car battery and starting trouble?

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Matt L

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i got a 1995 honda accord from a buddy of mine. the car has been sitting for about 6 months and i had to jump start the car to get it to start..i drove the car home which is about a 25 to 30 minutes away from my buddies house..i turned the car off thinking maybe my battery is charged by now..but now the car wont start again..what is wrong? when i put the key in the ignition and turn to aux the dash lights come on but they dim quickly? is it an altinator problem? is it a bad battery? please tell me whats wrong? thanx
 
What you can do, is take your battery out and take it to like advance auto or some auto place that will do a battery tester. Depending on what it says it will help you figure out the problem better. If you really wanna go to the extreme you can also take out the alternator and take that in as well. i believe they can do a test on that as well. it may take longer than 30 min to fully charge a batter if your just having the alternator charge it for you. That would be like you putting a batter on a charger for an hour when it says to leave it for at least a couple. hope that helps you out some.
 
take your battery to grand auto, or kragen auto parts store and have them check your battery to see if it's good or not maybe it just has to be charged it wont cost anything to get it checked.
 
Could be anything from low cold cranking amps to a shot alternator. First thing you do is check the connections from the battery to the alternator to ensure its able to recharge properly. Then take your battery to an auto parts store such as Autozone or NAPA and get them to test the battery. If the battery is good then get the alternator tested. But most likely the battery is just unable to be recharged after sitting for so long.
 
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