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Doesn't Walmart sell car batteries?

Yeah that makes sense. I was planning on buying in store, just wanted to know exactl what I needed before i got there. Thanks for the help
 
So are the walmart batteries worth a darn, DurocShark seems to think so. I was thinking of going with a diehard weather hadler north, since I think thats why mine dies, due to the extremem cold here in Ohio.
 
Well the first time it died was Monday morning after it got below zero, my other cars battery was also dead so I assume the cold just drained them dead. My car jumped fine and didn't get much use the next couple days. I had to take it to get a window replaced. They said they had to jump it to get it in and had to jump it again when I picked it up. But it likely hadn't been running enough to charge up the battery. I went and put it on a cahrger for about a half hour, then took it to get tires on it. They didn't have any problems with it, I got it home, and the next day is was dead again, we did run it a bit that day and it probablly built up a bit of a cahrge, since it worked pretty much all day with a couple restarts and 5 minutes runs in there. Then the next morning it was dead again. So it hasn't really been having enough time to build up a charge, accept for the few times it has been on a charger. So while its possible its the alternator, I have't seen enough to say it would be that. If I had the time I would charge the old battery and start it and then disconnect it and see if it eventually dies, meaning the alternator's likely bad. But I have to get it working so i can go to work tomorrow.
 
Actually I may have time to do what I just said, I forgot I had to get home earlyier then normal today anyways, so I will try that to check the alternator, but again I haven't seen enough to say its the alternator.

For instance just a bit shorter then my last story. We charged the battery once to a full charge. The car fired right up, we drove it home, about 5 minutes away, and shut it off. The next day it was dead again. So it seems to me that the battery just isn't holding its charge. But I am no where near a car expert.
 
If you have the money get a dry cell Optimum or something similar. Way more resistant to cold.

When I bought the battery for mine I assumed I'd be staying in California. But now I'm moving to Denver in a few months so this summer I'll probably break down and invest in one.
 
Originally posted by: coolred
Actually I may have time to do what I just said, I forgot I had to get home earlyier then normal today anyways, so I will try that to check the alternator, but again I haven't seen enough to say its the alternator.

For instance just a bit shorter then my last story. We charged the battery once to a full charge. The car fired right up, we drove it home, about 5 minutes away, and shut it off. The next day it was dead again. So it seems to me that the battery just isn't holding its charge. But I am no where near a car expert.
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Well, if it's the same battery dying repeatedly, then yah, it's the battery. Earlier, I thought you meant you had to replace your battery a few times already.
 
Just snagged a 540CCA Walmart cheapy for $30.00 last week. Can't beat that. Chances are, they have a pretty good turnover, so it won't have been sitting long on the shelf.

Put your trusty multimeter on the battery when the engine is off. It will be about 12VDC. With engine running, it should go a couple volts higher. If it stays the same, or less, the alternator isn't working. That, or the connection from the alternator to the battery is corroded.
 
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