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Paul Workman · 06-20-2019

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Originally Posted by FormulaReed

It’s been pretty warm here in Seattle so I did my best to recreate the no start that I had last weekend.... and I had no luck. She fired right up cold and I drove around in the 90 degree heat. Some stop and go before I was able to open her up a bit. Got home, shut her off and she fired right back up. Let it sit for 15 minutes or so, and it fired right back up again.

Now I’ve got to take the wife for a drive. If it’s going to die, that’s when it will happen....

Perhaps the BEST place to start, is a complete evaluation of the starter circuit, and bypassing certain (VATS) and CLUTCH SAFETY Switches. Marc's article provides most of the information you might need to regain confidence in the starter circuit (as far as it goes, that is!!

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32valvesftw · 06-21-2019

A very long time ago I was a battery and electrical tech for Sears auto center, hey we all start somewhere! Anyway, in many cases those swollen batteries were a result of overcharging, you may want to check your charging voltage and alternator. The new battery won't mind some amount of overcharge initially so you may not see the problem for a while after replacing the battery. Could also have been a plugged vent on the old battery, but that is rare.

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32valvesftw Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 530	Re: Old battery = no hot start? A very long time ago I was a battery and electrical tech for Sears auto center, hey we all start somewhere! Anyway, in many cases those swollen batteries were a result of overcharging, you may want to check your charging voltage and alternator. The new battery won't mind some amount of overcharge initially so you may not see the problem for a while after replacing the battery. Could also have been a plugged vent on the old battery, but that is rare.