..when I went to start the truck, no go.
Let me explain. I went to Starbucks last night after a 12 hour day at work (moving the office) and got a delicious coffee. Exactly what I needed. Anyway, I was coming in the door with my son, and I went toi put him down and BAM he knocked it out of my hand onto the floor and all over the carpet. I was pretty pissed.
Anyway, I said a few expletives and threw the keys at the ground. :lol:
A little but later, I asked my wife to please go get something out of the truck and she said "Where's the key?" while holding up the key ring. "Isn't it on there!?" She told me it was but just the plastic part. I guess I threw it hard enough to split the key open and fire the little microchip out on the ground somewhere in the kitchen. :lol:
So yeah, I had to crawl around on the kitchen floor with a flashlight looking for the chip, finally found it and glued it back into the key. Presto, everything works fine.
It was weird though, without the chip in there, it came on but just cranked for ages trying to start. I think the anti-theft just kills the spark, because everything else worked fine. I learned a few things last night:
1. Don't throw the keys
2. The anti-theft chip in the key ACTUALLY works!
3. Starbucks ain't that important
4. Beer is better than Starbucks anyway.
Thanks for reading.
Let me explain. I went to Starbucks last night after a 12 hour day at work (moving the office) and got a delicious coffee. Exactly what I needed. Anyway, I was coming in the door with my son, and I went toi put him down and BAM he knocked it out of my hand onto the floor and all over the carpet. I was pretty pissed.
Anyway, I said a few expletives and threw the keys at the ground. :lol:
A little but later, I asked my wife to please go get something out of the truck and she said "Where's the key?" while holding up the key ring. "Isn't it on there!?" She told me it was but just the plastic part. I guess I threw it hard enough to split the key open and fire the little microchip out on the ground somewhere in the kitchen. :lol:
So yeah, I had to crawl around on the kitchen floor with a flashlight looking for the chip, finally found it and glued it back into the key. Presto, everything works fine.
It was weird though, without the chip in there, it came on but just cranked for ages trying to start. I think the anti-theft just kills the spark, because everything else worked fine. I learned a few things last night:
1. Don't throw the keys
2. The anti-theft chip in the key ACTUALLY works!
3. Starbucks ain't that important
4. Beer is better than Starbucks anyway.
Thanks for reading.
