Slow Starter Turn Over
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Slow Starter Turn Over
My 49 F-1's starter turns over slowly when cold, almost too slow to start. Will barely turn over at all when hot. Which causes it not to start after I drive it places. Is this from poor grounding, bad starter button or bad starter. The truck is 6 volt positive ground, flathead V-8, original style wiring(but new). The battery is holding 6.35 volts but have no way to check cranking amps to see if the battery is good or bad.
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My 6 volt system turns right over. I use a 0 gauge wire from the starter to the battery (negative) and grounds between the battery (positive), the engine block, the frame, and the firewall.
Lead-acid batteries should have about 2.2 volts per cell, 6.6 volts for a 3 cell '6' volt battery.
I never use those 'emergency' battery clamps. They are temporary fixes for shot battery wires.
You can probably fix your starter with new brushes and bearings, but check the wiring first.
Lead-acid batteries should have about 2.2 volts per cell, 6.6 volts for a 3 cell '6' volt battery.
I never use those 'emergency' battery clamps. They are temporary fixes for shot battery wires.
You can probably fix your starter with new brushes and bearings, but check the wiring first.
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One last thing to check before having the starter rebuilt. Even if the cables are OK and you have bright lights, you could still have a starter grounding problem. The starter gets its ground through the mating surface between the starter face and the bell housing. You might want to invest a little time cleaning up this area.
1. Remove the starter.
2. Clean the starter and bell housing mounting faces with a wire brush or your favorite implement of destruction.
3. Clean up the starter mounting bolts.
4. Reinstall the starter ad see if it helps!
If it still turns out to be the starter, it's pretty cheap to rebuild.
1. Remove the starter.
2. Clean the starter and bell housing mounting faces with a wire brush or your favorite implement of destruction.
3. Clean up the starter mounting bolts.
4. Reinstall the starter ad see if it helps!
If it still turns out to be the starter, it's pretty cheap to rebuild.
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