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I just bought this vehicle a few months ago. This happened twice now.
The first time my son left the running lights on by mistake and after
a couple of hours the car was dead. It just did it again but this time
he was listening to the radio on accessory for about 15 minutes and
dead again. I am thinking battery not holding charge. I get no idiot
lights warning of charging system so I assume the alternator is doing
its thing. It starts immediately on jump. Any comments. Thanks

"JRL" <lecloony@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just bought this vehicle a few months ago. This happened twice now.
> The first time my son left the running lights on by mistake and after
> a couple of hours the car was dead. It just did it again but this time
> he was listening to the radio on accessory for about 15 minutes and
> dead again. I am thinking battery not holding charge. I get no idiot
> lights warning of charging system so I assume the alternator is doing
> its thing. It starts immediately on jump. Any comments. Thanks

Go by one of big chain auto parts places like Auto Zone-- they'll test your
charging system for free and tell you if your batt is kaput...

"JRL" <lecloony@hotmail.com> wrote
>I just bought this vehicle a few months ago. This happened
>twice now.
> The first time my son left the running lights on by
> mistake and after
> a couple of hours the car was dead. It just did it again
> but this time
> he was listening to the radio on accessory for about 15
> minutes and
> dead again. I am thinking battery not holding charge. I
> get no idiot
> lights warning of charging system so I assume the
> alternator is doing
> its thing. It starts immediately on jump. Any comments.
> Thanks

Do the five checks listed about 1/3 of the way down at
http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id13.html, and
report back. You will need an electrical multimeter.

The more often a battery is drained to dead, the shorter its
life will be. It's an exponential relationship, and not in
the battery life's favor. Also, a dying battery will work
the alternator, and so reduce the alternator's life, as
well.

JRL wrote:
> I just bought this vehicle a few months ago. This happened twice now.
> The first time my son left the running lights on by mistake and after
> a couple of hours the car was dead. It just did it again but this time
> he was listening to the radio on accessory for about 15 minutes and
> dead again. I am thinking battery not holding charge. I get no idiot
> lights warning of charging system so I assume the alternator is doing
> its thing. It starts immediately on jump. Any comments. Thanks

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You bought a car whose battery is muerto. It's seven years old. It
doesn't owe anybody anything. Replace it, or walk home in the rain.

'Curly'

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:23:09 -0600, motsco_ <motsco_@interbaun.com>
wrote:

>JRL wrote:
>> I just bought this vehicle a few months ago. This happened twice now.
>> The first time my son left the running lights on by mistake and after
>> a couple of hours the car was dead. It just did it again but this time
>> he was listening to the radio on accessory for about 15 minutes and
>> dead again. I am thinking battery not holding charge. I get no idiot
>> lights warning of charging system so I assume the alternator is doing
>> its thing. It starts immediately on jump. Any comments. Thanks
>
>---------------------------------------
>
>You bought a car whose battery is muerto. It's seven years old. It
>doesn't owe anybody anything. Replace it, or walk home in the rain.
>
>'Curly'

I think you are right. Thanks