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Louis · 05-15-2010, 03:21 PM

My 31 has been in the shop to be painted for about 45 days with out being started, should i charge the batt. before trying to start it, or just leave it alone and see if it will start?
I have not started it because the car has been all apart for repair and paint, should be ready in a few day's to start. Thank's for any advice.

dudley32 · 05-15-2010, 03:55 PM

certainly would'nt hurt anything to give it a charge...

tamagrouchy · 05-15-2010, 10:18 PM

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If possible, put it on a trickle charger overnight before attempting to start. 2 good reasons, 1, the car will start without question, 2 running a discharged battery down causes the generator to work even harder to bring it back up.

05-15-2010, 03:21 PM	#1
Louis Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Marietta GA. Posts: 647	charging batt. My 31 has been in the shop to be painted for about 45 days with out being started, should i charge the batt. before trying to start it, or just leave it alone and see if it will start? I have not started it because the car has been all apart for repair and paint, should be ready in a few day's to start. Thank's for any advice.

05-15-2010, 03:55 PM	#2
dudley32 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: fayetteville n.c. Posts: 139	Re: charging batt. certainly would'nt hurt anything to give it a charge...

05-15-2010, 10:18 PM	#3
tamagrouchy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fox Valley Illinois Posts: 122	Re: charging batt. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If possible, put it on a trickle charger overnight before attempting to start. 2 good reasons, 1, the car will start without question, 2 running a discharged battery down causes the generator to work even harder to bring it back up.