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Re: Slow cranking on a 248 47GinPole #1276980 08/20/2018 2:09 AM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	I have never had cranking problems with 6v negative or positive ground, after following the advice I posted above. Nonetheless, a good-condition starter is a pre-requisite. Take care of all of the above - it will crank nicely for many years. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Slow cranking on a 248	47GinPole	08/08/2018 1:08 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	WE b OLD	08/08/2018 1:10 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	47GinPole	08/08/2018 1:15 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	EdPruss	08/08/2018 1:43 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	Justhorsenround	08/08/2018 2:14 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	Hotrod Lincoln	08/08/2018 2:28 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	rickmg	08/08/2018 4:20 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	Hotrod Lincoln	08/08/2018 4:51 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	truckernix	08/14/2018 1:48 AM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	tclederman	08/14/2018 1:16 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	47GinPole	08/15/2018 3:15 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	Hotrod Lincoln	08/15/2018 3:22 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	47GinPole	08/15/2018 7:46 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	Hotrod Lincoln	08/15/2018 9:03 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	52Carl	08/16/2018 2:46 AM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	Hotrod Lincoln	08/16/2018 2:52 AM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	Denny Graham	08/16/2018 10:05 AM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	fourspeedwagon	08/19/2018 8:10 PM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	tclederman	08/20/2018 2:09 AM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	Denny Graham	08/20/2018 9:48 AM
Re: Slow cranking on a 248	Hotrod Lincoln	08/20/2018 2:52 PM

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