Car wouldn't start this morning. Electronics freaking out, flickering on and off. First thought was battery problem. Had to give away two appointments and have a friend drive me to AAP to test my battery. Battery was fine. Shit. Could be something expensive. My insurance tows for free with roadside assist, so tow truck driver takes me to the Honda dealership where my buddy is a Honda Master Tech. Stopped on the way to give the guy a pack of cigarettes and a Mountain Dew as a tip (that's what he asked for haha). My girlfriend works for Enterprise so she hooks me up with a really cheap rental car. My buddy spends about 10 minutes in the parking lot and figures it out. There was a small gap between the clamp ring and the battery terminal that had caused corrosion. He scraped it off with a screwdriver and a wire brush, regreased it, and it started up again. Let it run for about 15 minutes, battery charged up fine and is 100%. He didn't charge me a dime to fix it, I owe him a round of golf

So, what I thought could be a starter or ignition problem was just some sludge! Cost me under $20 because I also bought a dozen donuts for the Enterprise guys since they voided my ticket and I didn't have to pay for the rental car.

 

Good deal.

 

awesome ... it must feel great to think something is gonna cost hundreds and you get everything done for less than 20