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ok, so I have a 2000 m6 trans am ws6 and am having a bit of a problem with it. I put her away for the winter so she'd be away from the snow. Well I went to start her today and found - it didnt start! didn't make a noise, nothing. dead. This happened to me last winter and I replaced the battery and thought everything would be fine. whats going on? Is it the coldness that kills it do I need to remove the battery for winter storage or something? or is it another problem? help please

 

Did you leave the battery connected? How long has it been since the car was started? You always have a small parsitic(sp?) drain from your radio, alarm, ect. and that will run your battery down over a period time with your car not being started and driven.

 

it's been about a month since I last started it, it got below freezing ( if that matters) N ya I left the battery connected I didn't know that would make it die thank you for setting me straight . and sorry I think this has been discussed before

 

Leaving the battery connected for a month without starting the motor will NOT kill the battery unless you have a bad battery or an above average drain on the electrical system.

I store my Z28 from November till March/April, and I don't start the car any more than once a month. I leave the battery connected the ENTIRE winter. No problems at all, fires up strong and quick even after 4-6 weeks, even when it had the stock 6 year old battery (finally got a new one in 2005).

You need to look for a drain somewhere. Or you've got a bad battery.

 

well the last time i brought it out was when I went to get a power steering leak fixed- they didn't fix it. anyways that was ...around the 18th? or so of november so actually its been longer than a month. I do have an alarm system and amp, subs n head unit if that could be a drain but I think i'll just have to take out the battery

 

Id just take the battery back and try it with a new one first.

 

If you don't want to spend the time looking for the drain, just disconnect the positive during storage, reconnect once throughout winter and start up, then disconnect once again. I don't think the cold is the issue.

 

yeah it could have been the cold but i doubt it. Take it out during the winter and put it back when you start the car.

 

seriously doubt its a mechanical problem. Look in to the electrical side of things

 

yea definitely sound electrical...

 

wow you are one patient man. wouldn't be able to do that, glad I live in Florida

 

i put mine away from October to April of whenever we get a few good heavy rains to get the salt off the roads. I HATE that about MN but other then that i consider it the off season. time to upgrade, so to speak

 

Does your battery and cables have corrosion? My car did the same thing. I found that the crappy battery leaked acid out of the side terminal (+) and coroded the cable. I switched to an Optima and replaced the whole + battery cable harness ($65) . The corrosion traveled all the way through the cables up to the starter!! Also make sure the battery has a full charge. You don't want your alternator to work over time and fry trying to charge a dead battery. Just something to concider.

 

I would pull the battery and give it a good charge. Invest in a quick disconnect for your battery, the kind with a **** that you turn and it seperats the contacts. Then when you store it you just disconnect the battery and not have to worry. The big thing it to make sure your battery is fully charged before storage. Just my oppinion tho.

 

I would start there. I would guess one or all of the devices above are causing an extra parasitic drain on the battery. Best option may be to disconnect the battery in this case.

 

Glad to hear your ok. That is one nasty wreck.

 

Good point.

People often do this; they will try to consistantly recharge an almost dead battery with the alternator. This is very bad for the alternator, these devices were never intended to fully charge dead batteries, they are built for battery maintenance (i.e. maintaining a proper charge in a good condition battery).