Optima Yellow Top keeps draining??

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Starting the car for only a minute at a time? I hope you like condensation buildup, acidic byproducts in the oil, and internal rust in the engine, because that's exactly what you're going to get running it for only a minute at a time. If you're not going to let it run long enough to get the oil hot enough to boil off any moisture (and it'll never get hot enough without actually driving it), that's far worse than not running it at all. Short trips and short running periods are HARD on the engine because it never gets hot enough to burn off/boil off contaminants, and they just continue to build up in the crankcase. I've seen the insides of motors in show-only cars with less than 50 miles that are absolutely NASTY-- surface rust everywhere, pitted bearings, etc. Why? Because the only run time these cars ever see was 2-3 minutes at a time going on and off a trailer. Do your engine and oil a favor and either take it out and drive it and get it good and hot or don't run it at all!

As far as the battery problem, I seriously doubt one minute of run time is enough to charge the battery after it just served up a couple hundred amps for the starter. That's probably why it's going dead, it needs more charge time after cranking the starter.



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