I know, you vets already know this.
But just maybe, someone will read this and not go what I just went through.
The car sat for 6 months, finally got her running again.
Had the battery disconnected, charged it b4 putting it in, charger said it took the charge.
Went to start it, started fine.
Turned her off (should have let it warm up) and next time I tried, she wore the battery down. I kept trying.
Then the starter made bad noises. It was fried.
New starter, old battery.
On the freeway, I find out the hard way that the fuel guage no longer works. How convienent. Ran out of juice on a dangerous spot. Tried to start it, ran the battery down, hitched to gas station, hiked back with diesel, primed her.....
and the new starter was toast.
Had it towed, put in another starter, got a new battery.
I believe those two starters would be alive today if the battery had not been dying.
And that starter swap is a miserable bear on busy roads.
I hope I save someone some serious grief!

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