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| SteveL |
 Mar 13 2014, 03:49 PM
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I hit the key, and she cranks the starter a bit slow for a couple of turns then dies out. Acts exactly like a low battery.
Battery is new (1 month old). The car has not been driven since the new battery was put in, but it was started several times, and allowed to run a while. At first it cranked over just fine as you would expect with a brand new battery. Last week, the slow crank and die started. Charged battery, same thing. Brought battery to Interstate, they tested it and said it was fine. Cleaned all major connections - battery post connections, trans ground strap, battery ground to body, battery cable connection at starter. No improvement. I do have a starter relay installed, it has been there for many years. Help Please! I stumped. |
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| SteveL |
Mar 25 2014, 07:00 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 663 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Andover, MN Member No.: 991 Region Association: None
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Put in new starter, and it cranks faster than I can remember in a LOOOONG time.
WOW, what a difference. I've never seen a starter fail this way. It has always been either nothing from the starter at all, or really bad noises, but not slow crank. I wonder if a lot of the hot start issues are really starters beginning to go out, so they need extra power to spin? Thanks everyone for the advice. Now I just need to get the heat exchangers connected to the warm air pipes, hook up the flapper vales to the new cables, and adjust the driver window so it actually seals to the top. I'm sure I'll be begging for help on that one.... |
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SteveL Slow Crank Mar 13 2014, 03:49 PM
dlee6204 Have you checked to see if your alternator is char... Mar 13 2014, 03:59 PM SirAndy Check your tranny ground strap ...
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EDI... Mar 13 2014, 03:59 PM
SteveL
Check your tranny ground strap ...
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ED... Mar 13 2014, 04:12 PM Dave_Darling You still have bad connections somewhere.
Try run... Mar 13 2014, 05:46 PM Cap'n Krusty Might wanna have an amp draw test done on the car.... Mar 13 2014, 06:37 PM SteveL OK - I used heavy duty jumper cables. Body of sta... Mar 13 2014, 08:47 PM r_towle Starter
It lasted 40 years, be happy. Mar 13 2014, 08:50 PM sfrenck
Starter
It lasted 40 years, be happy.
:agree:... Mar 14 2014, 11:24 AM The Cabinetmaker Jumper cables won't do it. You need a large wi... Mar 13 2014, 08:55 PM WLD419 It seems like something binding or startermotor is... Mar 14 2014, 05:37 AM Tom Sounds like the starter may be going bad. The brus... Mar 14 2014, 11:52 AM ConeDodger Jack up the oil fill plug on the top of the motor ... Mar 14 2014, 11:56 AM stugray
That is difficult to do as most of the current m... Mar 14 2014, 03:52 PM SteveL I pulled the starter.
NAPA said they had a Bosch S... Mar 14 2014, 04:42 PM Dave_Darling
NAPA said they had a Bosch SR17x in stock. Went ... Mar 14 2014, 06:23 PM stugray I bought the high torque starter on ebay.
Seems t... Mar 14 2014, 05:03 PM |
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