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Re: difficult starting rust bucket 53 #640717 04/25/2010 2:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 188 Kansas City 5 54 5-window 3100 Shop Shark
54 5-window 3100 Shop Shark 5 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 188 Kansas City	You say the positive cable is getting hot. Check both the neg and pos battery terminal connections. They shouldn't get hot unless you have been cranking a long time.

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difficult starting	rust bucket 53	04/25/2010 3:14 AM
Re: difficult starting	Tommy	04/25/2010 3:28 AM
Re: difficult starting	tclederman	04/25/2010 3:29 AM
Re: difficult starting	rust bucket 53	04/25/2010 4:48 AM
Re: difficult starting	54 5-window 3100	04/25/2010 2:41 PM
Re: difficult starting	tclederman	04/25/2010 3:36 PM
Re: difficult starting	rust bucket 53	04/26/2010 12:05 AM
Re: difficult starting	waldo53	04/26/2010 2:53 AM
Re: difficult starting	rust bucket 53	04/26/2010 3:57 AM
Re: difficult starting	LONGBOX55	04/26/2010 4:01 AM
Re: difficult starting	ABento	04/26/2010 7:08 AM
Re: difficult starting	BC52	05/02/2010 10:21 PM
Re: difficult starting	Hotrod Lincoln	04/26/2010 12:17 PM
Re: difficult starting	rust bucket 53	04/27/2010 3:58 AM
Re: difficult starting	rust bucket 53	05/02/2010 10:03 PM
Re: difficult starting	Hotrod Lincoln	05/02/2010 10:47 PM
Re: difficult starting	rust bucket 53	05/03/2010 1:19 AM
Re: difficult starting	retired wrench	05/03/2010 4:00 AM
Re: difficult starting	rust bucket 53	05/03/2010 5:07 PM

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