My guess would be that one of the plates in the battery has shorted or
buckled. I'd return the battery to the place of purchase and ask them to
check it via load meter. Only other possibility, which I would check
first,
is the battery cable connections to both the battery and terminal ends
(solenoid and ground). A little corrosion buildup in the 3 month period
could effectively kill the starting potential while still allowing smaller
current flows.
HTH,
John
"Jim Beaver" <jumblejim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:kmMtj.12163$R84.1997@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I've got a '57 Chevy. It's run great -- only 5,200 miles on a new crate
> engine, everything else new. New battery (well, 5,200 miles on it).
> Started fine every time for months. THEN I was detained out of town
> unexpectedly for about three months on a job and wasn't able to start
the
> car. Battery was left connected.
>
> Now, when I got back, I expected a dead battery, and sure enough, the
car
> wouldn't start. Jumping it worked fine, many times. But driving it
would
> not apparently charge it up, as it would never start without a jump. So
I
> hooked up a charger to put a slow charge on it, figuring I've got a VERY
> low battery. But the charger meter indicates there's a full charge in
the
> battery. But still it won't start without a jump.
>
> Keep in mind that it worked fine, every time -- battery, starter,
> recharging system, engine, everything. The ONLY thing that's happened
is
> three months sitting unused.
>
> So IF the battery has a full charge and nothing has been changed in
regard
> to all the like-new equipment that worked fine before, what am I
missing?
> It seems to me that every part of the equation is in working condition,
> yet with no change other than time, it's suddenly not working. And that
> doesn't make sense to an amateur like me. Any ideas?
>
> Jim Beaver
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