| bugg4672 |
Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:01 pm |
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Yesterday I went for a drive and had my headlights on due to rain, I must have for got to turn them off, went out this morning and it would not turn over and I noticed that my headlight switch was pulled out. I jumped off the battery and let it run for a few minutes went back out about 20 minutes later and dead again. I popped off the 2 tabs on the battery and the water level or acid level was very low, I added about 20 - 22 ounces of water and jumped it off again. it has been 30 minutes and it cranks, The battery was bought and put in on 9-8-08. If it should not crank again I need a new battery right?
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| Bruce |
Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:04 pm |
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No. You need to get the battery fully charged up before you can pass judgement on it.
If you drive long distances to work, it'll probably be up in a few days. If not, you need to put a battery charger on it for a couple of days.
Auto repair shops can load test it. |
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| clarkbre |
Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:41 pm |
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I'd do like Bruce said above. Fully charge it then get it load tested. You never know if you have a bad cell or something.
Additionally, I'd also check the voltage on the battery while the car is running. I'd do this just to make sure the gen/alt and voltage regulator are all functioning properly as well.
From the sounds of it though, your battery is the weakest part. |
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