Electrical fault after jumpstart attempt followed by removing batterie for charging

[fizzdan]

Hi - I'm new to this forum and was hoping someone here may have had a similar problem to me in the past and can shed some light on the situation.

Background:
After trying to start the cold Diesel engine in my 2008 d22 I flattened the battery, I then tried to jump start but it didn't supply enough current. I finally removed the battery and placed it on the charger. Left the ute in the paddock.

Issue:
Upon reconnecting the charged battery and turning the ignition to on position (not start) the dash light flickers while a clicking sound comes from somewhere around the fuse box.

I'm thinking that I have somehow created a short somewhere but I'm not sure where to start. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Could jump starting have caused this issue?

 

[unkn0wn]

Hi

Shes still not getting the Juice she needs. Clean up all the terminals / connections and ground points.

Failing that, battery might not be up to the task.

When i bought my QD D22 secondhand the motor would only do cold starts with jumper-leads and another battery. once warm the old girl would start herself just fine.
It ended up being the battery unable to supply enough current, so i replaced it with a deep cycle truck battery and its been smooth sailing ever since.

thats the easy things....it would be hard to fuse something together?
Most likley whats happing, when you ask the car to start the starter trying to take all the juice and its not there, so your dash is showing the temporary on/of/on/off from the curent loading trying to occur.

 

[fizzdan]

Thanks for your response.

Just to clarify the on,off,on,off occurs at the ignition key on position... Just before the position the starter motor kicks in at.

The battery looks like its a 2009 model so you could be right about the battery not being up to the task.

 

[sparra04]

battery sounds buggered
bugger

 

[Old.Tony]

I'd try a much newer battery first, as suggested.

Before doing that though, I'd make sure that you haven't left a spanner on the battery, or a lead connected somewhere (it happens to the best of us).

 

[fizzdan]

Resolved!

Just wanted to report that as suggested in this tread, replacing the battery solved my issue. Thanks for the help.