<VV> Battery cranking power ?

[Bryan Blackwell]

If you tried it with the plugs in first, it could well be hydraulic  
lock, as JR mentioned.  You should try it again now that you've spun  
it.  The battery should indeed have enough power, so if it still  
doesn't work I'd clean the battery cables - all four ends.

--Bryan

Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
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On Aug 25, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Charles Lee wrote:

> On my 67 Monza 110 that I am resuscitating, the engine cranks fine  
> with no plugs (to spin her a lot to get the rings free and easy)
>
> However, when I first tried to do this with plugs, but no wires, to  
> keep the Mystery Oil in the cylinders from blowing out, it cranked  
> like a dead battery (which it isn't), turning the crank less than  
> 10-20 degrees before going into "click" mode.
>
> The battery is from a newer car (1996 2.0 DOHC car), and maybe does  
> not have the cranking power that is required for the Corvair engine ?