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Old 12-02-2008   #26 (permalink)
newman27
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Originally Posted by heimue View Post
Matt,

just charge your battery (with a charger or by driving your car for a while), then disconnect it. You were saying after a few days of not starting your car, the battery is weak enough to not start the car anymore. So after a few days with disconnected battery, reconnect it again and try to start your car. If it works fine, your system draws power out off the battery. If it is weak, the battery is history. This will be something that a battery conditioner can not fix anymore, after the fact.

Dieter
Originally Posted by hrcollinsjr View Post
I agree with Dieter, I'd drive it around and if I accidentally went past an AutoZone, O'reilly's, etc. that would TEST it for FREE in the car.....

Harold
You guys are being way too logical... where's the fun in that?!? . Well, I think I got the info I was looking for and more! Thanks everyone!

Matt
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