[DeTomaso] NPC - jump starting a car

[Jeff Cobb]

Charles,

Treating a battery well does not mean that it will not die.
You can't jump start it because it has sulfated or has an internal open which has caused too much resistance for proper volts to flow.
Jump starting a bad battery does not make a bad battery good. 
You have a bad battery.

Jeff Cobb

On Aug 26, 2013, at 7:22 AM, Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:

> Michael, I don't discount your statement - the battery has not been treated
> well and may be at the end of its life. By why couldn't I jump start it?

> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 1:22 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
> michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> My money says the battery is shot.
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>> Just went through this with moho, similar symptoms and new batts (3)
>> fixed all.
>> On Aug 26, 2013 6:31 AM, "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The car in question hadn't been started in literally 3 months. I went to
>>> start it on Thursday and the battery was discharged. I hooked a trickle
>>> charger up to it overnight, and Friday morning the car started just fine.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I drove the car during the day, had no trouble starting it on the 4-5
>>> occasions I had to start it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Today, Sunday, two days later the car wouldn't start again (I was going to
>>> move it to hook the trickle charger up to it and let it charge for a week
>>> or
>>> however long it takes to completely charge). I got some jumper cables and
>>> am
>>> trying to start the car but it won't turn over.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> When I turn the key, the interior light goes out which indicates to me
>>> that
>>> the battery is discharged. I hooked up the jumper cables and the car still
>>> won't turn over (and the interior light goes out).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If I turn the headlights on on the car with the dead battery, I can see
>>> that
>>> the lights get noticeably brighter when connecting the jumper cables so I
>>> have to believe that current is reaching the battery. What can possibly be
>>> the problem?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If the connection weren't good, then the headlights wouldn't get brighter.
>>> But on the other hand, if the connection were good then the interior light
>>> wouldn't go out when I try engaging the starter, right?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> This is kind of a problem as now the dead car is blocking the good car
>>> from
>>> getting out of the garage (and therefore going to work tomorrow!)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Charles McCall
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