i got back from my 6 months overseas on friday, & on saturday i opened up the var. this took a while, as i'd put her up on blocks & very securely wrapped her up with a cover & a tarpaulin (because the end of her sticks out of the garage door). i'd had the solar panel putting a trickle charge into the battery, so i was hopeful that she'd start up immediately - but she didn't : ( the neighbours lent me a battery charger & i tried that, but even still she wouldn't start. i knew it was something simple, because the first turn of the key put on the dash lights, so power was getting thru, but when i tried the ignition, it all died.
because i'd put the car in frontwards, it was impossible to open the bonnet more than about a foot, & really difficult to see what was going on inside. so i gave up & this morning called the AA. once the car was out of the garage, he immediately saw that the battery connections needed cleaning, which took about a minute. then i tried the ignition again ... and she roared into life : )
tomorrow she'll get the warrant of fitness, & then i can reregister her, & we'll be back on the road : )
