trouble with eng starting need help

[Piece of Work]

Does it turn over at all when it's hot? Or is it just dead until it cools down? My best guess, without any electrical testing is a bad starter solenoid. Very interested in what you find.


-Mark

[billsbowtie]

it turns fast when warm but want start . and when you hook the wire from battery to dis. it turns real slow. i got me a tester tonite . as soon as i get time i will start testing. bill

[mclairmo]

What turns fast the starter or the engine? If just the starter pinion is spinning but not engaging the felxplate/flywheel, then replace the starter. If the engine turns fast, then the starter and solenoid are fine. Must be ignition related or fuel. Is the coil ok? Test it. Same for the ignition module. Heat may make these items fail to work properly. What about your plug wires? Are they ok? Did you leave the old oem ballast resistor in the power wire to the HEI? HEI needs a full 12 volts, unlike points that want to see less volts. Electrical components hate heat. What about vapor lock? Are your fuel lines routed away from sources of heat?

[billsbowtie]

foud it there was some wires 1 from the starter 1 from the dis. and 1 from the harness on firewall harness that were naked and coroaded and touching fixed them now it starts and runs like a chevy should. thanks for all the help. bill

[billsbowtie]

heres where they were. i also changed that fuel filter.