2001 Jeep Cherokee dead battery

2001 JEEP CHEROKEE
88,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DWPAR
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I rarely drive my Jeep so the battery keeps dying. If I
leave it running for 30 mins in park, will the battery
re-charge?
Dec 28, 2008 at 2:39 PM
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RASMATAZ
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If the alternator is working it will recondition it but if park for a few hours or so and there's a short somewhere it will drain again-Drain Test below


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Dec 28, 2008 at 3:26 PM
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