A couple of other items that warrant checking is the ground from engine
to chassis and consider that the bearings in the starter are dry or worn
to the point that the armature is starting to drag. You're right also
about an old battery and weak jumper cables not doing much good.
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999 10:25:45 -0500 Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
writes:
>Charles,
>
>At only 40, I don't think the oil weight is the problem. More than
>likely you need to give your battery a good, long trickle charge. You
>should also check its water level and the electrolyte composition ($2
>tool from PEP boys - looks like an eye dropper with little colored
>plastic balls).
>
>Good luck,
>
>Jeff
>
>At 9:04 AM -0500 11/18/99, Charles D. Sorkin wrote:
>>Dear List:
>>
>>Subject line says it all. The battery wasn't turning the starter
>very
>>quickly when I tried to start the '74 Midget last night. Temperature
>was
>>around 40 degrees. Hooked it up with jumper cables to another car,
>and the
>>result was better, but still not enough to turn the starter very
>fast.
>>What's the problem?
>>
>>Is it time to take out the 20W50 oil and put in 10Wsomething? With
>the
>>starter behaving badly even with the jumpers, I have to wonder if the
>>condition of my battery has anything to do with the problem. Do the
>Lucas
>>starters normally behave this way in cold weather? Eventually, I got
>the
>>car started, and after everything warmed up, it was fine.
>>
>>I am of course tempted to get a new battery regardless, as the
>current one
>>is a relic from the DPO. What size (product number) should I specify
>at the
>>generic Advance Pep Zone store?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Charles
>>'74 Midget
>>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>>Bloomfield, NJ
>
>
>
>Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
>Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center
>Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
>http://www.molvis.org/molvis
>Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
>
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