Battery charging??
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Battery charging??
I let my 05 manual sit for a few weeks (yes it was in reverse) now the battery is dead. I have a trickle charger on it but it seems to be cycling. Under hood light is on for a few seconds then flickers over and over. Is there something I need to disconnect to get it to take a charge? Help is much appreciated I'm new to this beast.
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Depending on how long it was dead, the battery may be sulfated. If it is an AGM type battery, you may try hooking it to a regular flooded battery for charging and see if that works.
The battery should not go dead in a couple weeks, so I would check the key off draw to find out what the issue is assuming that the battery was not 7 years old.
Also, try a regular charger, not a trickle charger.
The battery should not go dead in a couple weeks, so I would check the key off draw to find out what the issue is assuming that the battery was not 7 years old.
Also, try a regular charger, not a trickle charger.
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I let my 05 manual sit for a few weeks (yes it was in reverse) now the battery is dead. I have a trickle charger on it but it seems to be cycling. Under hood light is on for a few seconds then flickers over and over. Is there something I need to disconnect to get it to take a charge? Help is much appreciated I'm new to this beast.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I bought it used in Feb so no idea how old the battery is. No problems until now but I'll get it tested. I finally did remove the negative terminal hoping this would not affect the security system, etc as it does in some cars. It is charging now. Thanks much.
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If you bought it with no knowledge of the battery age/history I would defintely put a new battery in it. Battery issues are some of the most discussed issues on CF. Weak batteries show up as a host of seemingly unrelated electircal symptoms. I would put the new battery in it, and, as you know, keep it on a tender if you're not going to drive it for a while.
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2005 troubles with batteries
I just put a new battery in mine 3 weeks ago and put the Ctech charger on it since it is not a daily driver, but my charger does the same thing - teetring back and forth from full to partial charge with the blinking lights.I let it sit 6 days while I was at the ocean when I got back the new battery was dead. yes it was in reverse to when in the garage.
