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Old Jan 29, 2002 | 11:20 AM
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Put Vette away in early Nov. the same time as wife's 97 Trans Am, so this weekend with sun and mid 50's its fun time. Get in the vette and nothing;
battery is complety dead. poopie! Hop in TA and it fires right up. What up with
that?Does the vette draw that much more?? Put charger on mid-setting
and it was charged in about 2 hours. Is this normal for vette ; can't remember the last 2
years if I had this problem.
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Old Jan 29, 2002 | 11:45 AM
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C5s draw a lot of black current and dead batteries are not uncommon! Get a battery tender and your problems will be over. I hook mine up anytime it will sit for more than a week. :yesnod: :)
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Old Jan 29, 2002 | 02:29 PM
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Actually, I believe the vette employs some sort of power saver. Do you still have a stock AC Delco battery? If so, that might be your problem.
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Old Jan 29, 2002 | 03:17 PM
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My Die Hard stays strong, even after a month!
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