battery in freelander

Batteries can just go open-circuit for no readily apparent reason, it's happened to me twice, nothing to do with the car, just sod's law!

Lug the battery down to a garage and ask them to test it, or if you have a spare, stick that in and see if the car's OK. If the battery tests as stuffed or the car's fine with a different battery then get a new battery, if the battery tests as fine or the car is no different with a different battery then the problem's elsewhere.

thanks for reply

batt replacement is first option tommorow morning it is a pain in the arse as i am in NYC

not a lot of garages around

i thought there may be a red flag thing if its 2 batts in 6 months

again thanks and who the f*ck is this guy sod?

drew

Apparently not, according to the chaps who fixed my car. It's a red flag if the first time it happens is outside a bodybuilding gym and the second place it happens is at a gay pick-up spot, as was the case with me, but it's not what it appears, honest!!

He's a mate of a chap called Murphy, you don't want to get closely acquainted.

Not likely to be an O/C since a jump doesn't work.

and Sod was Murphy's Great Grandad!

Possibly, although don't want to be too hasty as there's plenty of reasons why a jump start won't work

Well I hope they don't breed any more like them!

Goddam? You been watching a bit too much Starsky and Hutch?

Or Pulp Fiction YTC!!

Nige

Nige

Nige

LMAO!

So you got off the Outraging Public Decency charge then?

;P

Well, the gym was just there, the gay pick-up spot was a national trust car park by day (when I broke down) but a hedonist's paradise by night (which it was by the time the AA turned up).

I sold that car, as I was worried about what it was trying to do to me.

An internal short or a completely flat battery often means that a jump will not work as it pulls down the available voltage. As I have done more than a few jump starts over the years may I suggest you follow this method. Connect the jump leads +ve to +ve, and neg on the charged battery to the engine block.Run the car with the charged battery for several minutes above a fast tick over speed -typically around 2500 rpm is fine ( obviously if you are using a slave battery this does not apply ) before you attempt to start. disconnect the negative first when the car is running to avoid the possibility of a spark near the battery.

we had a fleet with the mk2 Ford Transits after a bank holiday it was invariably time to get out the jump leads as batteries would be flat. Derek

I don't remember asking you a goddam thing....

You flock of seagulls, you know why we are here?