prevent any damage. After checking things out and trying to crank the engine, I found the battery was dead and unable to turn the engine at all.
So, I hooked up my new battery pack and was able to start. It felt weak and took more than one rotation, but it cranked and fired up.
This pack is stated to work on a 6C engine up to 4L, and ours (2006-2012) is a 3.5.
Noco has a larger 2000 Watt unit and based on my experience I'd advise going with that over the 1000W GB40. It wasn't very cold outside (50F) and it felt like the battery could just barely crank it.
Note that I was able to help jump someone's car with it just a few days ago and that worked out great. It cranked that engine fast. It's battery may not have been as dead as mine though, and it was certainly a smaller engine. It's hard to say. It was a random guy at the gas station who had left his lights on.
My question is: Does anyone else have any reports on lithium jumpers which would be good for the Ridgeline? Any success/failure stories?
I hear that these things don't work well in cold weather. That has me worried, but I figure if I'm out in the cold and really desperate to jump it, I can stick the battery under my shirt for 30 minutes to warm it up.
Also, on the subject, I just found this helpful article. Good old Consumer Reports. I should get a subscription:
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/jump-starters/buying-guide.htm