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it took a full charge and load meter indicated everything is all right with the new battery, as well. really don't know what to make of the whole ordeal other than it was a waste of my morning and i finally decided to let ya'll see the conversion(blasphemous or not )



Mert,
Don't give up on the new battery yet - But I had a similar situation when my battery went last year. It would take a full charge and would show good volyage across the terminals, but there was a short in the battery. The indication was that the battery was hot - or warmer - on one section when feeling the outside of the battery. So, give it a good long charge, hook it back up and see if it gets hot when you try to start it.