Thanks Richard.


Originally Posted By +8Rich
Originally Posted By Jon G4LJW
Originally Posted By +8Rich
Are you still under guarantee Jon ?
Henry will see you right I'm sure he's one of the good guys.


Hi Richard - yes, there's a warranty. I think the problem is partly due to lower usage in the last couple of weeks. After all, the Owner's Manual has this to say:

"If the vehicle is left standing for more than 1 week then it is advised that a battery conditioner is used to maintain the battery correctly."

I think that the longest time between drives has been 5 or 6 days recently, and often using lights and heater. From what I've seen on the forum, poor battery life seems to be a "feature" of the Morgan!

Anyway, I'll contact Williams to see what they reckon too,

Cheers,

Jon.


Hi Jon,
As you say it does seem necessary to top up the battery with a float charger at least once a week on the modern (what am I saying) Morgan's. On both of the Plus 8's there has been a Red battery isolate switch which I always throw when leaving the car. This way the car will start after up to 7 weeks standing, I have never had to use a battery charger on any of my 3 cars during the 14 years. The ECU soon relearns after the break in power to it a few miles sees the car acting as per normal.

Good luck and I hope Henry sees you right, good to see you enjoy the winter in her, some of my best runs are these crisp salt free days.

Regards,

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