<VV> Starter Question

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Jeff,
    I use a Battery Tender plugged in to the cigarette  lighter to keep the 
battery at 13.5 volts so it's ALWAYS at full charge to get  the car started.  
That also enabled me to keep the ORIGINAL factory  Delco battery (on the 1995 
TransSport) going for ELEVEN years before I replaced  it two years ago.  That 
saving more than paid for the cost of the Battery  Tender.
    I also have a GM block heater installed that  warms up the engine block 
when I have the timer turn it on about 4  hours before I need to start the car. 
 It only draws 400 watts so the  operating cost is about 25 cents each time I 
use it.  It also helps bring  up the heating system more quickly to warm the 
driver.  GM charged  me $19 to add it to the option list when I ordered the  
car.  I highly recommend it if you live in a cold region..
    You can use a dipstick heater for the Corvair to  accomplish some engine 
preheat.
    Good luck,
    Frank "cars start easier than I do"  Burkhard 
 
 
In a message dated 2/22/2008 11:00:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
jrh at foxislands.net writes:

can see  the generator light dim under load when you hear the click. 
I tested the  battery and it has 12.5 volts at rest. I then removed the 
cables, cleaned  off the terminal posts and the inside of the spring 
cables, and then  reattached them. I still got only a click sound. But 
after trying for  about 10 times, the starter suddenly started to engage 
at its usual sound  and pace.

I figured I was just lucky and that the starter and/or  solenoid might be 
going south, until I went to use my '66 Land Rover. That  one has an 
original Lucas starter and it, too, would barely turn over. It  turned 
briefly and then stopped. I tried it a couple of times and then  finally, 
it started as it usually does.







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