Hard Starting

Peter Golledge petergg at dimensional.com
Tue Dec 10 08:44:53 EST 2002


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> Hi all,
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> In the process of getting the wagon ready, I figure I should go out and
> start her up to just run for 15 minutes.  I had not started her in about 2
> weeks and went out last night and she cranked slowly before catching.  The
> battery is brand new, what else should I looking for?  Or is this somewhat
> normal?

The infamous battery splice may be failing.  Check the voltage drop from
the battery to the jumpstart post when cranking.  If you see a large drop
(1v or so) the splice a likely culprit.  A list search will find many
fine documents on splice fixes.

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Cheers

Peter Golledge



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