The batteries are brand new and were replaced only a couple of weeks ago. Yes putting the battery switch on "both" did help sometimes before the batteries were replaced. The technician made me aware that a bunch of the connections were compromised and I went about correcting the easy ones.
I have an intelligent charger that drops down to a maintenance charge once it finishes the charging cycle so I do leave them charging most of the time. Maybe I should try charging them on alternate weeks in the summer?
I'll check the negative terminals next (easy fix) and the main connections to the switch.
I can easily jump start the engine by shorting out the solenoid with a screwdriver (from the low current post not the heavy current post) and the voltage drop happens only when I push the button. Correct me if I'm wrong but to me this means the problem is somewhere between the button and the solenoid no? Maybe I need to check and replace the button-to-wire connections, run new wire from the button and/or test the button.
All this tinkering makes me wish I took shop class in high school. My supplementary fine arts and language classes are not helping me much here :-)
Last edited by dlabrosse; 07/24/10 04:19 PM.
