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Originally Posted by angst
This morning it still took jumping off to start it. I didn't do any pressing of the pedal. It would spin fast but just not fast enough. Temp on the dash gague read -4c. (again I have a 1 month old 850cca battery)
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Something is definitely wrong. -4°C. is not very cold. The battery is brand new. As SD Blue has mentioned above, you need to go on a mission to check all cabling from the battery to the starter and back from the engine to ground. That starter should spin the engine quite fast and it should start immediately at this temperature (presuming decent compression).
When you say that it "took jumpin off" to start it, please provide more details. How long did you crank it on the initial attempt? On the second attempt, how long did you glow it before the crank? How long did you crank it on the second attempt? How many attempts did you make until the battery weakened? What was the total number of seconds for cranking?
All of this info is valuable and relevant.