dead battery
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Instructor
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From: Deltona Fl
dead battery
My wife has a 1999 convertible ,which is usually on a trickle charger. It has been off the charger for a month. The vehicle does not start, with no response when the key is turned. The battery cables and owners manual are in the trunk. How can I open the trunk? Thanks
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There is a manual release pull cable but good luck getting to it. It's located under the center storage compartment lid and if you have as much $hit in the back of the car as I have it would be easier to charge or replace the battery than trying to get to the cable.
Page 2-15 in the following link:
http://www.1997-2004corvettes.com/ma...99Corvette.pdf
The GM engineer that came up with that location was a kindergarten flunk out but good enough to design things on a Corvette.....
Page 2-15 in the following link:
http://www.1997-2004corvettes.com/ma...99Corvette.pdf
The GM engineer that came up with that location was a kindergarten flunk out but good enough to design things on a Corvette.....
Drifting
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From: Shell Point (Crawfordville) Florida
A trickle charger putting out 1-1 1/2 A will take forever to recharge a dead battery, if it ever will. You need to get a regular battery charger putting out 8-12A to recharge the battery in a reasonable amount of time (hours instead of days).
You have no lights or anything when you turn on the key?
Have you measured the battery volts with a meter to see if it is dead? Could also be another issue, like the ignition switch, if the battery is not dead.
The battery cables are tight and the connections are clean?
A battery should not be completely dead in a month so you have to start looking for an abnormal current draw too.
You have no lights or anything when you turn on the key?
Have you measured the battery volts with a meter to see if it is dead? Could also be another issue, like the ignition switch, if the battery is not dead.
The battery cables are tight and the connections are clean?
A battery should not be completely dead in a month so you have to start looking for an abnormal current draw too.
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A trickle charger putting out 1-1 1/2 A will take forever to recharge a dead battery, if it ever will. You need to get a regular battery charger putting out 8-12A to recharge the battery in a reasonable amount of time (hours instead of days).
You have no lights or anything when you turn on the key?
Have you measured the battery volts with a meter to see if it is dead? Could also be another issue, like the ignition switch, if the battery is not dead.
The battery cables are tight and the connections are clean?
A battery should not be completely dead in a month so you have to start looking for an abnormal current draw too.
You have no lights or anything when you turn on the key?
Have you measured the battery volts with a meter to see if it is dead? Could also be another issue, like the ignition switch, if the battery is not dead.
The battery cables are tight and the connections are clean?
A battery should not be completely dead in a month so you have to start looking for an abnormal current draw too.
with the highlighted part
but, my C5s NEED to be a trickle charger if I'm not going to drive them in a month or they will not start. The C5 just seems to like to drain the battery faster than most cars. Unfortunetly, a normal battery loses a lot of it's strenght when it is slowly discharged to a dead status. You might just want to replace the battery and then remember to hook up the trickle charger when not driving her for awhile.
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A trickle charger putting out 1-1 1/2 A will take forever to recharge a dead battery, if it ever will. You need to get a regular battery charger putting out 8-12A to recharge the battery in a reasonable amount of time (hours instead of days).
You have no lights or anything when you turn on the key?
Have you measured the battery volts with a meter to see if it is dead? Could also be another issue, like the ignition switch, if the battery is not dead.
The battery cables are tight and the connections are clean?
A battery should not be completely dead in a month so you have to start looking for an abnormal current draw too.
You have no lights or anything when you turn on the key?
Have you measured the battery volts with a meter to see if it is dead? Could also be another issue, like the ignition switch, if the battery is not dead.
The battery cables are tight and the connections are clean?
A battery should not be completely dead in a month so you have to start looking for an abnormal current draw too.
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be careful playing around with chargers, I was told , by the very helpful poster Dadaroo, the wave forms generated by some older designs can cause damage if they reach the computer.
I figured a word to the wise is sufficient, and didn't want to get smart the hard way, so I switched from my breadbox sized old charger to a modern one that also desulphates.
Not having much insight, I bought one that , from some venders, had a corvette sticker on the front.
THis was after I had already fried something with my old charger, and with dadaroos advice, started the car, but it is still awaits repair.
I figured a word to the wise is sufficient, and didn't want to get smart the hard way, so I switched from my breadbox sized old charger to a modern one that also desulphates.
Not having much insight, I bought one that , from some venders, had a corvette sticker on the front.
THis was after I had already fried something with my old charger, and with dadaroos advice, started the car, but it is still awaits repair.
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be careful playing around with chargers, I was told , by the very helpful poster Dadaroo, the wave forms generated by some older designs can cause damage if they reach the computer.
I figured a word to the wise is sufficient, and didn't want to get smart the hard way, so I switched from my breadbox sized old charger to a modern one that also desulphates.
Not having much insight, I bought one that , from some venders, had a corvette sticker on the front.
THis was after I had already fried something with my old charger, and with dadaroos advice, started the car, but it is still awaits repair.
I figured a word to the wise is sufficient, and didn't want to get smart the hard way, so I switched from my breadbox sized old charger to a modern one that also desulphates.
Not having much insight, I bought one that , from some venders, had a corvette sticker on the front.
THis was after I had already fried something with my old charger, and with dadaroos advice, started the car, but it is still awaits repair.