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| 914 RZ-1 |
 Jun 10 2018, 09:56 PM
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Porsche Padawan  Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California  |
1. My car has been sitting for awhile, but it has started up when I needed it to.
I recently took out and put back the transmission. I got everything hooked up and the car would not start. I took a reading across the battery terminals and got 11.87 volts. Is this an indication of a dead battery? 2. I should mention that I unhooked the positive and negative terminals while the trans was out. I also have a battery disconnect on the negative terminal (turn a screw to connect/disconnect). I got sparks when I hooked up the positive and touched the wrench to the car accidentally. 3. I have an Optima Red Top battery that is only about 1-2 years old. 4. I checked all the wire connections related to the trans and didn't see anything. That shouldn't matter anyway, I think. 5. I'm thinking of jump-starting the car and seeing if that works. 6. I'm also thinking of getting a battery charger and hooking that up. Thoughts? |
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| Triaddave |
Jun 12 2018, 11:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 244 Joined: 31-December 03 From: olympia,wa Member No.: 1,478 |
The reason for me to use the OPTIMA was the fact that it is a gel battery and does not spill over at auto-crosses. Are these other battery's gel filled as well?
SAVE THE HELL HOLE!!. |
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