[at-l] Re: Car Talk

[askowronek@mindspring.com (Amy)]

Shane Steinkamp wrote:


> 
> Disconnecting the battery is probably a good idea.  It
> depends on the car.  I once left my Toyota Tercel parked for
> eight months.  I didn't have anybody run or drive it.  Eight
> months later it started right up and drove away.  My current
> 85 Chevy S10 will be stone dead in about two weeks if nobody
> starts it.  After that, I may as well do a tune-up.



I leave my tractor parked from October through April.  If for
some reason the battery is unhappy, a trickle charger fixes
it right up.  Of course, I have a deep cycle battery on it,
and most cars don't..

-amy