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I had a HUGE scare today. I was about 100 miles from home and noticed my car didn't have it's usual kick ass power. When I stepped on the gas the meter seemed to work properly. I just had no power. So I turned the ESC off and floored it. It felt about the same. So I floored it again and turned on the ESC with the petal still to the floor. No difference! OH CRAAAAP. So I turned it off and drove home thinking what a slug this car is without it.
Well, yesterday I just happened to disconnect the big power cable to check the voltage, so that's a good place to start. Checked that out. Nope everything's fine. So I turned on the ESC and the key and engaged the switch (no Procede) and listened. It sounded like the compressor was bound up. OH shit! So I'm thinking, maybe (hopefully) the air filter got sucked into it or something. Otherwise I'll have to go without the ESC for at least 2 weeks while it goes to fukn Canada and back. That's gonna suck BAD.
So before I pull the compressor off I figured I should check ALL the wiring. Checked the three cables going to the motor and ONE WAS DISCONNECTED. You would not believe how happy that made me to see that!
I reconnected it and taped the inline connectors together and went for a test drive. Unbelievable... It was like the very first time.
I love my ESC. I would get rid of the car if I couldn't have it.
Either that or get a turbo and blow it up!
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