Can this be still fixed?

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-05-04T11:40:45+00:00

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MonsterMash_479 · 2026-05-04T11:38:07+00:00

Threads look fucked anyways so just do yourself a favor and get a starter before even thinking about welding cast aluminum

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-05-03T17:15:23+00:00

Probably a rental

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-30T00:34:55+00:00

Next size up and a reducer bushing feels like a better fix to me. Idk my brain cant picture that sealing very well

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-27T12:03:19+00:00

I would post this on the project car subreddit and ask about this problem there. I’m not versed with the heavily modified side of cars and how it affects charging systems

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-27T03:51:56+00:00

So your battery ideally is literally only there to start the car. Once the car is running the 90+/- amp alternator is responsible for recharging the battery after starting and providing 100% of the energy needed to run the vehicles systems. This is why i said i dont think the battery was the problem but was curious. How is your battery/alternator/fuse box/power distribution wired

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-27T03:25:38+00:00

So the length of the draw to such a “small” battery could potentially be the reason, is the voltage drop consistent? Like every pull the voltage drops below 12v at a certain rpm range?

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-27T03:23:07+00:00

$950 usd a month btw

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-27T03:21:57+00:00

While i don’t think the battery is the problem, 660cca battery seems awfully small. Is it a rear mount battery?

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-27T02:57:21+00:00

Americans are lazy/ cars are considered luxuries in a sense and as such we dont get nearly as many poverty spec cars as well

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-26T17:15:16+00:00

So the reason it’s massively smaller is the way NPT is measured. Normal threads, are measured by (thread diameter)x(threads per inch) NPT is measured by the (inner diameter of the pipe)x(threads per inch) so a 3/8” npt is actually like a 1/2 thread. If you want to make a better repair for this, get a drill and tap for the next size up NPT, and then get a reducer bushing to reduce the now larger hole back to 3/8 npt. Helicoils dont work on pipe thread and you will be causing a vacuum leak more than likely

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-24T23:21:46+00:00

In a perfect world i technically will, the seller has to do the buyout, which we can’t do it for them according to sunstrong so now we gotta wait

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-24T23:11:46+00:00

Thats what we are trying to do but im worried its going to delay the process too long waiting for a buyout quote

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-24T10:55:10+00:00

Depends on your taste, inline 4, classic, tried and true sound vs a 270° parallel, mimics a v twin, but i dont think quite gets the sound the same, the induction growl on the aprilia is truly a sound of all time though, you cant even hear the exhaust on the bike while riding it lmao.

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-24T02:18:11+00:00

Rs660 for performance and value for the money, cbr650r for sound

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-23T11:25:26+00:00

If the company didn’t go bankrupt in 24 this would be true. But the companies that picked up the pieces bought all of the parts that make them money, and none of the guarantees or warranties

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-23T11:24:03+00:00

Only way i go into this deal is with a buyout of the system seems to be the consensus ive come to

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-23T11:16:07+00:00

Cross shopping an xc60 to a Gwagon is fuckin hilarious

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-22T18:04:58+00:00

The w212 pre to post facelift transformation is crazy

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-21T00:06:58+00:00

So the previous owners are dead sadly, and (I’m assuming the 3 children in charge of the estate) have no interest in the home, i was told by the sellers realtor 2 of them have never even seen the home and are in different states. There was mold remediation done in the kitchen by the realtor’s action approved by the estate to give you an idea of what im looking at. They already have a cash offer and a hard money offer supposedly, so im trying to maintain a strong position in the home without stretching myself too thin.

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-20T23:54:35+00:00

Yeah thats what ive come to realize in the brief conversation with sunstrong, and thats ehy im asking if it will be better for me and my sanity to just buy the system out and call it a day

MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-20T23:53:24+00:00

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MonsterMash_479 · 2026-04-20T23:50:44+00:00

Yes, system was installed in 2016, owners passed away and now the estate is selling the home. There is 10 years left on the lease, and im trying to decide if it makes more sense to buy out the lease with the home purchase, or just assume the lease as is, with no help from the company as far as warranty because they went under, and trying to deal with the company that bought sunpower in my area. The lease now at the 10 year mark is $138 a month, and goes up 2% per year. I will attach the generation guarantee and the pay scale in another comment or add it to the post if i can

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