Help!!!!!

[Healewis]

You were doing fine.
The electricity stopped powering things.
In the end it wouldn't even power the engine.

You stopped.
After a while it all started working again.

Why?

Cos a battery that is not being charged will lose it's charge.
A battery that is left to recover overnight will actually recharge itself enough to crank an engine.

So, you either have a battery that is past its sell-by date
or
A battery that isn't being charged
but
The alternator light didn't come on
So
My guess would be a duff battery
or
A dead rectifier, which would destroy the battery with overcharging anyway.

The good news is that there are garages queuing up for this sort of work on New Years Day (If you are in the RAC etc, drive a few miles, park up and call em out. They will check the charging circuit, and even sell you a new battery!)

Cheers

Off to the pub till midnight

Rob G

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Thanks Rob, I owe you a Drink! I'll do just that when I sober up, Cheers.

[rich]

Ventricular fibrilation - yes I watch Holby City.

Cheers

Must be tachiacardic then!