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Lonely cars and loose wires
I took advantage of the warm weather to spend some quality time with the RAVolt. Clearly the RAVolt was feeling neglected because we had a bit of a Christine moment.
On the way home from getting my trilunar haircut, the brakes turned to bricks. That’s normal when the vacuum pump is not working: normal maybe, but definitely unwelcome. The brakes still “work” as long as there is no one in front of you and you’re going up hill. I pulled over quickly and discovered a loose wire. Luckily, I was just cruising the neighborhood.
Lessons learned:
- Avoid force the wrong age wire into a screw terminal
- Include routine “pull test” for wire fitting.