Battery
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Saratoga Springs Ut
Battery
OK, so I had my Vette on a trickle charger for the past 4 months and I decided that it was time to bring it out of hibernation. I tried to start it up and it wouldn't crank, so hook my jumper pack up and she came to life. I disconnected the jumper pack and let it idle for about 5 minutes while I dusted it off and checked the tire pressures.
I was noticing that the daytime running lights would flash on and off about every 5 seconds, so I shut it down and tried to restart it, but it wouldn't crank, so I jumped it again and it came to life once more. I disconnected the jumper pack and it idled for about 1 minute then it died completely and wouldn't crank.
My thought is that my battery is shot, but I thought that it was kinda weird that the engine would just die. The volt gage showed over 13 volts while it was running.
I was noticing that the daytime running lights would flash on and off about every 5 seconds, so I shut it down and tried to restart it, but it wouldn't crank, so I jumped it again and it came to life once more. I disconnected the jumper pack and it idled for about 1 minute then it died completely and wouldn't crank.
My thought is that my battery is shot, but I thought that it was kinda weird that the engine would just die. The volt gage showed over 13 volts while it was running.
Le Mans Master
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From: Waldorf MD
Was it a trickle charger or a battery maintainer? A trickle charger can kill a battery, a maintainer "shuts off" when not needed.
While running, your voltage was from your alternator.
Sounds like a bad battery. What is your voltage reading with engine off?
While running, your voltage was from your alternator.
Sounds like a bad battery. What is your voltage reading with engine off?
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Saratoga Springs Ut
It was a maintainer. It would shut off when the battery was charged. Or so I thought. Last year it just went dead and I jumped it and it was fine.
