I had a similar problem here in Southern Cal, turned out to be a bad
chassis connection on the ground strap from the fire wall to the engine.
I also replaced the ground cable from the battery to the chassis. That
fixed it, BTW, I'm using a Sears Die Hard, it has lots of extra cranking
power and hasn't let me down yet.
Good Luck,
Sergio (AJNT 86) Series V
Doerrer(at)aol.com wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> B.T.W., I have 4000 miles so far on rebuild by British .... in Santa Monica.
> Very solid & professional service. highly recommended.
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