Finally getting my '55 Mercury 292 out of mothballs for the season and have run into a starting problem. My battery has been on a Batterytender and showed fully charged. Upon turning the key, the engine would barely turn over and it wouldn't start. I took the battery to my local garage to be checked and it came back "failed". So, I bought a new battery and still have a very slow cranking. I cleaned all cable ends and attachment points to no avail.



The last time I tried to crank her, it cranked slowly for a few seconds then the bendix disengaged and the starter spun quickly.



My questions are: Should I be looking at something else or do you folks think it may be time for a new starter? If so, can someone recommend where to get one or where to get mine rebuilt? I've been reading about the high torque mini's but all I can find is a 12 volt unit. Is a 6 volt available for a V8 Y block?

My wife said she would divorce me if I bought another car. It scared me so bad I only bought 3 last month!