1989 Toyota Tercel Dead Car

1989 TOYOTA TERCEL
140,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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LONNIE01
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I bought this car for a weekend around the house car. I replaced the wires, plugs, alternator and battery and did all the service things when I bought it. Some times we dont drive it all week untill the weekend arives. When the weekend arives it is dead everytime. I am not sure what would cause it to go dead just sitting for a few days. Help?
Aug 27, 2008 at 12:44 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi LONNIE01,

Either the battery is going bad whereby it is unable to retain its charges for a period of time or there is power drain which can be due to some active/faulty electrical components.
Aug 31, 2008 at 11:25 PM
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