Vette will not start
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Vette will not start
96 Vette Red Roadster sat in garage since Christmas eve. Has not been started and now will not start even with a jump and won't accept a charge on a slow charger. Is this the norm? Has anyone else had this problem? A new battery was put on the car last fall. Will the battery go bad when it has been drained completely?
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Re: Vette will not start (DarkHalo)
Sounds like maybe a dead cell in the battery. Try removing the cables from the battery and jumping it
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Re: Vette will not start (Baaad96)
Dead batteries:
It looks like it wont take a charge. The charge indicator wont show a charge.
A completly drainded battery won't register a charge right away.
Leave the charger on for low for 8hrs or more.
After an hour or two the meter on the charger will begin to show a charge.
Once a month put the battery on a slow charge.
Charge at 100% before driving the car.
A battery that is charged quite a bit will need a fluid check charging will evaporate the electroilte. Even in sealed battery.
It looks like it wont take a charge. The charge indicator wont show a charge.
A completly drainded battery won't register a charge right away.
Leave the charger on for low for 8hrs or more.
After an hour or two the meter on the charger will begin to show a charge.
Once a month put the battery on a slow charge.
Charge at 100% before driving the car.
A battery that is charged quite a bit will need a fluid check charging will evaporate the electroilte. Even in sealed battery.