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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