[DeTomaso] NPC - jump starting a car

[Charles McCall]

Hi all

 

The car in question hadn't been started in literally 3 months. I went to
start it on Thursday and the battery was discharged. I hooked a trickle
charger up to it overnight, and Friday morning the car started just fine. 

 

I drove the car during the day, had no trouble starting it on the 4-5
occasions I had to start it.

 

Today, Sunday, two days later the car wouldn't start again (I was going to
move it to hook the trickle charger up to it and let it charge for a week or
however long it takes to completely charge). I got some jumper cables and am
trying to start the car but it won't turn over. 

 

When I turn the key, the interior light goes out which indicates to me that
the battery is discharged. I hooked up the jumper cables and the car still
won't turn over (and the interior light goes out). 

 

If I turn the headlights on on the car with the dead battery, I can see that
the lights get noticeably brighter when connecting the jumper cables so I
have to believe that current is reaching the battery. What can possibly be
the problem?

 

If the connection weren't good, then the headlights wouldn't get brighter.
But on the other hand, if the connection were good then the interior light
wouldn't go out when I try engaging the starter, right? 

 

This is kind of a problem as now the dead car is blocking the good car from
getting out of the garage (and therefore going to work tomorrow!) 

 

Thanks!

 

Charles McCall
Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
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