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06 C6 Vert won't start after battery change
03-14-2009, 06:40 AM
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Good advice ... I cut and pasted all of shopdog's text, and have it in a notebook I keep in the garage for reference. Also, I bought a battery tender (a Deltran Battery Tender Plus) .... it's not here yet, but as soon as I get it I'll hook it up pronto.
Thanks, Mike G.
Thanks, Mike G.
03-12-2016, 12:45 AM
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Battery issue
Thanks again for all the help. I checked with the local Corvette expert, who consulted his manuals and theorized that the car was not communicating with the fobs anymore. I tried the fob re-program procedure described the the owner's manual (key in the trunk key hole, open the trunk, tun the key 5 times, stick the fob into the glove box slot, etc.). No luck ... basically, nothing happened. So, I called the Vette guru at the closest Chevy dealership, 40 miles away ... he said the codes wer "screwed up" and needed to be cleared out.
I've done a lot of research today, and the consensus is the Delco batteries these cars come with are junk ... even the Vette guru said so.
It's possible my charge either did not take, or the battery is not able to take a full charge .... but if I take it out of the car I'm going to replace it for sure. Now, as to finding the correct battery ... what's everyone's recommendation on that? Thanks, Mike G. Thomasville, GA
I've done a lot of research today, and the consensus is the Delco batteries these cars come with are junk ... even the Vette guru said so.
It's possible my charge either did not take, or the battery is not able to take a full charge .... but if I take it out of the car I'm going to replace it for sure. Now, as to finding the correct battery ... what's everyone's recommendation on that? Thanks, Mike G. Thomasville, GA
03-12-2016, 03:31 AM
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I've done a lot of research today, and the consensus is the Delco batteries these cars come with are junk ... even the Vette guru said so.
It's possible my charge either did not take, or the battery is not able to take a full charge .... but if I take it out of the car I'm going to replace it for sure. Now, as to finding the correct battery ... what's everyone's recommendation on that? Thanks, Mike G. Thomasville, GA
It's possible my charge either did not take, or the battery is not able to take a full charge .... but if I take it out of the car I'm going to replace it for sure. Now, as to finding the correct battery ... what's everyone's recommendation on that? Thanks, Mike G. Thomasville, GA
I had one in my 1986 pace car convert that was 10 years old when I sold that car and it was still going strong and never failed to start the car.
I have owned 25 vettes and I always use Delco batteries in them and always replace them with another Delco. I cannot remember the last time one failed to start one of my vettes and sometimes I have 2 or 3 vettes at the same time so some will sit undriven for a month or more.
My 2007 convert is on its second Delco battery and that battery will be 5 years old in 3 months and still strong as ever and I have never used any kind of trickle charger or battery maintainer on any vette I have ever owned. I paid $85 out the door from my local chevy dealer in June of 2011 for that Delco Professional with a 6 year warranty.
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12-14-2017, 09:40 PM
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7 years later and your post helped me..not insulted because the brake pedal was very stiff I just applied more pressure and it worked..thanks!
