I recently purchased a ‘70 cutlass post coupe that sat for a few years. It was started every few months to move it. It would start fine until I brought it home. Starter solenoid would click but not turn over. I figured something was draining the battery so I reinstalled the door jamb switches for the dome light. Dome light came on & a few courtesy lights under the dash. Later I went to start car & battery was dead. No gauge lights at all. Charged battery & battery light domes on but no solenoid noise or dome light. Any suggestions?

 

Try jumping it with another car. Look for loose/dirty connections at the battery. Do the headlights work? If yes leave them on and turn the key to crank. Do the headlights change, go dim, go out?

​​​​​Good luck!!!

 

sounds like the battery may be bad. Also if you get it running, check the voltage across the battery.

 

Update. Replaced both battery terminals as I noticed positive cable looked corroded & I had 12.7 volts at the battery so I figured it wasn’t getting good contact.

 

That will do it. A small amount of corrosion will cause a no start and charging issues.