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two starting problems or one? 1-cranks long time, starts. 2-damp weather, cranking slows, doesn't start.. 200 1981

posted by  oldbutgood on  Mon Oct 28 19:56 CST 2013
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Thanks for the suggestions. Though I don't have much to compare it with, the cranking is *not* always slow. Even on that damp morning, it started out cranking at what for my car is a normal speed and then...got...very...slow...and...stopped. Just to clarify, the morning was damp and a mite cool, but not actually cold -- I live in Southern California.

It would be great if the no-start problem could be solved with a little maintenance of the battery cables and terminals. As I noted, the terminals didn't look so bad except that the incoming and outgoing wires are exposed for ~1/4 inch.






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