Maybe some one can steer me in the right direction, last week I took my 46 PU out of storage to exercise it. 216 3 speed 12 Volt. Drove a few miles then it seemed like the engine could not get enough power, like the brakes were on and I had to pull over. I got it restarted but it died when I tried to let the clutch out, it just seemed like there was no power under load, so I had to tow it back to it's parking spot.
I went and started it today and the starter seemed like it was dragging but then was OK and it started and seemed fine. Then I turned it off and tried to start it and the starter was dragging again.
I don't have the heat riser flapper on the exhaust and it is just frozen in the open position. Would this have any effects after the truck has warmed up? I will be checking the charge on the battery and possibly changing the starter. I have a 12v system. How do I check if this is a main problem?
