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54bomb · 09-29-2010, 04:26 PM

My Galaxie would do something very similar, it turned out to be a battery cable issue, I would clean the cable and battery post alot, still would not start, I put a volt meter on the battery and I didnt see any voltage drop when I was cranking, Id take the cable off , put it back on try to get it tight and then it would work. The cables and battery looked really clean too, but for some reason it wouldnt get the power to the starter. I think when you hook up the charger to "start" its pumping so much juice it gets past any barrier ( corrosion ? ) between the battery cable and the battery post and it starts fine. If you dont have a volt meter I can bring one on saturday for ya. Good luck with it.

09-29-2010, 04:26 PM	#14
54bomb Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 12	Re: Battery drain and starting questions. My Galaxie would do something very similar, it turned out to be a battery cable issue, I would clean the cable and battery post alot, still would not start, I put a volt meter on the battery and I didnt see any voltage drop when I was cranking, Id take the cable off , put it back on try to get it tight and then it would work. The cables and battery looked really clean too, but for some reason it wouldnt get the power to the starter. I think when you hook up the charger to "start" its pumping so much juice it gets past any barrier ( corrosion ? ) between the battery cable and the battery post and it starts fine. If you dont have a volt meter I can bring one on saturday for ya. Good luck with it.