'08 Zuma no longer charges

[walt_l]

OK I was loading my Zuma into a truck and it fell off the loading ramp. The right rear blinker light broke off the stalk but it doesn't look like any wires are broken. Since then the electric start won't work, the battery doesn't seem to charge at all and the blinkers don't seem to want to operate at all when I am at idle. I have the triple brake light kit ordered and HOPE it will solve my problem, but wondered if you had any other thought as to why it won't charge any more.

[davebawx]

I would put the battery on a trickle charger for a few days, I had a totally dead battery, replaced it, then checked the dead one on trickle and it was almost fully charged.

did you check all the connections around the battery?

[walt_l]

Checked all the connections and while I was there replaced the glass fuse with a spade type fuse and holder. Turns out the battery was TOTALLY dead, wouldn't even charge with a battery tender -- voltage too low. I put it on a 2 amp trickle charge for a couple hours then on the battery tender overnight and it all works fine. I guess if you let them go too far the charging system just won't cut it.

Now if that Leo Vince would just arrive!!!