What can i do now? Do u know why my car is acting funny? It has been sitting in my garage for 2 months but bro started it once a week and yesterday it wouldn't start...........
why was it just sitting for 2 months?
also how did you guys jump it? with cables? red to red black to black? if so thats prob your problem ..if not ..i dunno..
ive seen a few cars when they jump it doing it the red to red black to black fry there electrical systems. but i belive your supposed to ground the black connector on the car with the dead battery to a piece of metal somewhere instead of on the battery.
Originally posted by pinkdotts why was it just sitting for 2 months?
also how did you guys jump it? with cables? red to red black to black? if so thats prob your problem ..if not ..i dunno..
ive seen a few cars when they jump it doing it the red to red black to black fry there electrical systems. but i belive your supposed to ground the black connector on the car with the dead battery to a piece of metal somewhere instead of on the battery.
I'm in school and bro lost his license.......we jumped it right....bro probably won't mess w/ it till i get home......he unplug the battery this time so hopefully i won't have to again
Originally posted by pinkdotts why was it just sitting for 2 months?
also how did you guys jump it? with cables? red to red black to black? if so thats prob your problem ..if not ..i dunno..
ive seen a few cars when they jump it doing it the red to red black to black fry there electrical systems. but i belive your supposed to ground the black connector on the car with the dead battery to a piece of metal somewhere instead of on the battery.
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NEVER HOOK UP THE BATTERY CLAMPS ANY OTHER WAY THAN POS ( + red) TO POS( + red) AND NEGATIVE TO NEGATIVE!! For the negative clamp on the dead vehicle use a good solid metal piece (somewhere with very little paint preferably)
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NEVER HOOK UP THE BATTERY CLAMPS ANY OTHER WAY THAN POS ( + red) TO POS( + red) AND NEGATIVE TO NEGATIVE!! For the negative clamp on the dead vehicle use a good solid metal piece (somewhere with very little paint preferably)
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Please do not spread bad info like this, if u don't know, DON'T ANSWER!!! People could really blow some stuff up by reversing polarities!
yea it is common sense matching red w/ red, but what kind of metal piece?
I put it on the negative wire down near the starter, where it bolts to the block. The idea is to not make any kind of spark near a dead battery, they put off some pretty explosive vapors when they are dead.
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NEVER HOOK UP THE BATTERY CLAMPS ANY OTHER WAY THAN POS ( + red) TO POS( + red) AND NEGATIVE TO NEGATIVE!! For the negative clamp on the dead vehicle use a good solid metal piece (somewhere with very little paint preferably)
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Please do not spread bad info like this, if u don't know, DON'T ANSWER!!! People could really blow some stuff up by reversing polarities!
i think you misunderstood what i said. of course its red to red black to ground what i said was dont do red to red black to black..(if so that could have been his problem.)
you gotta ground the black to a piece of metal on the car w/dead battery. of course i asked how he jumped the car..there are a whole slue of different ways to jump your car ive even see a few cigarette to cigarette lighter ways. some others too i think ive seen a solar charged version hehe
Sorry if I misunderstood you, and I had one of those solar chargers for the winter time a few years back. The car never had a real problem starting but with the charger it would fire up a little easier.
Originally posted by kevie88 Sorry if I misunderstood you, and I had one of those solar chargers for the winter time a few years back. The car never had a real problem starting but with the charger it would fire up a little easier.
since u seem to know a lot about cars would i help if i added another battery in the trunk? This was an option before but would i help since my other one (i guess) isnt getting enough pwr. charging......
I don't think you would need another battery, (unless this one is toasted - regular car (and bike) batteries hate sitting for a long time discharged) It just sounds like this one needs a good charge. The only time I could see needing another battery is if you were running some MAD-ass 10,000 watt stereo, otherwise it's not nessesary. Try sticking the one you have on charge and it should come back OK.
I should maybe add that when you are storing a motor vehicle for a long time it's best to:
1: Add some fuel stabilizer at the last fill-up before you store it, then fill the tank as full as possible to prevent condensation from forming rust.
2: Remove the battery and fully carge it on a 2 amp charge , then store it in a warm dry place on a piece of scrap wood (so acid doesn't eat anything important)
3: Take the plugs out and squirt some storage oil into the cylinders to prevent rust (storage oil can be found at most powersports dealers) turn the motor over by hand a few times by hand, and replace the plugs and wires.
4: Just let the car/motorcycle SIT... Don't start it every week or couple of weeks! Starting a dry motor that has been sitting a while is the worst possible thing you can do to it, it has almost no oil on startup due to oil dropping into the pan over time.
5: Charge the battery with an automatic charger every 2 weeks-month to keep it happy! I have a charger called a 'Battery Tender' that shuts off automatically when the battery reaches full charge, so I leave it on that charger the whole time the battery is being stored.
It's a good idea to jack the car up on stands and take the weight off of the suspension and tires if you're storing for a LONG time.. (like many years).
Those Optima batteries rule.. I want one! Because of the load (and pullies spinning things slower) You might want to look at a better alternator for a little better charging, Stereo shops should be able to point you in the right direction for one of those if you need it!
Originally posted by kevie88 Those Optima batteries rule.. I want one! Because of the load (and pullies spinning things slower) You might want to look at a better alternator for a little better charging, Stereo shops should be able to point you in the right direction for one of those if you need it!
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