1962 Chevy Corvette Cranking over

Let's head for the easy, common stuff first. Did you recharge the battery? Measure the voltage on the battery posts while a helper cranks the engine. If it drops below 9.6 volts, replace or recharge the battery. If the voltage stays well above 9.6 volts, move the meter probes, one at a time, to the cable clamps and recheck the voltage during cranking. If you see it lower there, but the voltage on the battery posts stays higher, clean and tighten the cable clamps. Holler back if that doesn't solve it.

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Start by measuring the voltages I mentioned. You could be right about the starter, but let's make a few checks first. It seems unlikely a starter would develop a problem just from sitting for three years.

Also, jumper cables are dandy for slowly putting a charge back into a dead battery, but with the high current required to crank the engine, they will have a huge voltage drop. That can cause misleading results. If you don't have a digital voltmeter or know how to use one, I can walk you through it. (I apologize if you already know this). Harbour Freight tools has a cheap little voltmeter on sale for three bucks. Sears has them too, for probably around 15 or 20 bucks. It doesn't have to be fancy.

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