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Guru,

A while back you had mentioned that heat is the worst thing for a battery. That got me thinking about heat build up under the hood, especially in summer so I have started opening the hood to disipate heat when I pull in the garage, for the summer at least. Will this help extend battery life or am I just being excentric? :wacko:

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That got me thinking about heat build up under the hood, especially in summer so I have started opening the hood to disipate heat when I pull in the garage, for the summer at least. Will this help extend battery life or am I just being excentric? :wacko:

I open the hood in the summer and leave the garage door open 12-18" with a fan moving air for an hour or so. But not because of the battery (mine is under the rear seat). I don't want that heat soaked car putting a large heat load on the shared wall with the house interior.

It can't hurt, Larry....

Jim

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I think it's a good idea to trickle-charge the battery every so often. At a constant 1 amp, charge to the point of equalization (~15.5 V).

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