Re: [T3] more caar wont start/dead battery advice

[king5zreo@juno.com]

Matt & Katie,
	Leaving the battery in the car shouldn't do anything to 'hurt' it
unless of course there is an electrical problem of some sort causing a
drain on the battery. But like Jim said,I think he is the one, just
starting the car & letting it idle won't do much in the way of charging
the battery. So after so much time the battery may be too low to start
the car & may need charging from the charger again. If the battery goes
dead after a short time of leaving it in the car, then there may be the
electrical problem I referred to earlier. To temporarily 'cure' this,
disconnect the ground strap from the battery to the frame & reconnect to
start car again. Hope this helps
Tom
'68 FB (Thumper)
'70 Bug

On Tue, 25 Aug 1998 13:36:28 EDT TOASTEDT3@aol.com writes:
>we went and got a battery charger this weekend.  I got the one with 
>the
>longest charging time, but it was only 24 hours.  We charged the 
>battery and
>it does (did) start the square right up.  The battery can accept a 
>charge and
>I think it's pretty much fully charged.
>
>what do we do now though?  the Square's crashed and wont be driven 
>much and
>only started every few days to let run so the engine stays in decent 
>shape.
>The engine's brand new (less that 3000 miles probably)
>
>Do we leave the battery in the car and just treat it like a car that's 
>not
>driven much or should I keep the battery out of the car and only put 
>it in
>every time I want to start it?  
>
>The charger we got isnt one that can be left connected to the battery 
>so
>that's not an option.  I dont even think it's a Trickle Charger.  I 
>charged
>the battery at 2 amps (low setting) instead of 6 amps (High setting)
>
>Any advice would be appreciated
>
>Matt & Katie
>
>71 Square
>71 Notch
>60 Kombi	
>92 GTi
>
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