bad luck tonight. i have been having trouble with my 96 855T holding a charge in the battery (which is fairly new). If I drive it every day, it's about 90% sure to start, but if not driven daily, it's about 90% sure to go completely dead. So this morning (after jumping it), I drove it to a friends house and left it there all day. Got back at night and it was dead. Jumped it and started right up for about 30 seconds then went completely dead.

Here's where the big snafu happens - I tried jumping it again, but in the dark, I swapped poles on the battery by accident and STUPIDLY left them on there for about 10 seconds until I figured out what was going on! The cables were so hot, but after I corrected the poles, I managed to get it going for a moment, then it stalled and would not turn over after that at all. I could only crank it with jumpers, but no start.

Anyone want to take a stab at how badly I've buggered this thing up? What are my best and worst case scenarios?

thanks,

scott k