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Old 08-12-2011   #10
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Originally Posted by mgbrv8 View Post
What is the minimum voltage for the starter to work? After driving a while the Z wouldn't start it wouldn't even click. Someone came by and jumped me, I just had the cables on for barely a minute and she turned over. I am going to have the battery checked out tomorrow but I was just curious.

Dave
It's not a function of open circuit battery voltage, it's a function of battery
voltage under load when the starter is cranking the engine.
Have the battery load tested and report back - I think you just need a healthy battery.
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