Hard cranking
12-08-2009, 10:37 AM
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Hard cranking
My 89 is having trouble turning over. It starts after a few cranks but it feels almost like the battery is low. Brand new battery though. Its worse after I drive for a while. Sometimes it cranks once then clicks like a dead battery when it has been run? Alternator? Voltage regulator? Ground?
12-08-2009, 10:51 AM
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RE: click
Could be the ground. I had a problem with my ground cable. The way the exhaust is routed on a 96 with straight six engine it goes right by where the battery is grounded. I bought a ground cable from Napa and haven't had cranking problems since. There were times when I would hear the click noise but it would not turn over. Banging on the starter helped. I even replaced the starter. I had to push start it once. It ultimately turned out to be the ground connection.
12-08-2009, 04:45 PM
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I'll check the ground then. Hopefully that will solve it. I just had a water pump turn in to a fan clutch, water outlet, thermostat, water pump job. She's a bit sensitive when I start wrenching on her. Thanks.