bobg1951chevy
"6th Year" Silver Supporting Member
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Loc: Ellijay, GA
Reg: 02-18-08
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07-23-12 09:37 AM - Post#2251185
In response to GottaSS
If, after checking all the electrical stuff mentioned above consider the following.
Starters get hot. Especially if they are next to a set of headers. They expand and freeze up. when the car cools it works as it should. You can buy a heat insulator blanket or cover from a place like Summit to help this out. Shimming the starter may help as well.
I had a Corvette with dual quads that I later changed to a single quad. The fuel feed to the carb was too much and when hot would vapor lock or hydrolock the engine and I got a lazy turn over and no start. When the car cooled it started just fine. I reduced the fuel pressure from the max recommended 6 psi to 3 psi and the problem went away.
Exhaust is on drivers side of engine, starter is on passenger side of engine. This is a 6 cylinder engine.
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