Hi, Just switched over from the trailvoy site. My 06 trailblazer I-6 is slow to crank. The battery is only 3 years old (75month napa). I get 12.8 volts, and it drops to 10.2volts during cranking. I jumpered in a second battery to assist the TB battery and it still cranks slow. I cleaned and tightened all the battery connections. I get .1 ohms from the neg cable to the fender ground. Any ideas before I spend money on a new starter? Still has original starter (98k miles). Thanks for the new site, and all the info.
2006 trailblazer slow cranking
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christo829
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I'd suggest getting the battery load tested just to eliminate it as a factor. The voltage is not necessarily an
indicator of its ability to provide enough current to properly turn over the starter.
Depending on how you jumpered in the second battery, it may still have been getting resistance from the
first battery.
These trucks can be a pain about proper voltage and current.
Could still be the starter/solenoid. I don't think the relay would cause a slow start issue, but it wouldn't hurt
to check for corrosion on the contacts.
Good Luck!
Chris
indicator of its ability to provide enough current to properly turn over the starter.
Depending on how you jumpered in the second battery, it may still have been getting resistance from the
first battery.
These trucks can be a pain about proper voltage and current.
Could still be the starter/solenoid. I don't think the relay would cause a slow start issue, but it wouldn't hurt
to check for corrosion on the contacts.
Good Luck!
Chris
RayVoy
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- Nov 20, 2011
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Starting to agree with you, sounds like the starter is dragging.
You jumped it and nothing changed, where did you connect the 2nd vehicle?
If you connected the jump to the battery, then the battery probably is ok.
Check the heavy wires to and from the battery and starter, sometimes the connectors become loose/corroded where they should be bonded to the wire. Sometimes you need to look behind the shrink wrap insulator.
You jumped it and nothing changed, where did you connect the 2nd vehicle?
If you connected the jump to the battery, then the battery probably is ok.
Check the heavy wires to and from the battery and starter, sometimes the connectors become loose/corroded where they should be bonded to the wire. Sometimes you need to look behind the shrink wrap insulator.