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Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:30 am
Ran into a problem last night. I finished installing the battery relocation, but I think that is causing a problem. The battery is a bit low on voltage, showing around 11.4, which is probably from my mucking around with it without running the alternator to recharge it. The problem is it can crank the starter a few times, but it won't turn over. My guess is either:
1) The battery cable, at 4 gauge, is too small to carry the amps.
2) The battery cable is too long to carry the amps.
3) The battery itself is too small to crank over that heavy as hell flywheel.
I'm going to hook up my other car battery, while running, to this battery with jumper cable and see if I can get the car to turn over. If that's the case I'll try moving the battery closer to the starter (behind passenger seat). If that doesn't work I'll try getting some larger cable. If that doesn't work I'll try getting a bigger battery.