dale g60 0 Posted February 21, 2006 my g60's bin parked up 4 over a month not started at all,went ta start her started fine last wkend first turn of the key no problems used her all wkend not a problem, shes bin left since sunday night just bin out ta start her up ta go for a drive and ive got a flat battery!!! wot do you all reckon alternater? battery? :( gonna check if the alternaters charging in a bit when the g/friend gets in from work with the jump leads so i can start her up. typical when id planned ta go away the wkend in the car aswell!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RW1 0 Posted February 21, 2006 Battery. In using it, the compression has increased due to oil lubrication so the battery has not had enough this time round or you've left something one that drained it a little too much. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dale g60 0 Posted February 21, 2006 cheers rw1, just jump started her and bin for a drive dont think id left anything onb the only thing was the heater control was on 3 but dont think that would drain the bat as theres no power to it unless the ignition is on! just have ta wait till 2moro and see if she starts!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RW1 0 Posted February 21, 2006 Charge the battery on slow 4 to 6 amp charge for 24 hours, should make it to above 14.9 volts if good. If it gets only to about 14.25 volts iffy. Leave for about 6 hours after that and see what voltage it drops to. Anything lower than 12.25volts isn't good. Best to really tocharge up and get a battery load test done locally somewhere to be sure. That should drop below 9.8 volts to pass for a VW. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
