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Sounds almost like a classic tired battery retaining surface charge, but you've replaced the battery, so that's very doubtful.
Suggestions for further diagnosis:
Next time you take it out, leave the headlights on without the engine running for a couple of minutes, then try and start it. If the battery is surface charged only, you should replicate your non-starting symptoms.
More likely you've got a big current drain somewhere, and you're hiding this with the trickle charger (my car sits all week and starts no problem at weekends). Hook up an ammeter between the battery and the car when it's not running, see what kind of drain you have. Don't try and start the car like that, though, you may break your meter and/or start a small fire.
If you're loosing a lot of current, start pulling out fuses and disconnecting things until it goes away. Stereos, alarms etc may be the most likely suspects, but any old bit of duff italian electrics may be to blame.
I'd be really suprised if a standard car was pulling any current at all when it wasn't running, but if you've got a stereo or alarm it shouldn't really be pulling any more than 10 or 20 mA.
Other than that, I've no idea!
Dan.
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Last edited by BeigeAlfa; 10-14-2003 at 03:47 AM.
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