Don't think it will be the timing...if it just clicked its an electrical problem, usually due to a low battery or dead starter but since your starter kicked over sounds like the battery. Did you check the volts before or after you got the car running? The battery will show plenty of charge when it runs but it might lose it once the car is shut off for a little while. Sounds like you have a defective battery but the best way to find out is just check it in the morning or something before you start her up. -rj
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Nasta Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 9:21 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] was it the heat? Having your timing too far advanced can cause hot start problems. I would also have the battery load tested. Most places will do that for free. -----Original Message----- From: J. Brady [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 9:06 PM To: Chevelle Group Subject: [Chevelle-list] was it the heat? Today I pulled the '66 out to take to the local Cruise Night at Fox Run shopping ctr. She rode great all the way to the gathering, started fine when coming home, and made it home with zero issues. I shut it off to take some stuff inside, and came back out about 20 min later to start it and no luck. It just "clicked". As soon as I hooked up jumper cables to her, she fired right up, so when it was running I checked the battery and it showed that it was at 13.8 volts, which I think means plenty of charge is coming from the alternator. The battery was new as of October 2005, the starter is a protorque ceramic starter, and this is the first day in a looooooooooong time that I've ever had a starting problem. So I must ask, was it just b/c of the heat today (was around 94 here)? Or, should more than 13.8 volts be showing when the car is running? I know the heat affects batteries as well as engines, so I'm hoping that was the case. Or is it maybe a crappy battery a bit early? It's a DEKKA, always thought they were pretty good. Thanks as always, Jim '66 Malibu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
