I'm not surprised. I live in the Los Angeles area and it took me over two years to find a late modlel Vert for sale that wasn't a rusted mess. Don't forget the Vert rocker panels are different (reinforced) so rust there is a serious structural problem.
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When the engine is being started the resistance wire to the coil is bypassed to compensate for a voltage drop caused by the starter. I once had a car that would spin and not start untill I released the key to RUN, then it would just catch and run. The problem was no voltage (or low voltage) during starting. The late model schematic indicates that the starter solenoid has a wire connected to feed
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