In a message dated 96-11-04 23:01:17 EST, Doerrer(at)aol.com writes:
>
>I've recently having more and more difficulty cold-starting my 67 s.5
alpine.
> When cold, it has always started on the third crank (e.g., I crank it 3-4
>times, repeat, then its has always started on third time). Recently, I lose
>too much cranking power by the third time.
>
>I just moved from L.A. to N.J. near NYC and its getting much colder.
> Thinking that the oil's viscocity may be too high, I changed over to
10W-30.
> Am I on the right track? Is 10W-30 o.k.? Should I consider synthetic oil?
>slick 50?
>
>My battery is about 6 months old, the starter about 2 years old. Would
>appreciate any comments.
You're losing cranking power after only three tries? Assuming its driven
regularly and doesn't have a chance for some other short to slowly drain it,
it sounds like maybe the battery is bad. Nine months is what I got out of
the last battery (an Exide brand with a 65-month guarantee) in my Series V.
I drained it completely once when I had a starting problem, immediately
recharged it fully, but it never held a full charge again for more than a few
cranks.
I'd check the other usual stuff, like distributor and spark plug wires, and
other wiring like the grounding strap. 10-30 wt. should be fine. Are the
Strombergs filled with oil? Could one or both of the fuel bowels be
leaking? Choke cable bound up? Intake manifold vaccuum leak?
Dick Sanders
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