[Mgs] MGB not (re)starting

[PaulHunt73]

Leaving a battery tender plugged in over winter is not a good idea.  It can cover up a failing battery and as soon as you leave it somewhere where it's not plugged in the battery can let you down.  If it's on all the time you don't know when and how often it is going into charge mode.  If you only plug it in periodically you can keep an eye on it and see how long it is in charge mode before it goes into maintenance mode, and that gives you an idea as to the condition of the battery.  About the only good reason for leaving one on all the time is when you are away from the property for some time and will need the car as soon as you return.  But with cut-off switches on all my cars I can leave them a couple of months or more and they will start just fine.

PaulH.
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  Thanks.  I don't think it's the battery.  The battery is about two years old, and it's been plugged into a battery tender over the winter.
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