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Fellas: The dealer can check if the battery is bad. Putting the battery on a tender will get it back to running condition, but the battery should be checked to make sure lead sulfation hasn't occurred to the point the battery's longevity has been too seriously compromised. I don't think any damage has occurred, it just needs juiced then maintained.
The dealer will not replace it unless it has reached a certain point.
Personally, I would think the battery would be fine once it is charged then maintained with a tender if the car is going to sit or started and ran for a while periodically. It didn't sit that awful long however it would not hurt to get it checked.
My battery in my 4 runner is about 4 years old. It was dead 3 weeks ago from sitting in the cold for a few months. I put it on a tender for 2 days. It charged right up and even after sitting in this cold for the past 3 weeks it cranks right up.
If he calls the dealer like I suggested, I think the dealer would tell him to charge the battery. So IMO....Tom, check the water level, then charge it and get a battery tender to keep it at full charge... Mine is a Deltran and cost 56.00 and it's worth it.
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Last edited by GTO JUDGE : 02-20-2008 at 08:03 PM.
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