23-09-14, 04:31 PM
(23-09-14, 03:39 PM)Fazafou link Wrote: A dying battery will spin the engine but not produce the required spark, and will then die as it can't maintain the cranking amps.
Yes, but the thing was, after I'd bumped it successfully, I then rode to Wickham Square and it started fine when we left, ditto when we left Box Hill and the same again when I went out in the evening and then came back. On all of those occasions it was turning over just as quickly as it was when I had tried to start it in the morning.
I've also had it start (eg the time I was in Brighton) when it was a lot more sluggish to turn over, but did fire, hence why I don't think this is related to the previous issues but may be due to condensation causing the power to earth to the engine casing instead of sparking the plug.