VetteOwner |
09-13-2007 04:50 PM |
or could just take the car to autozone (or just about any autoparts store nowadays) and they test the battery and alternator for free and will instantly tell you if either one is good/bad... takes 15 seconds!
but if you want to learn (good stuff to know) then by all means do it! but if you dont have time/need your car for work, autozone or the like is there to test too.
btw your battery just died on its own probably because of parasidic drains(ecm uses a bit to keeps its memory, radio memory, etc) and if you have a defective trunk light or glove box light switch so its staying on all the time that will kill a battery within a week or so...
btw i doubt most lawn tractor batteries usually dont have enough amps to start the car. the ones ive seen put out anywhere between 150-300 amps. your starter could very well take 200-500amps to start. its not good for the battery to almost completly discharge and then recharge every time you start the car (also hard on the alternator)
saveing 5-10 lbs by using a smaller battery i cant see making any difference on a 3000lb car... might as well remove the carpet headliner and door pannels because they weigh more than the battery itself!
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