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Old 12-11-2009, 07:58 PM
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Re: 1998 5.7L starting problems

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Originally Posted by mega8man View Post
well i wouldt think the battery would be that weak already i guess since it is brand new is there a chance that i may have damaged or dimished its cca already? i mean i cleaned the connections and everything when i put it in and i did check to make sure they were tight maybe ill go have another look see though.
when you crank for too long you overheat and damage the windings and the commutation on the armature....this means your starter looses torque..[cranking power]....

when cranking 10 sec. on 5 min off then repeat..
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