Car-part.com the best way to find old packs?
Yeah.
The seller said he had it running until he lost the keys, I dont really believe that at all.
Yeah, bullshit.
"Just lost the keys to my Porsche there, don't know where I left 'em, run's great, whoop well I did take the batteries out." Mhm.
Car also has suspension problems that would prohibit driving at the moment.
Lead-acid batteries you say?
Suspension problems you say?
Batteries have been removed you say?
It's painting a picture.
Looks like he overloaded it with lead, messed up the suspension, unloaded the batteries to fix it, figured it was too expensive to replace the batteries, and so it sat until now.
I can get reconditioned batteries for about $47 each right now.
Ugh. Don't do it.
You won't be driving it all the way home regardless, right?
It's a series DC motor. If you just want to roll it, I'd hotwire it.
Throw in a single starter battery, and bypass the controller. It probably has a solenoid that engages when you push the gas normally? If so, the high current output probably goes to the controller. Just steal that lead and connect it straight to the cable that leaves the controller instead. If you have to, hotwire a switch to engage the solenoid and sneak that under the hood, around the doorway, and mount it to a pushbutton next to the steering wheel.
12v from a normal starter battery is enough to make the motor spin. Leave it in 1st gear if you want it to crawl.
Maybe jack up the ass end so the drive tires spin freely, so you know what kind of speeds to expect. Make sure the breaks sort of work (you won't have a booster, unless it's 12v too).
It'll be enough to hump it around the block and up onto a trailer.
