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Slow cranking?

Old 03-12-2013, 12:39 AM
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Hey guys! Told ya i'd be back!
My question is., my cobra is great and i love it but i have noticed that when i 1st turn it on in the morning it cranks nice and strong. One warmed up thru put the day when i go to crank it, it cranks slow like when the battery is low. Could this be my alternator going out or battery not catching much charge?
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Old 03-12-2013, 03:29 AM
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Sounds like heat soak on the starter. There can be a fine line in temperature when a starter starts to go bad. Cold starter pulls less amps compared to a hot starter, and when they start to go bad they pull even more amps when hot. I just changed my starter because of this , started out just like that then got to the point that it was slow even when cold.
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Old 03-12-2013, 04:11 AM
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Have a load test done on the battery also to rule it out.
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Old 03-12-2013, 07:36 AM
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I would say the starter...my car did the same thing. Changed the starter and it fixed the problem. You can get the starter tested at autozone just to be sure
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Old 03-12-2013, 03:00 PM
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Koo..koo., thanks guys. I had a feeling. I'll do that another day. Today I'm at stinkin dmv waitin for my #.. slow!
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