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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: dallas/ftwoth
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i have a 350 vortec crate motor it starts fine in the mornings or after it sits about an hour but if i drive it up to the store and try to run in and out it acts like the battery is about dead i just put a new starter on thinking this would fix the problem but it didnt timing seems to be right the starter i put on is one of those gear reduction high torq starter any help would be great
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: valleysprings,california
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when you say replace starter,did you replace the soleniod also?did you replace the battery cables w/starter?????
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Las Vegas NV
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Welcome to the board! Try disconnecting the ignition, and then rolling the motor over with the starter. If it rolls over normally, it's not a starter problem, but an ignition problem instead. Make sure all of your cable, and battery connections are clean. Good luck.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: dallas/ftwoth
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yes i did replace the solenoid and cabels as well
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Emmett, Idaho
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How hot is it getting? My wife had a 65 Mustang that used to do this, turned out to be a cooling problem. The radiator cap wasn't holding enough pressure, and as soon as she turned it off it would over heat. Cold starting was fine.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A.
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You running headers? They sometimes have the tendency to do that. You may just need some header-wrap or a heat shield.
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sounds like ya need a heat shield there
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: cornville, maine
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My 68 burb did that when I first got it. I ended up discovering that I had the timing advanced a little too much. When it was cold, no problem, but hot, forget it.
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Cypress, Tx
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Mine was doing something similar. It had a new starter and soleniod and cables. I ended up getting an Optima red top battery (the battery that was in there was new, but it was a Costco battery) and the problem was solved and never came back again.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: dallas/ftwoth
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thats what im doing right now waiting for my optima battery tobe deliverd
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Houston, TX
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Re: hard starting after warmed up?
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I've always timed my Chevy V8's by advancing them until they either A) start to detonate (ping) and/or B) are hard to start when hot. Sure, I could set 'em to what the book says, but every engine is different. I've had some that would let me get away with 14 degrees and others that wouldn't take more than 10. Either way, I'll be a gen-u-wine dollar bill that's the problem.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Paradise TX USA
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When I worked at the Chevy dealer , many years ago. This was a
common problem. Gm had a heat shield we used to put on that goes around the solenoid. I don't know if they're still available or not?
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: dallas/ftwoth
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my timing is set at 9 degrees before top dead center is that about right the specs say it should at 10 degrees anymore help out there
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