[T3] Invasion prep

[William Hoyer]

how was the horn draining the battery?

On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 10:52 AM Max Welton <max.welton.2k at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> The list has been pretty quiet lately. Is this thing on? ;-)
>
> Here's where I'm at with prep.
>
> I dropped my engine yesterday to deal with an oil leak up by the oil pump
> and do some general checking things out.
>
> One thing about the CSP exhaust is that the process of dumping the engine
> is more of a process. First I remove the bumper, then the support brackets
> for the muffler which tie into the bumper brackets. Then disconnect the
> heat shield above the muffler and finally the muffler itself can come down.
> After that it's pretty much the same as stock. Discovered a tear in the
> dipstick tube. Air bellows still good.
>
> The list going forward:
>
> * Adjust the rear ride height as it's just a little low as is. I've already
> bumped the extended sump on one of those concrete parking logs. That's no
> bueno.
>
> * Find and fix a rattle in the left door.
>
> * Rig up a circuit for USB power for phone and tablet charging.
>
> * Rig up a bluetooth speaker to sit in on the rear seat. Or hang from the
> front seat-back. Tablet to supply tunes over bluetooth. Rig something to
> keep the speaker charged while driving.
>
> * Figure out why my horn ckt drains the battery overnight.
>
> Probably other stuff I can't think of right now.
>
> Everybody else ready to go mobile?
>
> Max
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