# 1999 Chevrolet S-10 difficulty starting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-s-10-difficulty-starting/135477>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, s-10\
**Created:** [February 27, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-s-10-difficulty-starting/135477 "2019-02-27T17:57:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevrolet-s-10-difficulty-starting/135477/21 "2019-03-02T02:59:51Z")

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12.3 volt is too low. Some sort of problem w/the battery, alternator, or overnight drain current. First step is to charge the battery w/a battery charger overnight at the 2 amp rate, then see if it will crank the engine and start 'er up. If so, then measure the voltage at idle.

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