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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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old battery was at 9, pulled the ground off on this working battery and jeep still was running. guess the paper clip idea may have drained my battery? only thing is i cannot get this new battery to hold a charge
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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You stated "ultima".. does it say Optima on it?

Does it have caps that you can remove to check the fluid level?
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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hahah, yeah sorry optima..
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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yellowtop
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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You need a battery charger that has a 2amp setting on it. Or you need to charge it through a secondary battery.

I'll dig up the instructions so you can attempt to revive it. Red Top or Yellow?
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 07:00 PM
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yellow, that would be awesome!
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 07:00 PM
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http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...agmbattery.php
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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thanks a ton!!
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