Re: electrical system

[cookiedan@domain.elided (Daniel Nees)]

John,
   I went out this afternoon and took my Fluke meter on the battery. aAt
idle with nothing on I am putting out 14.90 volts. With the lights on it
read 14.88 volts add the fan and it went to 14.80. When I put the
blinker on it would blink between 14.80 to 14.78. So with all that I
decided that where ever the previous owner wired the volt meter it is
reading falsely.
   Now my starting problem on the 71 is like this. When it is cold I
have to pump up the gas pedal while cranking it over. When it gets
considerable hot, that is to say running for a while, and shut it off, I
can't get it to fire right away. Then the starter which I suspect to be
bad starts to slowly die like the battery is dead. I can push start it
with no problem so I suspect it is in the starter but I just want to
check if any one else had an ideal about it.

Dan Nees
cookiedan@domain.elided
1979 International Scout EXR                              (Extreme Rust)
1971 International Scout MD
                              (Many Dents)