I have a car battery question.
Our car was finally delivered 2 1/2 months after I handed it over to the shippers. The delivery driver on this end said they had to jump start it to get it going and they let it idle on the truck the 1hr+ trip to our apartment. Well, I don't think that was sufficient. My multimeter read 10.5V yesterday.
My neighbor jumped it for me this afternoon and I drove around 1/2hr before going to fill up ($7/gallon BTW). Well, it wouldn't start but luckily one of the local staff was around and helped me jump the car. It's almost all city driving here so the engine doesn't rev much past 2000rpm. I then drove around for nearly 2 more hours and with the engine running, I was reading 13.5V which isn't unexpected. With the engine off, it was 12.5V. I was able to turn the engine over again before I left. Now fast forward 2 1/2hrs and the car won't start again. Now it's reading 11.5V,
Now stupid, non-car guy question. This is definitely a battery issue, right? Somehow letting it sit for 2 1/2 months was enough to kill it so it won't hold a charge anymore?
Now the fun of trying to find a place here that will sell me a new battery.
Thanks,
Paul
Our car was finally delivered 2 1/2 months after I handed it over to the shippers. The delivery driver on this end said they had to jump start it to get it going and they let it idle on the truck the 1hr+ trip to our apartment. Well, I don't think that was sufficient. My multimeter read 10.5V yesterday.
My neighbor jumped it for me this afternoon and I drove around 1/2hr before going to fill up ($7/gallon BTW). Well, it wouldn't start but luckily one of the local staff was around and helped me jump the car. It's almost all city driving here so the engine doesn't rev much past 2000rpm. I then drove around for nearly 2 more hours and with the engine running, I was reading 13.5V which isn't unexpected. With the engine off, it was 12.5V. I was able to turn the engine over again before I left. Now fast forward 2 1/2hrs and the car won't start again. Now it's reading 11.5V,
Now stupid, non-car guy question. This is definitely a battery issue, right? Somehow letting it sit for 2 1/2 months was enough to kill it so it won't hold a charge anymore?
Now the fun of trying to find a place here that will sell me a new battery.
Thanks,
Paul
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