Battery issues & Looking for advice before 1PM Mountain Time

[DaveInMn]

Pretty sure you were draining the battery with those short durations vs doing it any favors. Needed to be on a decent battery tender.

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^^^^^ This ^^^^^
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[rschap1]

Appreciate all the advice.
Looks like I will bring a tender along when it gets stored next winter.
THANKS all ! ! !

 

[swoop1156]

Once I changed my battery I have had no further issues. I'm not gonna take a battery tender with me in a new vehicle. That's stupid.

My Mustang is in storage and tells me two weeks on the dot each time that deep sleep mode is activated, and it's hooked up to a maintainer. It's a timer.

 

[Zeusmotorworks]

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Applies to new cars just as it does the old. You don't drive it often enough to maintain the battery, or unintentionally deplete the battery, result is the same.

 

[Raptorbert]

Sounds about right for Ford Batteries.

Buy an H8 and don't look back.

I did this in the winter and haven’t even thought about battery charge or start stop since. Very happy I just spent the money and fixed it myself. Battery blanket gets stretched out but fits too.