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95LT-1/TorchCpe
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Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen, I own a '95 LT-1 Coupe. Since it's storage, I have been out to check the car, and started it to keep the battery alive. Weather has been mild, not as cold as it could have been so far. Well the other day, I sold one of my motorcycles, and had to move the car to get the bikes out of the storage area. Upon putting everything back, and covering the bikes and the car, I had inadvertently left the interior lights on in the car. Now I have a dead battery. I did bring the car home from storage, it is in the garage here now.
My situation is this, when I had returned to the car to bring it home, I attempted to jumpstart the car, connected the jumper cables, and immediately the VATS system engaged and the horn sounded repeatedly, until I reached inside the car and turned the key in the ignition, at first, the starter just clicked, I backed off, and tried it again, this time it started and ran at idle.
The charging system guage showed a negative supply, I'm assuming this was the charge generated by the running alternator, not the available power in the battery. While driving the car home, I played the radio, it had a whine from the engine, on FM stations. through the speakers.
When I pulled it into the garage at home, I turned the engine off and immediately tried to start the car again.....there was NOTHING, no power, no spark, no accessories, not even slightly. I then tried to re-jumpstart it again, the connection to the jumping vehicle didn't even light up the hood/engine compartment lights, no horn, no spark, absolutely dead.
My question is this....did I do something to harm, or ruin the electronics in the car. I bought a new battery, but haven't the proper tools to carry out the replacement. Please email or post here, what ever responses might be of any help.
If it matters, the battery that passed away was a CHAMPION side mount, maintenance free, could likely still be in warranty, as it was purchased before I bought the car. Sale date on the battery is 08/01....TIA for any and all assistance. Jeff, '95 Torch Red LT-1, '71 L-48 Convertible.
My situation is this, when I had returned to the car to bring it home, I attempted to jumpstart the car, connected the jumper cables, and immediately the VATS system engaged and the horn sounded repeatedly, until I reached inside the car and turned the key in the ignition, at first, the starter just clicked, I backed off, and tried it again, this time it started and ran at idle.
The charging system guage showed a negative supply, I'm assuming this was the charge generated by the running alternator, not the available power in the battery. While driving the car home, I played the radio, it had a whine from the engine, on FM stations. through the speakers.
When I pulled it into the garage at home, I turned the engine off and immediately tried to start the car again.....there was NOTHING, no power, no spark, no accessories, not even slightly. I then tried to re-jumpstart it again, the connection to the jumping vehicle didn't even light up the hood/engine compartment lights, no horn, no spark, absolutely dead.
My question is this....did I do something to harm, or ruin the electronics in the car. I bought a new battery, but haven't the proper tools to carry out the replacement. Please email or post here, what ever responses might be of any help.
If it matters, the battery that passed away was a CHAMPION side mount, maintenance free, could likely still be in warranty, as it was purchased before I bought the car. Sale date on the battery is 08/01....TIA for any and all assistance. Jeff, '95 Torch Red LT-1, '71 L-48 Convertible.
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