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OK. It is a new battery installed the first week of this year.

It has been my habit to start the car every other day or every two days in a situation like this. Now that I know about the maintainer I think it would be a good idea to purchase one.

At the moment I am snowed in with another week of bad weather ahead. What is the best for a car that cannot go anywhere: Not start it at all; start it every day; or start it every other day or every two days? I have read that "short trips" are bad for the alternator which then affects the...

All has been taken care of, everything seems to be fine and no damage done. Thanks for all the help. I will copy and study all the suggestions and make sure this does not happen again.

Thinking it over, I am not driving with the negative terminal disconnected, but I am disconnecting it over night.

No problems so far, and I will be bringing the car in tomorrow and he will keep it overnight. I will post the results soon. I was instructed to disconnect the negative terminal from the battery after, I think, the car starts. The engine was revving up at the time and it is not clear to me why I...

"To the OP: I have had good luck putting regular snap traps under the hood of a car that sat outside and only got driven on weekends. If it makes you feel better, don't fill the tank, but I can't see a mouse totaling an otherwise good car. Are you taking it in for wire damage, or something...

I am concerned about how much gas to put in because if the car is ruined I don't want a full tank of gas to go along with it. But never mind that for now. I can smell urine when in the car. Is that from under the hood or is the odor coming from elsewhere? So what some of you are saying is that...

I was told by my mechanic that I have a mouse living under the hood or my car and I should bring the car in next week. If the mouse damages the wires that will short circuit and I will need a new car. So as long as my car starts and runs there is no damage? I ask because I need gas and should I...

OK, good to know.

I have a JUMP-N-CARRY: JNC660

I just purchased a jump starter that warns that it must be used on lead-acid batteries only. I have a Rayovac battery. Are all car batteries lead-acid? The battery has on the label: part number SL175DT. If you need additional info please let me know.