Posted by Jim
on February 15, 2009, 11:29 pm, in reply to "Re: 67 cutlass starting problems"
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Luke,
You can take the starter out and test it out of the car.Hold it on the ground because it may jump
when it kicks on. Just ground it with jumper cables, and hot to the big post and short to the smaller post. If it turns slowly out of the car then you know that it is the problem. If it kicks out real strong when you test it that way then check for a bad ground.Also load test the battery,just because it is new doesn't mean it is good.Cranking a car when it has a bad battery or a problem that makes it crank real slow burns out the armature in the starter.
Good luck. Jim
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: Would a new starter be a possible reason it is
: seems to crank really, really slow and like
: it has a dead battery? At first it was
: seized up pretty good but we were able to
: get it to rotate.
: Thanks for your help.
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: --Previous Message--
: Don't see any mention about a new starter!
: NAPA is a good place for one.
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: --Previous Message--
: I recently acquire a 67 cutlass with a 330
: that has been sitting for almost 20 years.
: Before attempting to start I replaced oil,
: oil filter, belts, hoses, flushed radiator
: and put in new antifreeze, new thermostat,
: new HEI distributor with new plugs and
: wires, new Edelbrock 1406 carb. (old one was
: bad). I also put marvels mystery oil in the
: cylinders. After a tough time of even
: getting in to turn over we finally were able
: to but it goes very slowly like the battery
: is dead. The battery is a new one and not
: dead so that is not issue. With plugs
: removed it spins a little easier but not too
: freely. With plugs in it has a tough time
: turning over and won't quite start. I do
: have spark as we checked the plugs. I was
: planning on a rebuild anyway but was hoping
: we could at least get it started. Any help
: or tips would be great.
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