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Yesterday evening, when I started the Vette to move it back into the garage, I noticed that it turned over just a bit reluctantly. Not enough to keep it from starting, but just on the edge of my consciousness.
This morning, getting ready to pull it out of the garage, it did the same thing (this time I was paying attention to it). I then restarted it, and the starter motor sounded like it normally does.
This afternoon, Annie and I decided to take a Friday afternoon drive. It was back to the "slow" start - but started. When we stopped to get a drink, I stayed in the car with it running. At that time, I noticed that SYS was flashing next to the fuel gage.
We then returned home (no sense tempting fate). I then consulted my trusty FSM, which states to pull the codes.
I also took a look at the Delco battery (I'm pretty sure it isn't the original), and it has a nice green dot showing.
At that point, I decided to fire it up again. Battery voltage prior to starting (after the fuel pump primed & stopped) was 13.7 V. During starting, it dropped to about 10 (hard to tell). The car fired up with no starter hesitation, and battery read 13.7 V. I turned on the AC, and battery voltage crept up to about 14. However, this time there was no SYS light flashing.
I'm going to try to get the codes read tomorrow morning. I spent too much time fooling around outside today to tackle it tonight.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks!
Steven
Yesterday evening, when I started the Vette to move it back into the garage, I noticed that it turned over just a bit reluctantly. Not enough to keep it from starting, but just on the edge of my consciousness.
This morning, getting ready to pull it out of the garage, it did the same thing (this time I was paying attention to it). I then restarted it, and the starter motor sounded like it normally does.
This afternoon, Annie and I decided to take a Friday afternoon drive. It was back to the "slow" start - but started. When we stopped to get a drink, I stayed in the car with it running. At that time, I noticed that SYS was flashing next to the fuel gage.
We then returned home (no sense tempting fate). I then consulted my trusty FSM, which states to pull the codes.
I also took a look at the Delco battery (I'm pretty sure it isn't the original), and it has a nice green dot showing.
At that point, I decided to fire it up again. Battery voltage prior to starting (after the fuel pump primed & stopped) was 13.7 V. During starting, it dropped to about 10 (hard to tell). The car fired up with no starter hesitation, and battery read 13.7 V. I turned on the AC, and battery voltage crept up to about 14. However, this time there was no SYS light flashing.
I'm going to try to get the codes read tomorrow morning. I spent too much time fooling around outside today to tackle it tonight.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks!
Steven