My 1977 Maserati Merak has started to become a bit reluctant to start. The car has electronic ignition (Luminition) and has always been fine until recently.
Despite showing about 12 volts on the dash I need to use a pair of jump leads and a running car to get it to start. Once there is the extra 'oomph' the car starts easily.
I have changed the battery and this worked fine for the first few times, but when I tried to start yesterday I had this issue again. Once started and run for a while the car will start fine.
It's almost as if the car needs more than 12 volts to get started. The engine turns over easily enough without the extra jump lead input, and I wonder if there is some sort of solenoid that needs 12.5 + volts to kick in?
Anyone has something similar?
Despite showing about 12 volts on the dash I need to use a pair of jump leads and a running car to get it to start. Once there is the extra 'oomph' the car starts easily.
I have changed the battery and this worked fine for the first few times, but when I tried to start yesterday I had this issue again. Once started and run for a while the car will start fine.
It's almost as if the car needs more than 12 volts to get started. The engine turns over easily enough without the extra jump lead input, and I wonder if there is some sort of solenoid that needs 12.5 + volts to kick in?
Anyone has something similar?