Background:
- Tiger garaged in damp, English weather
- 6 month old Optima Orange Top Battery
- Tiger started every 2-4 weeks
- Until now, has always started first try
Situation:
- Started car after 3 weeks of sitting, first try
- Drove 20 mintues with lights on
- Noticed turn signals took a few seconds to start blinking each time I
used them
- Parked, turned all electrics off
- Returned after 30 minutes
- Started Tiger; it turned over with much less vigo(u)r than normal
- Drove 20 minutes with lights on
- Stopped Tiger to open garage door
- Tiger would no longer start; the engine would barely turn over
- Battery showed about 11.45V at this point
Plan:
- Charge & test battery (currently underway)
- Start at the battery & work forward with Ye Olde Trusty Fluke meter, to
figure out where the problem lies
Questions:
- Given the poor performance of the turn signals and the batter not
charging, I'm guessing bad ground connections?
- Or could the turn signal problem be misleading?
- Any additional troubleshooting hints beyond those in the Tiger Manual
(conveniently available at http://www.tigersunited.com)?
Thanks in advance,
rick
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