i have a 94 grand prix(3.4) and the car has started (a few times so far)a
possible problem,after a few times of turning the car off and restarting the
engine,the car acts for the better word like a sluggish starter,this only
has happened after the car ran for an hour or more at higher speeds(highway
driving),turn the car and the engine will turn over once,then stop,then a
few more times very sluggish,then perhaps a few more times slowly,then turn
over fast and start,or after a few minutes after the sluggish no starts,it
will turn over regular and start,the battery is fully charged and the lights
do not dim during this mishap.this only seems to happen after excessive
speed and time,not on short or city driving trips. and it so far o\is not
persistant enough to troubleshoot yet. bob

Well most sluggish starts are due to the starter going bad. Do a current
draw on it to check it out.
Heat will definitely make the starter harder to turn over than when it is
cold.

"robert -wanda fox" <res0ta8b (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

"Les Benn" <lesbenn (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote

at first this appeared to be the syptoms,but now it's doing it more frequent
and as i had my turn it over in it's sluggishness,the hot cable did not
appear to be getting hot like a backfeed by the starter,and upon in it's not
starting and sluggish state ,i put a battery charger /quick start on it and
it turned right over,then right after the car started on it's own a few more
times no problem. bad cell in battery maybe,it's around 4 to 5 years
old now.????? any ideas???

"robert -wanda fox" <res0ta8b (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

I would get the battery checked out, if I were you.

Definitely a 4 year old battery is probably close to being dead anyways. I
would still check the starter just to be sure that the battery is the only
thing wrong with it.

with a voltmeter a good battery should read about 12.5 volts with the engine
off and no current draw on it.
Most auto parts stores will do a starter test for you for free to check the
current draw on it.

"80 Knight" <NOMORESPAM (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote