That's not enough voltage at idle or revs I don't believe. Alternator's
charge at 14.5 or so, would think gens need more than the 12 you say your
getting also. Are you sure all your cables, posts, and grounds are good?
You can have a bad cell in battery too that acts up. My 98 Blazer was doing
same things, sometimes perfect, messed up right at wrong time. Was a bad
cell in battery, got new one, now OK. Battery's are odd things to diagnose
w/out a machine. Check in a manual for gen output for charging, sounds like
yours is low there.
G. L. Perry
Huntington, IN 46750
glperry@fwi.com
Big AD trucks, COE
MM tractors and 1 Oliver!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dana Muise" <dana@spazzco.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] '59 won't start
> Hi Ol'truckers, I need help!
>
> Over the past week I've noticed every time I go to start my '59 Chevy
Apache, it cranks over a little slower, but eventually starts. This morning
it finally wouldn't crank, like the battery is dead. Here are the facts:
>
> All the lights work fine, I had a new Diehard battery installed 4 months
ago. I checked it on a multi meter and it's right at 12 volts, seems fine
>
> It cranks right over and runs great if I jump start it off another
vehicle.
> I check the charging system with a tester (one wire on the coil, another
on the battery and one ground).
> At idle the meter showed 11.8 volts, when revving it showed 12.5 - 12.8
volts. The charging system seems to check out.
>
> I drive it around for an hour or so, then try to start it but the starter
just clicks like the battery is dead.
>
> Could this be a bad starter solenoid? If it were, how cold it jump start?
Voltage regulator? any ideas?
>
> Thanks, Dana
> San Francisco
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