<VV> Strange battery / starter problem

[Louis Armer]

Hi Andy, I would check your battery terminal posts and your battery 
cables and clean them with a wire battery brush. Next check the 
connections at your coil and clean these connectors as well and 
finally check and clean your ignition points, rotor and distributor 
cap. What you have described sure sounds like the changes in 
temperature and humidity have caused electrical connection problems 
in one or all of the above areas.

Chuck Armer
ps. sleep is overrated ;-)
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At 09:46 PM 10/28/2009, you wrote:
>Guys,
>I have a car I have been moving nightly for the past month, or 
>so.  It does have starting problems when it's damp out - and is hard 
>to get running cleanly on all cylinders.
>Tonight I was trying to start it, and it was cranking 
>normally.  Suddenly it would barely crank - but I have never seen  a 
>battery drop off voltage that quickly.  After about a half hour I 
>tried again - this time it cranked normally and started.  As I drove 
>it around the corner it sputtered & died.  Again, after a minute or 
>so it very suddenly would barely crank over.
>Any guesses as to the problem - starter maybe?
>Thanks,
>Andy K.
>Wisconsin
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