[DeTomaso] NPC - jump starting a car

[Charles McCall]

Michael, I don't discount your statement - the battery has not been treated
well and may be at the end of its life. By why couldn't I jump start it?


On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 1:22 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

> My money says the battery is shot.
>
> Michael
>
> Just went through this with moho, similar symptoms and new batts (3)
> fixed all.
> On Aug 26, 2013 6:31 AM, "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
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