Right, I need to do a few things on my '99 model Mk2 so I've been using the Mk1 recently.
When I came to start the Mk 2, I found the battery completely flat, and wouldn't take a charge from a trickle charger, so I jumped it off the car. It ran fine until I disconnected the jump-leads, at which point it would barely tickover, and both nedles were flicking to fsd. Electrically incompetent as I am, I figure the ECU must need some residual charge in the battery to function properly. Is this correct?
I wanna ride the bike to the mechanic to get the exhaust sorted and the battery replaced, but looks like I'll have to do the battery myself just to get it there![[Image: blink.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif)
Any suggestions for a short-term fix?
Thanks.
When I came to start the Mk 2, I found the battery completely flat, and wouldn't take a charge from a trickle charger, so I jumped it off the car. It ran fine until I disconnected the jump-leads, at which point it would barely tickover, and both nedles were flicking to fsd. Electrically incompetent as I am, I figure the ECU must need some residual charge in the battery to function properly. Is this correct?
I wanna ride the bike to the mechanic to get the exhaust sorted and the battery replaced, but looks like I'll have to do the battery myself just to get it there
Any suggestions for a short-term fix?
Thanks.
Stu
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