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Recently bought one of these beasts and am about to go away for 4/52 (unfortunately not with the cerb).
I do have a trickle charger, although no power in the garage. Would it be ok to disconnect the battery for the whole time and expect things to be fine, or would that bugger up the electrics and things (as intimated from previous posts?).
Any tips would be v welcome.
Cheers.
P.s trading this in for a diesel motorhome for a month - gonna be a bit of a come down!!
I do have a trickle charger, although no power in the garage. Would it be ok to disconnect the battery for the whole time and expect things to be fine, or would that bugger up the electrics and things (as intimated from previous posts?).
Any tips would be v welcome.
Cheers.
P.s trading this in for a diesel motorhome for a month - gonna be a bit of a come down!!
Well each time mines been in to the dealers for 4 - 5 days they turn the main key off under the dash to avoid battery drain. Not sure what it would be like after a few weeks though.
Why not try a solar charger, cheap from Maplins and the like or persuade a mate to give it a run every now and again. Having said that this may cause more trouble than a flat battery depending on how restrained your mates are.
Good luck with the motor home.
David
Why not try a solar charger, cheap from Maplins and the like or persuade a mate to give it a run every now and again. Having said that this may cause more trouble than a flat battery depending on how restrained your mates are.
Good luck with the motor home.
David
Car not used for a month I would worry about pushing your foot down on the clutch, such that a rubber seal in your master cylinder moves from the dry stuck position its been in for a month. I suggest that first touch takes years off the life of your rubber seals. After that they're smothered in oil and probably stay that way for a couple of days.
Same with the slave and brake cylinders. I've often thought that the seal being a weak point on the cerb have only to do with the fact that most Cerbs are not used daily.
Most seals in the cylinders or even the top of the engine for that matter survive because they are intermittently kept oiled.
As I say, having a flat battery and needing to use a charger is not likely to take much to sort in comparison to any one of those seals.
Most expensive job I ever had a quote for was by BMW after I bought a BMW that had been in storage and the air conditioning rubber seals had perished because lack of use.
Same with the slave and brake cylinders. I've often thought that the seal being a weak point on the cerb have only to do with the fact that most Cerbs are not used daily.
Most seals in the cylinders or even the top of the engine for that matter survive because they are intermittently kept oiled.
As I say, having a flat battery and needing to use a charger is not likely to take much to sort in comparison to any one of those seals.
Most expensive job I ever had a quote for was by BMW after I bought a BMW that had been in storage and the air conditioning rubber seals had perished because lack of use.
ive just had mine stood for about 3 months, jumped in she turned over slowly then burst in to life na problems. disconecting the battery shouldnt efect anything,unless the radio has a code and posibly its channels ,.if youn leave it conected i leave the bonnet un locked just incase.enjoy the holyday.
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