Hi Ol'truckers, I need help!
Over the past week I've noticed every time I go to start my '59 Chevy Apache,
it cranks over a little slower, but eventually starts. This morning it finally
wouldn't crank, like the battery is dead. Here are the facts:
All the lights work fine, I had a new Diehard battery installed 4 months ago. I
checked it on a multi meter and it's right at 12 volts, seems fine
It cranks right over and runs great if I jump start it off another vehicle.
I check the charging system with a tester (one wire on the coil, another on the
battery and one ground).
At idle the meter showed 11.8 volts, when revving it showed 12.5 - 12.8 volts.
The charging system seems to check out.
I drive it around for an hour or so, then try to start it but the starter just
clicks like the battery is dead.
Could this be a bad starter solenoid? If it were, how cold it jump start?
Voltage regulator? any ideas?
Thanks, Dana
San Francisco
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