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Old Mar 29, 2020 | 02:41 PM
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This morning my 1999 FRC's battery was almost dead after sitting less than a week, very unusual. I charged the battery, started, ran it for a few minutes, then shut it off. Now there is a (not very loud) whooping sound inside the car, but not under the hood. It whoops maybe 2-3 times a second. It does it with the key on or off and with it out. I've never heard of this. Thanks in advance, Bob
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Old Mar 29, 2020 | 02:55 PM
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When you say you charged it, what exactly does that mean? did you use a charger??/ more than 1.5 amps...and not a float tender....and if so, did you do it while the battery was connected to the car via B+ and a negative connection to the battery..
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Old Mar 29, 2020 | 08:12 PM
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Yes, charged 100 %. I pulled it into my shop today, removed the front bumper cover for repaint. During the prosses the whooping stopped. I have no idea what to make of that. Thanks for the reply.
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Well I'm glad the problem stopped. If it happens again try to record it with your phone etc. Maybe we can come up with the cause.
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