From: kuhrick (kuhrick@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Jun 17 2005 - 19:57:33 PDT
At 03:33 PM 6/17/2005, Cliff S wrote:
>Does anyone have a clue as to why a starter would be slow, all of a sudden.
>Is it just that time has caught up with it or has someone done some
>sabotage to it (it sits near a main road and peole stop all the time by
>it) in some way?
first thing i would look at is battery voltage before and wile cranking
>I cleaned all the posts and connections to the battery, dist, coil and
>starter. I did not see a body to engine grounding strap. Is there
>one? I have the manuals (on CD) but they are a pain to look through, but
>that will be on the list this weekend of things to do.
>
>Could someone have put something down the gas tank that would slow the
>starter down that much, cause its REALLLLLLYYYYY slow. The oil and tranny
>fluid LOOK good still. It fired right off like usual last time I ran it,
>but stalled out after about 5-10 minutes. I was talking to a neighbor and
>left it stalled while we finished our converstation. Could the result of
>the stall, left, be a burnt ignition something?????.....after I left it
>with the key on while we talked????
>
>I am hoping that the starter has just died and that is the easy fix.
>
>I have done all this trying WHILE a new Optima battery was installed (and
>another 6TL before) and jumpers cables were going to try to get as much
>juice as possible.........still no joy, slow, even with the jumper cables.
>
>Any ideas guys/gals??????
>
>
>
>Cliff Smith
>SSgt USMC
>
>M880 (4 sale, still, not that you want to buy it with this post!!!!!!)
>M274A5
>6K GenSet
>
>
>
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