An impromptu trip to Pocono Raceway provided an opportunity to get some exercise for the Coupe. However, the car would not crank. It turns out that one battery was dead, and the other had two dry cells upon inspection. Although this car has not done very many miles, these batteries were probably 7 years old. I kept them on the trickle charger during the winter and had good results prior to now. The Battery Tender had a green light showing fully charged, but it lied. I put it on another known good battery to make sure it was not the problem, and it worked fine. The big charger confirmed that one of the batteries was just caput. I decided to swap the dual Bosch batteries out of the Targa and get a couple of replacements soon since it was laid up anyway with the passenger side wheel off. While I was at it, I decided to clean up the battery straps in the car. I decided to try some of the corrosion grease this time and lose the felt washers. We shall see…
