At 08:47 AM 12/21/2011, Tim wrote:
>92 Ford Tempo, less than 65K miles--legitimate miles as it only had
51K on it when we got it and had the
>original plug wires dated 1992 when we got the car. It was a true
little old lady car.....
>I tried to start the car yesterday (approx 35 degrees at the time)
and it was acting like the battery was down
>on charge: barely turning over. I hooked up my battery charger, put
it on the "start" setting and tried again. I
>basically got the same result with only slightly faster turn over
speed. The starter has always sounded good
>and the car has always started since we got it.
I agree with the others, and old dying battery. BUT, also check the
battery cables for tightness and cleanleness
at both ends of the cable - the battery, and the block (ground) and
starter solenoid. When checking the cable
connections, *** be sure to disconnect the negative terminal from
the battery before trying to clean or putting
a wrench on any of the connectors. ***
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948 at cox.net
Va. Beach, Va
Phone: (757) 495-8229
48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1106)
75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887) 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III
65 Rambler Classic
Morgan: www.team.net/www/morgan
Bricklin: www.bricklin.org
If you can read this - Thank a teacher!
If you are reading it in English - Thank a Vet!!
From Dennis Prager - The American Trilogy:
e pluribus Unum, "from many, one."
In God We Trust
Liberty - the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for
oneself; freedom from control or restriction
|