So during the recent heavy rain when the trains to gatwick and the M23 were closed I shoe horned the family into the defender and ploughed through flooded backroads to gatwick... Defender saved the day... ish
On the way we hit lots of water, some deeper than I thought and sent spray way over the truck...
It then spent 3 weeks in an open car park... and thought it strange that the battery went flat after two weeks (normally lasts about 6) but put it down to cold and wet.
drove back from shatwick ok.. Its been fine for a week or so, but today I went to start and pre-heat and
1) all lights, radio, etc came on and engine preheat started
2) suddenly as I went to start the engine it all went dead, at first with the clicking of a flat battery but then
3) not even clicking or any signs of life when trying ignition
4) the battery has a voltage check which was not working, showing nothing, but that could be cut-off (its a lithium one)
5) I went to use the spare battery which I have been meaning to add as a leisure battery for a while, was at a healthy 13.2, however when I went to parallel them it arc'd like mad
Any thoughts? Is there a fusebox in the engine bay somewhere?
The battery box is all dry and was never wet
On the way we hit lots of water, some deeper than I thought and sent spray way over the truck...
It then spent 3 weeks in an open car park... and thought it strange that the battery went flat after two weeks (normally lasts about 6) but put it down to cold and wet.
drove back from shatwick ok.. Its been fine for a week or so, but today I went to start and pre-heat and
1) all lights, radio, etc came on and engine preheat started
2) suddenly as I went to start the engine it all went dead, at first with the clicking of a flat battery but then
3) not even clicking or any signs of life when trying ignition
4) the battery has a voltage check which was not working, showing nothing, but that could be cut-off (its a lithium one)
5) I went to use the spare battery which I have been meaning to add as a leisure battery for a while, was at a healthy 13.2, however when I went to parallel them it arc'd like mad
Any thoughts? Is there a fusebox in the engine bay somewhere?
The battery box is all dry and was never wet
