Hello, have a 51 Champion with 6cyl/6V system that's been in storage for several months. It has been started periodically and has a battery disconnect but no tender/charger.
The car was taken out this past Saturday and driven around for an hour or so without any real issues. It was also driven some on Sunday as well. On Sunday I stalled the engine a couple of times (still learning ins and outs). When I tried to start the car again, it wouldn't do anything. The starter wouldn't engage and there were no other sounds that I could tell coming from the engine. There were also no lights/blinkers wouldn't work. After the car sat for 5 to 10 minutes, I tried again and after a couple of tries I was back on my way. This happened two different times on Sunday.
I'm thinking it may be the battery (Optima) as I believe it's at least a couple of years old but I had read some posts about grounding wire issues that caused similar problems. I appreciate any input to get me going in the right direction.
Thanks,
Brett
The car was taken out this past Saturday and driven around for an hour or so without any real issues. It was also driven some on Sunday as well. On Sunday I stalled the engine a couple of times (still learning ins and outs). When I tried to start the car again, it wouldn't do anything. The starter wouldn't engage and there were no other sounds that I could tell coming from the engine. There were also no lights/blinkers wouldn't work. After the car sat for 5 to 10 minutes, I tried again and after a couple of tries I was back on my way. This happened two different times on Sunday.
I'm thinking it may be the battery (Optima) as I believe it's at least a couple of years old but I had read some posts about grounding wire issues that caused similar problems. I appreciate any input to get me going in the right direction.
Thanks,
Brett
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