# 1992 celica battery

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1992-celica-battery/7452>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 19, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1992-celica-battery/7452 "2007-11-19T19:17:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kejohns3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/76d3ee/32.png) [@kejohns3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kejohns3)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1992-celica-battery/7452/1 "2007-11-19T19:17:50Z")

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new battery 8 mos ago…girlfriend let the car sit since then…won’t hold a charge now…new battery again or bigger problems???

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1992-celica-battery/7452/2 "2007-11-19T19:48:02Z")

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Letting a battery sit idle for eight months will cause it to sulfate. Unless you have access to a battery charger that pulse charges the battery to remove the sulfer from the plates, it’s time for a new battery.

Tester

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**Author:** ![kejohns3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/76d3ee/32.png) [@kejohns3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kejohns3)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1992-celica-battery/7452/3 "2007-11-19T21:06:55Z")

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Thanks!! That what I was thinking, but not what she wants to hear!!!