Until three years ago when I stored my car (29 hiboy roadster with 400 sbc), I had no problems starting it every few weeks during winter storage until one day the battery appeared to have suddenly died. The car sat for a six months or so until I installed a new battery. When I tried to start it, the solenoid clicked once and then everything went dead, which was pretty much what happened six months prior which I had attributed to an old battery. After re-charging the battery and repeating the process several times, I gave up and the car has now sat for three years, including a move from NJ to PA.

I recently charged the battery again and (no surprise) the same thing happened. After re-charging, the headlights are bright, and the turn signals and running lights all work, so there must be some charge in the battery.

Any ideas as to what I can check to track down this problem? I'm thinking of jumping this car with another vehicle in case the battery that was new three years ago is now no good, but it seems like a waste of time (or dangerous) until I have an idea what the underlying problem might be.

At this point, I just want to know that the engine can be started, although I won't actually do that until I run though post-storage procedures - I won't try to start an engine cold that's been stored for that long.

Thanks to any and all.
Dorsey