Well I checked everyting out as per everyones replies and below is
what I did and what I found.
I cleaned all connections at battery and they looked great no
corrosion. Voltage was staying at 5.8 to 6.5 so this area is great.
I cleaned and soldered the small connectors on the starter relay next
to the batterie and they seem fine now. I diid not check any power
after this or did I try it { will check tomorrow sometime}
I removed the grounding wire from the rear of the engine to the fire
well and the one on the fire well was loose so I fixed that.
I checked the positive side of th batterie that is connected under the
generator and this looks tight.
I do not know if the heavy cables that look great at each end are good
under the factory crimp { corrosion} but if needed I can change them
but if the amp draw is high I will go this route.
I put my batterie load tester on and the batterie seems fine holding
in green under a load.
My next step will be to check the starter amp draw and the key
switch ? as The wire from the key switch I think goes to the starter
relay { I should have 6 volts there} and when I turn on the key to
start it should give me the same voltage going to the relay ! but I
was thinking the starting relay may be acting up and causing the
resistance and dropping the voltage at the ignition coil/ perntoixs
control. as this relay has been on the car for over 20 years as I have
had the car 18 years I have cleaned it up and painted it but finding
another one is hard.
I will keep every one posted on my findings and if anyones has more
advice I will be open to suggestions and recommendations as I would
like to resolve this and I do know I can run a hot wire to bypass
turning the key and make sure 6 volts are there.
Thanks again
Chuck
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