I installed an Odyssey battery in my track car. I also installed a kil switch (the good one). I didn't hook the switch to the ECU, so it serves as a battery cut-off for now. I t worked flawlessly at Coronado. it has been sitting dormant pretty much since; I have only started it and warmed it once since, I think. Issue:
After charging the battery for a couple of days, It didn't seem to have enugh juice to start the engine. It would turn over for a second or two and then, nothing. Classic dead battery symptoms. i took the Optima oput of my truck and hooked it up via jumper-cables, same effect. I went and bought new jumpers (mine were old, cheap and rusted) and got cables long enough to reach the battery from parked directly behind. Standard hook up to a disabled care, with the truck running. Same performance.
Whar should I try next? Disassemble and clean all connections relative to the batter and switch? Anything else I should check? If that turns out to solve the problem, is there anything (preventative maintenance) that I can do to keep this problem from coming back, or at least reduce the amount of times that it does?
Advise...