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schnellman · 10-19-2017, 02:57 PM

I keep my battery on a tender all of the time, even if it's for a day or two. My Interstate was 9 years old. Okay, so I was pushing it. But, every time I started her up the engine spun right over. Last week I went for a drive and stopped at a store. When I came out the battery was totally dead. No warning whatsoever. I called USAA roadside and the guy asked if I had jumper cables. I was temped to say, "Yeah, but I'm too stupid to use them." I didn't. He said he'd be there in an hour or so. Since it's a standard transmission, I grabbed a couple of kids in the parking lot and had them push the car so I could bump start it. Got it home. Changed the battery. Checked the charging system. All's okay.
Moral of the story: Don't trust your battery just because it starts in the garage when you've had a battery tender on it.

10-19-2017, 02:57 PM	#1
schnellman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 868	Dead Battery - No Warning I keep my battery on a tender all of the time, even if it's for a day or two. My Interstate was 9 years old. Okay, so I was pushing it. But, every time I started her up the engine spun right over. Last week I went for a drive and stopped at a store. When I came out the battery was totally dead. No warning whatsoever. I called USAA roadside and the guy asked if I had jumper cables. I was temped to say, "Yeah, but I'm too stupid to use them." I didn't. He said he'd be there in an hour or so. Since it's a standard transmission, I grabbed a couple of kids in the parking lot and had them push the car so I could bump start it. Got it home. Changed the battery. Checked the charging system. All's okay. Moral of the story: Don't trust your battery just because it starts in the garage when you've had a battery tender on it.