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franken · 10-08-2018, 01:56 AM

I wouldn't assume heat first for a slow crank--then again I'm sort of an electrical geek so I go to the wiring/battery. >12V isn't accurate enough to say the battery is charged. Slow cranking can be caused by not so great wiring between the battery big cables and the starter. Burned contacts in the solenoid sometimes create resistive connections.
People always babble about heatsoak when the issue is generally electrical. But no one wants to troubleshoot.

10-08-2018, 01:56 AM	#9
franken Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,052	Re: Hot starter motor I wouldn't assume heat first for a slow crank--then again I'm sort of an electrical geek so I go to the wiring/battery. >12V isn't accurate enough to say the battery is charged. Slow cranking can be caused by not so great wiring between the battery big cables and the starter. Burned contacts in the solenoid sometimes create resistive connections. People always babble about heatsoak when the issue is generally electrical. But no one wants to troubleshoot.