So I was at the drive ins....
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So I was at the drive ins....
I was at the drive ins, and towards the end of the night my battery was shot
my question is do i need to get a new battery or what
haha i am so lame when it comes to cars
my question is do i need to get a new battery or what
haha i am so lame when it comes to cars
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Re: So I was at the drive ins.... (PleaseHelp)
yes, sounds like it looses power pretty quickly....unless you were watching 2 3 hour movies, that would be normal... oh, did you turn ur car on during the intermission? if not, then hell it would prolly happen to most people... just recharge it if thats the case. take it to autozone or somewhere like that and have em check your battery for ya.
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Re: So I was at the drive ins.... (PleaseHelp)
well you would have to recharge it with a recharger... or you could have someone jump it for you and leave the car runnin for a lil while(hour or 2... just go for a cruise 
). after that, head to autozone or schucks and have em test your battery for ya, they will let you know if it needs to be replaced or not.
). after that, head to autozone or schucks and have em test your battery for ya, they will let you know if it needs to be replaced or not.
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Re: So I was at the drive ins.... (PleaseHelp)
Out of curiosity, how old is your battery?
Also, during the movie, you were just listening to your radio, right? Do you have amps or anything else hooked up?
Also, during the movie, you were just listening to your radio, right? Do you have amps or anything else hooked up?
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Re: So I was at the drive ins.... (wed3k)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wed3k »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or you could floor in neutral was about 10 seconds, not good for the engine but it works.</TD></TR></TABLE>
works to do what exactly?
works to do what exactly?
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Re: So I was at the drive ins.... (TouringAccord)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TouringAccord »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
works to do what exactly?</TD></TR></TABLE>
blow an engine prolly?
works to do what exactly?</TD></TR></TABLE>
blow an engine prolly?
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Re: (wed3k)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wed3k »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no the charge the battery once you jump start it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
10 seconds isn't enough time to charge a battery...
the best ways have already been mentioned:
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FatJoe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well you would have to recharge it with a recharger... or you could have someone jump it for you and leave the car runnin for a lil while(hour or 2... just go for a cruise ). after that, head to autozone or schucks and have em test your battery for ya, they will let you know if it needs to be replaced or not.</TD></TR></TABLE>
most batteries (with exceptions like Optima) can't handle being fully discharged very well. completely discharging a battery dramatically reduces it's life and also reduces how many amps it can hold. with a 3-year old battery, i'd probably just go ahead and replace it.
10 seconds isn't enough time to charge a battery...
the best ways have already been mentioned:
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FatJoe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well you would have to recharge it with a recharger... or you could have someone jump it for you and leave the car runnin for a lil while(hour or 2... just go for a cruise ). after that, head to autozone or schucks and have em test your battery for ya, they will let you know if it needs to be replaced or not.</TD></TR></TABLE>
most batteries (with exceptions like Optima) can't handle being fully discharged very well. completely discharging a battery dramatically reduces it's life and also reduces how many amps it can hold. with a 3-year old battery, i'd probably just go ahead and replace it.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philadd »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
10 seconds isn't enough time to charge a battery...
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yeah, I've always heard to leave the car sit at idle for like atleast 15 min after jump starting it to let the battery charge some so you don't damage the battery or alternator.
10 seconds isn't enough time to charge a battery...
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yeah, I've always heard to leave the car sit at idle for like atleast 15 min after jump starting it to let the battery charge some so you don't damage the battery or alternator.
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