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    Hey all, i have a 81 camaro with a 4brrl (rochester q-jet) 305 LG-4 (i know, i know, junk lol). But i went to start it yesterday and the bat was dead. I used a fully charged B&D jumper pack (which worked on it before when the bat was dead) but now the motor isnt cranking enough (way to slow), could it be my starter going? IDK whats up, it worked before to crank it just fine?

    Any suggestions?

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    what do you think is killing the battery ?
    iv`e used up all my sick days at work .. can i call in dead ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HOSS429 View Post
    what do you think is killing the battery ?
    I'm not sure, it's not on the road right now so i start it up every week or so and this time i let it sit for over a month wothout starting it. last time i left it sit that long the same thing happend but the jumper pack worked.
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    Make sure everything is turned off. Have the battery condition checked. Check all your connections. At Battery/Starter/Grounds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sfort View Post
    Make sure everything is turned off. Have the battery condition checked. Check all your connections. At Battery/Starter/Grounds.
    everything is clean, no corrosion, stereo pwr is off. still slow crank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Louey View Post
    That's a simple one. If your going to let one sit. You must start it at minimum of every two weeks, and let it run for no less than 20 minutes at a slightly fast idle, or the battery will not charge enough for the net time you start it. One month is on the very tip of doing this. It also depends on outside temp for those days of sitting. As temps get colder, you must start it once a week even with a new battery.
    I'm usually good for starting it every week but i was busy and thought the jumper pack would help. Would it not crank enough with the pack because it's too cold? It's only 13 degrees C outside.
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    Might be time to get a Battery Tender or a solar trickle charger to keep the battery topped up.
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    My AVATAR car is plugged into a Battery Tender whenever I'm not driving - great little trickle charger
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    Instead of ordering off the net, is this a good one? i can pick it up locally.

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