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Amperage Draw Test

  1. Engine should be at normal operating temperature and battery should be at full charge. A voltmeter and ammeter will be required.
  2. Adjust voltmeter selector to 16 volts. Connect positive voltmeter lead to positive battery terminal and negative voltmeter lead to negative battery terminal.
  3. Connect positive ammeter lead to positive battery terminal and negative ammeter lead to negative battery terminal. Disconnect coil wire from distributor cap.
  4. Crank engine with a remote starter switch. Note exact reading on voltmeter. Turn voltmeter knob until that reading is obtained on scale.
  5. Crank engine over again and observe ammeter reading. Ammeter indicates starter amperage draw. Specified amperage draw is 47 amps.