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<blockquote data-quote="Snattlerake" data-source="post: 4315206" data-attributes="member: 44288"><p>Update: I went to the store to get groceries yesterday. It started fine in the driveway after sitting for two days. A mile away in the parking lot and insert the key... nnnope..nooop...click stutter... ~sigh~.</p><p></p><p>I asked for a jump start from a lady with a new Genesis. It was hot outside and she was in a hurry. She didn't even know where the internal hood release was. Anyway, the hood came up and geeze, no battery! We couldn't find it anywhere. I'm betting it was in the trunk. <img src="/images/smilies/anyone.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":anyone:" title="Anyone :anyone:" data-shortname=":anyone:" /></p><p></p><p>She left and I got a jump from a feller in an SUV. He let me hook up the cables which is great with me as I subscribe to the never-to-battery ground option on the charging vehicle. My goto is the A/C mount. The cables went direct to the battery positive and a ground and . . . silence. Absolutely nothing even after 5 minutes of charging. Not even a spark when attaching the cables. I checked the charging voltage from his battery at the end of the jumper cables which was 14.5 VDC. </p><p></p><p>OK, Snatterake, think! </p><p>I found the positive junction in the engine compartment and bypassed the battery. Voila! </p><p></p><p>I have been checking battery prices most of the evening. I have a group 78 1,000 CCA born in 2017. It finally gave up. Prices are anywhere from $400+shipped or $165 at Wallyworld. I would rather take a beating than go into a Wallyworld but, times are tough right now. By the way, it's a battery from Wallyworld that died after lasting 7-plus years of hard discharging and charging due to me forgetting to turn off my camera several hundred times.</p><p></p><p>I did get the battery tray out and it had very minor corrosion which I scrubbed off and painted. I cleaned all of the mounting bolts and painted them and I fixed a windshield washer leak I finally found with some new washer hose I had on hand. </p><p></p><p>Wifey is coming home for lunch and I will take her to work and then get the new battery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snattlerake, post: 4315206, member: 44288"] Update: I went to the store to get groceries yesterday. It started fine in the driveway after sitting for two days. A mile away in the parking lot and insert the key... nnnope..nooop...click stutter... ~sigh~. I asked for a jump start from a lady with a new Genesis. It was hot outside and she was in a hurry. She didn't even know where the internal hood release was. Anyway, the hood came up and geeze, no battery! We couldn't find it anywhere. I'm betting it was in the trunk. :anyone: She left and I got a jump from a feller in an SUV. He let me hook up the cables which is great with me as I subscribe to the never-to-battery ground option on the charging vehicle. My goto is the A/C mount. The cables went direct to the battery positive and a ground and . . . silence. Absolutely nothing even after 5 minutes of charging. Not even a spark when attaching the cables. I checked the charging voltage from his battery at the end of the jumper cables which was 14.5 VDC. OK, Snatterake, think! I found the positive junction in the engine compartment and bypassed the battery. Voila! I have been checking battery prices most of the evening. I have a group 78 1,000 CCA born in 2017. It finally gave up. Prices are anywhere from $400+shipped or $165 at Wallyworld. I would rather take a beating than go into a Wallyworld but, times are tough right now. By the way, it's a battery from Wallyworld that died after lasting 7-plus years of hard discharging and charging due to me forgetting to turn off my camera several hundred times. I did get the battery tray out and it had very minor corrosion which I scrubbed off and painted. I cleaned all of the mounting bolts and painted them and I fixed a windshield washer leak I finally found with some new washer hose I had on hand. Wifey is coming home for lunch and I will take her to work and then get the new battery. [/QUOTE]
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