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| I blame the starter. |
| By Dave Shoe - 04/16/2001 2:16:55 PM; IP 12.2.11.131 |
In all my recent FE starter purchases, the darned thing just plain cranks slowly when warm. I've recently only used the NAPA premium rebuilt starters (4 or so) - but they crank just as slowly when warm, and they seem to die every bit as often as the common rebuilds.
The only sure answer is a mini-starter. These crank fast when the engine is hot.
I've only purchased a McCord (or some McName like that) mini-starter but it would not clear the Hooker SuperComp headers on a 428 Mustang, Fairlane, or Galaxie. The McCord would appear to work with stock exhaust manifolds, and probably with some headers made by other companies.
I've heard good things about the Tilton mini-starter, and several other mini-starters seem to get a good rap. Cost is a significant issue with these starters, but they apparently work well. You might try searching this forum for the key word "mini-starter" or "mini starter" to see what other threads have discussed this.
I expect I will soon switch over to a mini-starter. My current technique of pumping the carb to flood the motor does get a hot FE started every time, but the starter does still die after only a couple years of this type of stress.
I do seem to remember that factory starters worked much better back in 1975.
It's also possible that you are dropping a couple of volts in the battery cables during cranking, if you use the standard wires you find in the store. I believe I use 4-gauge wires everywhere, except in my trunk-mount applications I use 00-gauge high-flex welding wire.
Shoe. |
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