Originally Posted by rayth

The posts look clear and all but I might as well clean them while I'm under the hood. I don't see where I can check the water level but I'll look around more once the posts are off.

But here's the big question... How long does it take for the battery to get fully charged from the alternator?

I brought the car to an Autozone and they tested the battery, said it was good but it was at 60% which isn't enough charge to test the alternator. I have it hooked up to my battery tender currently to get the charge up and then try to test the alternator again.. Is it possible that some parasitic drain over the 3 days it was sitting brought the battery down and the alternator hasn't had enough time to recharge it? I haven't had the car running for more than, say, half hour on any of the trips I've been since getting it back on the road? Would that be long enough to charge the battery back up to full?