The battery in my 88.5 Mondial Cab 3.2 is completly dead. I plan on jumping it to drive it to the dealer about 35 miles away to have it replaced. Will I be doing any damage to the alternator or any other part of the car by doing this? Will the alternator be working extra hard to try to charge a dead battery? Thanks - Ron ps. I have had the battery on a battery tender when the car has not been in use. When I found the battery was not charged, I put it on a 10Amp charge for two days without any change. Its dead......
Ron, I jumped my '89 Mondial t with no apparent damage when I had a dead battery and the car was sitting in the neighborhood 'cause I couldnt kick start it down a small incline. Kinda had no choice. After I did this, alot of guys on the chat reprimanded me that I could have done some damage...Dont know if that is really true or not, but I'd go the new battery replacement route to be safe. Why risk the jump start if you can just go purchase one, since you know definitively its dead.
BTW, How difficult is it to access the battery in the mondial? I was thinking of installing a trickle charger for the winter. However, it looks like my battery is in a fortress of some kind. I did a search with no luck and the manual offers no insight whatsoever.
take the battery to them. it may be able to be charged with their big machine. about a year ago the battery in the volvo went dead and i tried to charge it with no luck. took it to auto zone and they charged it and it's been fine ever since.
Joe, jack the up, remove the front tire, remove the three bolts, (8mm?)from the panel in the wheel well, the battery is right there,remove the battery tie down clamp.
Thanks-- will do. As an aside, there is nothing "right there" about having to take the front end apart to replace the battery! You gotta love Enzo.
I revived an old Die Hard about four times, over a dozen years, using a half-wave battery conditioner. Most battery chargers apply DC voltage. After doing some research on lead-acid batteries in the technical library, I built a half wave pulse conditioner out of radio shack parts. The pulses apparently dislodge accretions on the plates better than DC. That 1993 Die Hard is down to 3.5 volts now, after sitting a couple more years. I haven't tried reviving it again because ... well, because batteries are cheap. (And because, as I've gotten older, I've gotten leery of using power circuits cobbled together with jumper leads. ) But a Ferrari dealer for a battery? Go to the Interstate Battery website and look for their dealers. You might be surprised just how close the nearest battery dealer is. I just replaced the battery in my 328. The nearest Interstate dealer was the gas station about three blocks away. But a place four blocks away had the 34R in stock.
Its a 72 Month Interstate. The reason I am inclined to bring it there is so they can pro rate it. I also have a good relationship with the dealer and would rather have them replace it. I dont have a lift and dont want to get under the car while its on a hydrolic (sp) floor lift. Does anyone know the answer to my question, will driving on a dead battery cause the alternator or anything else to go kaplooie? Thanks for all of your comments. - Ron
Ron, As long you let the battery connected, and the car is running there is no problem to drive it. A disconnected battery can harm the diodes in the alternator. Enzo52
If you have the receipt you should be able to get a warranty (prorated) replacement from any Interstate dealer with proof of a healthy charging system.
