I’ve had that starting problem with this 1970 ford truck ever since I got it.

It was always slow cranking even with the new battery.

The wires always look small to me.

Lately if I went some where and shut it off, I would have to wait

About 15 minutes to get it to crank fast enough to start.

Yester day I got stuck at the store for a hour, talk about pissed.

Finally got it started and went home, Jumped in to the other car and

Went to the parts store for a new starter and bigger cables.

This morning I put them in the truck along with my home made heat shield

and then tried to turn it over. Nothing, CLICK-CLICK ok now I’m pissed.

I’m thinking I’ve gotten a bad starter, so I pull every thing back apart.

Bench test the starter it works fine, Put every thing back together.

Try to start it again, CLICK-CLICK nothing.

Well when I bench test it, I tested it through the wall solenoid so I know

At least that is not the problem. Now I’ve run all new 4 gage wire to the

side of the block for a ground from the neg. side of the battery.

And from the pos side of the battery to one side of the solenoid.

Then from the other side of the solenoid down to the starter. All new!!!

Well I thought let me try running a ground wire from the block to a starter

Bolt and see what happens.

The thing now cranks like a high torque starter, all this time its had a bad ground.

Live and learn.

Kurt