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Old 02-28-2011, 02:40 PM
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Hey I was wondering if my battery will die if the vehicle has not been started in weeks more like 6 weeks.
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it will die.....keep it tender
Old 02-28-2011, 02:45 PM
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[quote name='AchtungE60' timestamp='1298936594' post='1312211']
it will die.....keep it tender
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Even if the battery is fairly new?
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i was away 4 months
it works fine when i got back.

just to b safe consider using tender
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Use some tenderiser
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no...it will not die. I have had my car sit for 4 months before and it did started right up. Just to be safe, try to use a battery tender if you have a garage or something
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Originally Posted by chhay24
i was away 4 months
it works fine when i got back.

just to b safe consider using tender
Thanks brother I was kind of unsure. Beats having someone go and start it for you when your miles and miles away. If you know what I mean..
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A battery tender is only $20, worth it to avoid the headache, and it will also lengthen the life of your battery so in the end it will more than pay for itself in hard and soft dollars.
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