Missed it again!

[Captain Bucket]

My town has recently started doing a monthly cruise night down main street and i haven't been able to go.The first time I missed it my car ran out of gas (the sending unit is bad). After putting gas into the car I found out that they are moving the cruise to the second Saturday of every month. The second time i missed it was when my car wouldn't start, the battery was completely dead, which is weird because it was working fine not to long ago. Dad is thinking that it's the voltage regulator. So i took the battery off and charged it, put it back in and bingo it was working again. So dad said "Lets go cruise anyway". My question is what would drain the battery completely with the car being off? Or is it just a bad battery?

[desoto1939]

If your battery has the caps that can be screwed off then get a hydometer to measure the acidic value in each cell. Or have the battery tested at a local auto supply shop that sells batteries. it sounds as if you have a dead cell.

Rich

[Captain Bucket]

Thanks for the advice, that's what my brother was saying. If the battery is bad should I get a optima battery or a regular one? I'm still running 6 volts.