Dead battery

May 27, 2015
7:40:59am

shatter2

Dead battery

If you tested it and it "held no charge" then it is done. Car batteries cannot be discharged below 11v without permanent damage.

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shatter2

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Time

Ok car guys - dead battery or not?

kccougar

5/27/15 7:34am

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UNLVcougar

5/27/15 7:38am

Dead battery

shatter2

5/27/15 7:40am

You'd know better than me, but it sounds like a faulty battery.

Mister P

5/27/15 7:41am

Sounds like a bum battery to me.

workindev

5/27/15 7:43am

probably blinker fluid needs changing

mottman

5/27/15 7:44am

I'd also rotate the air in the tires

Twin Roots

5/27/15 8:57am

I'd probably add some more oil to the tires

jaredm

5/27/15 9:04am

Sounds like you've got sufficient voltage but not amps. Return the battery and

Dread Pirate Westley

5/27/15 7:53am

My guess is that there's a bad cell in the battery

BYUMizzou

5/27/15 8:01am

Sounds like a bad battery.

John Doe

5/27/15 8:08am

Seems like a dead battery. But. . .

CosmoK

5/27/15 8:09am

have you checked the cables?

johnnycarson

5/27/15 8:14am

Cables are shiny and tight.

kccougar

5/27/15 8:22am

ive had them be bad before. they looked good, but there was a short in them

johnnycarson

5/27/15 8:39am

Try recleaning and retightening the posts

qom

5/27/15 8:26am

I've had the same problem before, and it turned out to be the alternator.

ClackamasCoug

5/27/15 9:11am

Car had the new battery in it when I bought it so I assumed I had no warranty

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