166 Flat battery
 

According to the handbook, trickle charging the battery or starting via jump
leads should only be carried out by "authorised AR services".

Is this strictly necessary? The battery is not completely dead, but will
not turn the starter motor over.

"david_dance" > wrote in message
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> According to the handbook, trickle charging the battery or starting via
jump
> leads should only be carried out by "authorised AR services".
>
> Is this strictly necessary? The battery is not completely dead, but will
> not turn the starter motor over.

I trickle charge the battery on my 156 with no ill effect - if you called
out the AA or RAC they would not call out AR services to jump start your
car!

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Simon Mason
Anlaby
East Yorkshire.
53°44'N 0°26'W
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

Hi,

> According to the handbook, trickle charging the battery or starting
> via jump leads should only be carried out by "authorised AR
> services".
>
> Is this strictly necessary? The battery is not completely dead,
> but will not turn the starter motor over.

I've started my 166 3.0 v6 using the power of my wife's Lancia Y
at least for two times. No problem at all :)

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Best regards,
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