Posted by Tom Laskowski on December 20, 1998 at 19:39:58:
In Reply to: I'm getting ready to EAT my local parts supplier... posted by Paulie on December 20, 1998 at 17:20:45:
: O.K... so we've replaced in the last 6 months to a year... 2 starters, 1 batttery, 1 voltage regulator (and wiring harness!) AND STILL She's a bitch to start...
: This afternoon I went out, she tries to turn over. let it rest... keep trying and resting for about ten minutes and finally decide it's time for a jump... try ONE MORE TIME... after a couple of almost starts we're off...
: I just refreshed the antifreeze, added some HEAT... cover the engine at night (we've got down to 18 o unseasonably cold...) I thought everything else checked out ok when I replaced the voltage regulator... Should I reconsider the alternater again or have the battery rechecked? My chiltons isn't much help here...
sounds like battery cables to me,or you could have a slow drain on your battery,like a radio not installed right I take it that you have a after market radio? or fog lights etc. Even if your battery terminals are "CLEAN" you could have a bum cable,replace them both! Less then $20,so lets not cry the blues here,then after you drive it during the day and Alice goes to sleep take the Neg. cable off,just for the night,hook it back up in the AM and see if she fires up,if she does then start looking for a ground.