Hard Startin' Rabbit

Hello all,
I have a '79 Rabbit that has trouble starting. I was told a while back by
the local battery dealer that my alternator was not putting out enough
juice. I've still managed to get it to start easily by charging it
regularly. But in the last two days, it struggles when I turn the key. It
*sounds* like a dying battery, but when I try to jump it off of a good
battery, I get the same thing -- a slow "rurr-rurr-rurr-rurr". For what it's
worth, the battery charger shows full charge as well.
I recently did a radiator flush and probably got a number of electrical
components wet. So, perhaps that's a contributing factor, but I think this
started just prior to the flush. Of course, I suppose it's possible that my
jump start experiment is not conclusive either.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Fred

Could be that the electrical contacts between battery and starter motor are
corroded/bad. Try cleaning the contacts of the battery and starter motor
solenoid. Also check all ground wires.

SFC

"Fred Mann" > schreef in bericht
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> Hello all,
> I have a '79 Rabbit that has trouble starting. I was told a while back by
> the local battery dealer that my alternator was not putting out enough
> juice. I've still managed to get it to start easily by charging it
> regularly. But in the last two days, it struggles when I turn the key. It
> *sounds* like a dying battery, but when I try to jump it off of a good
> battery, I get the same thing -- a slow "rurr-rurr-rurr-rurr". For what
> it's
> worth, the battery charger shows full charge as well.
> I recently did a radiator flush and probably got a number of electrical
> components wet. So, perhaps that's a contributing factor, but I think this
> started just prior to the flush. Of course, I suppose it's possible that
> my
> jump start experiment is not conclusive either.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Fred
>
>