[T3] Hard Starting

[Steven Green]

If you have a warn starter doesn't that draw more amps?

On 19 Feb 2017 16:04, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

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> On 17 Feb 2017 at 20:09, J. Jonik wrote:
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> > Re/ 71 T-2 Std.   It's been cold out so maybe some starting problems
> > happen...but, my battery checks out Good at the Auto Shop.- Once when
> > start attempt got weaker and weaker, a neighbor loaned me his Jump
> > Start thing and car started right up.- Went home and put battery on
> > overnight charge...even though my gravity tester thing showed all
> > cells right up to the top.  Started good in the morning...with warm
> > battery anyway.- Later that day starting got a little sticky
> > again...cranked, cranked, then started. That's when I went to get
> > battery checked at an auto store.  Battery good.- Next day...hard to
> > start again...but it did.
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> There could be a drain in the car over time, or it could be that your
> charging system isn't up to snuff. Put a voltmeter from ground to a
> fuse with the engine running at medium RPM (not idle.) You should get
> over 14 V. If not, there's a charging system problem. If it's under
> 13.5 V you need a new voltage regulator.
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> Adding the booster battery would seem to indicate that there's a
> problem with your battery or its connections. The battery posts
> should stick up above the clamps. If they don't, spread the clamps
> with a pair of screwdrivers and slip the clamp ALL the way down on
> the post. Do NOT tap the clamp down with a hammer.
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> You're asking about a T-2 in a Type 3 forum, so there may be T-2
> specific possibilities that we don't know about.
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> > Does success of the Jumper Box tell us that the starter's ok?
>
> Maybe, or maybe not.
>
> > Didn't yet put in new clean fuel filter.   Does that have bearing on the
> case?
>
> Maybe.
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