If you connect the voltmeter to the acessory plug on the dash you should
get a system voltage when cranking. If this drops much below 10V your
battery is gone.
It sounds more like a connection or solenoid problem than battery.
John and Muddy
David Scheidt wrote:
>
> I've got this battery that doesn't hold a charge. Sort of. What it
> does is not produce starting current, but only if it's been sitting.
> It's got 13 something volts, hit the starter and the starter doesn't
> spin. I'm not sufficently super human to be able to report what the
> voltage is when the starter isn't. If I start it with the handy-dandy
> hand crank, it will then start with the starter. This is true even if
> the engine hasn't run enough to possibly recharge the battery. If it
> sits for an hour or three, it'll still start. Overnight, it won't. I'm
> quite certain I'm not draining the battery -- it happens even if the
> battery is disconnected. Clearly, the battery is junk. (I knew that;
> it does warn "Made in England") Is there anything worth trying to fix
> it?
>
> --
> dscheidt@tumbolia.com
> Bipedalism is only a fad.
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