I Hate The F-ing Cold

[JamesonTSI-AWD]

probe this wrote:
i would say it's your battery needs to be replaced.

it is a new batt. chaffer

[Jim]

You'd be surprised at how much an alarm system can draw, but generally speaking thats only after you leave it sit for a while.

[SmitEvo]

JamesonTSI-AWD wrote:
yeah i am but i hate it more and more haha minot is always warmer, but not by much!

any ideas?

Minot usually still has snow in april.....

[amicheze]

definitely sounds like it could be the alarm.. but you wouldnt think it would draw that much power. what if someone is gone for a week and doesnt use their car? i would imagine the manufacturer would make it so you wouldnt have to jump it if it sits after a couple days.

i got a brand new (cheap) battery for my talon last fall and i can leave it out overnight in 30 below weather and it starts no problem the next morning.

[JamesonTSI-AWD]

do you have an alarm?

an other thing, i dont know completly about alarms, but i am trying to figure out if alarms have a power cap or not, because the battery is pretty much dead, and the alarm still activates, maybe i broke a cell, cuz the battery was alittle swolen haha.

[PSiedTSi]

if its swollen its prolly frozen...i guess i dont know how cold it is up there but if it gets discharged and its below freezing then you have a frozen battery...not a good situation...

[92TSIpos]

dry cell is the only way to go. I have a yellow top optima, and it took me about 45 mins to drain it trying to start my car.

[Guest]

my battery goes dead from my alarm all the time!

[Joel]

PSiedTSi wrote:
if its swollen its prolly frozen...i guess i dont know how cold it is up there but if it gets discharged and its below freezing then you have a frozen battery...not a good situation...
If this hapopens, your un-intentionally making a bomb. The right conditions and your battery can blow. Take it out, bring it inside and let it thaw out. put it back in, and you might fix your problem.

[Joel]

92TSIpos wrote:
dry cell is the only way to go. I have a yellow top optima, and it took me about 45 mins to drain it trying to start my car.
Plus you got a shit load of cool glowy gauges! and an AFC. 125 bucks well spent!

[PSiedTSi]

you can trickle charge it cant you joel? cause that thaws it out as it charges rather than just a huge amperage at once...right? i dunno i cant remember from those classes anymore

[Guest]

You dont have any subs in your car do you? My roomie has a 99+ Cougar with a pretty good system in it and he has trouble starting in the cold because he sits in the car and lets it idle with the stereo up before shutting it off.

I had a little bit of pain getting my car started but it always did.

[JamesonTSI-AWD]

nope no subs or gauges or anything just an alarm

[92TSIpos]

I guess I would just go get a new battery or take yours out and let it warm up. It kinda sounds like your battery just doesnt want to hold a charge. POS

[amicheze]

if you get it charged and take it to advanced auto.. they can check each cell and tell you if theyre bad or not.

[Guest]

what kind of alarm do you have??

[JamesonTSI-AWD]

compustar very nice alarm, nice and sensitive haha

[treimche]

It's just a 2G DSM thing. Honestly, all 3 of the 2G's I've had, NEVER start when it gets really cold outside, like -15 or so. My one 1G that I had would start no matter what, it was like -30 and a shitload of windchill on top of that, and the fucker still started.

[JamesonTSI-AWD]

crazy, yeah and there is no way i could get it power at school even if i wanted to put a block heater in. ghetto und!

[Guest]

my 2g would start when it was -10 or colder...but i have a compustar SS and it always seems to kill my battery if it sits for a day or 2 with me starting it.