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08-30-2018, 05:02 PM

kustom

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dead battery

how to charge it ?
back door will not open with a dead battery ?
can i put a charger on the post under hood ?
been away a whille so i known it will be dead
any tips
thanks

08-30-2018, 05:07 PM

Silverfox

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Yes ... Just be sure you hook it up correctly.

08-30-2018, 06:11 PM

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Charger connected to the front positive terminal on the fuse box, then the ground to the stud on the shock tower

08-30-2018, 08:37 PM

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Charger connected to the front positive terminal on the fuse box, then the ground to the stud on the shock tower

Thanks Steve for finishing my reply ... I had to leave suddenly and did not have a chance to add the details.

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08-30-2018, 10:14 PM

kustom

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ok thanks
i parked it pulled in thinking i could jump it from back end
but with dead battery remote is no good
i will put a charger on a slow charge rate
thanks for the tips and help
will be back in fl. next week and get to work on this

08-31-2018, 07:57 AM

Ed ke6bnl

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Originally Posted by kustom

how to charge it ?
back door will not open with a dead battery ?
can i put a charger on the post under hood ?
been away a whille so i known it will be dead
any tips
thanks

I have not done it yet but there is a small plastic piece at the bottom of the rear door that you remove to open the hatch door.

08-31-2018, 09:59 AM

kustom

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yea that sounds eazy but its a pain in the butt had to to that to a parts car

08-31-2018, 10:08 AM

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You will be able to open the rear hatch if you attach the battery charger to the proper contacts under the hood.

08-31-2018, 01:34 PM

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You will be able to open the rear hatch if you attach the battery charger to the proper contacts under the hood.

Even a 9V battery and a couple of patch cords will do the trick if you don't have a charger on hand. If you wanted to get all official; apply 9V to fuse #10 underhood fuse box, pull the fuse and stick a paper clip in the "out to switch" side.

If you want to permanently disable the tailgate put a fuse in position #11. Then the next owner will have a real headscratcher.