Haven't taken my stook out of the garage since late November and tried to start it yesterday and the battery is completely down.There is no sign of life whatsoever!

I have no alarm on the car and no lights were left on.

This obviously fried the battery.Who shall pay for it do you think?

I suggest everyone check theirs and post results.......

Pierre

 

Mine was in an unheated garage for 2 months without the cover even coming off and I fired it right up last weekend. It didn't even crank more than usual - just fired right up.

I took delivery of the car 12/1/99, so the battery isn't too new either.

 

My boat is laid up every winter for 9 mos and I put the battery on charge with a supersmart battery tender. It won't gas the battery and keeps it charged up while in storeage. You have a current draw to find. Use ameter on battery and start pulling fuses till you find the circut drawing current.

trunk light?
phone charger?

 

Last winter, I started the car every month. I ran it until warm, turned on the AC for five to ten minutes, shifted through each gear (just letting the clutch up until the RPM's would begin to drop) a couple times, and then shut it down for another month.
I had trouble one time only -- in February I put those wonderful stickers over the air bag warning signs on my visors and forgot to turn off the light afterwards. That drained the battery. So on the next attempt it wouldn't start. But after recharging the battery, no further trouble. That was last winter.
This winter, I haven't attempted to start the engine since putting it into hibernation. This year's theory is based on the fact that the greatest stress in an engine's lifetime is when it is first cold-started: Thus it may be better to just let it sit all winter. So it won't be until about March that I'll be able to answer the question about whether the battery held up. Stay tuned.

 

I have no proof, but i think the batteries in these cars are too small and generally weak for long life. Perfect for weight balance an fuel economy though.

Mine has started to crank a bit slowly. Still starts, but this will be the first battery I've had that dies in only 15mos.

It does make some sense however when you look at how small it is.

Dan

 

And it's diffferent. I believe that they are the gel-cell type of battery which allows for less space in the car. And I do believe that they are prone to run down faster.

If I was going to have my Stook in storage for that amount of time, I would just remove the connector on the hot post. Then the battery can sit for months with a charge like they do at Sears.

 

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The problem with disconnecting the battery is that I still would like my alarm to work. I should be able to get a week out of it without it dying, even if it is cold!

Best of luck...

Ron

 

The battery is fine for this car. Once again people read the manual! I beleive it tells you how to store the stook. Simple question....did you disconnect the ground for storage over a month (like the manual says?

 

I have the exact same problem. I didn't disconnect the battery when I stored it 3 months ago. I'm wondering if the battery is still o.k. and how do we recharge it?

Thanks.