Try putting a Voltmeter on the battery and seeing if it agrees with your
plug in meter. It might be reading a tad low..........

Cheers,
Doug

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:

> Thanks to Frank Condelli, I now have a plug-in voltmeter plugged into the
> cigarette lighter.
>
>
>
> When I go to start the Westy, the voltage is consistently at 12.2V.  The
> van
> usually starts right up, though occasionally, especially with hot engine,
> the motor will drag.  Starter motor was rebuilt last year, BTW.
>
>
>
> Is the 12.2 at rest normal?  It seems adequate.  Why the occasionally
> draggy
> starter?  This has been a consistent problem with this van through several
> starters, engines, transmissions, ignition switches, and sets of ignition
> wires.  I know it will start after it's had a few minutes to cool, so it's
> not a top priority job, but it is aggravating.
>
>
>
> Karl Wolz
>

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