Hard starting

[raleighstang65]

Took the wife out for a ride this morning and stopped for breakfast. When we went back out 30 mins later we had trouble getting it to start. I could hear the starter turning and the battery isn't dead. It has a new solenoid, new Ford Racing mini starter and new alternator.

I searched on here and read about the starter getting hot from headers possibly causing slow hard starts after its hot, I do have headers. But with a mini starter the headers aren't really that close to the starter. I finally got it started and it ran like normal after that. Any thoughts on what could have caused this?

I realized that most of my drives are out and back home without stopping so I'm not sure if this is something that would normally happen if I made some stops while I'm out or if it is something new.

 

[woodsnake]

Dirty battery terminals, corroded power cables from the battery to the block/ starter.
Basically, insufficient ground.

 

[wild70stang]

If the starter turns the engine at the same RPM during these hard starts, its probably the fuel boiling in the carb. Happens to me all the time if I let the car sit for 45-60 minutes when I have reached operating temps. If you think its other stuff just go over the basics to see what might be worn.

 

[10secgoal]

Stick a small phenolic spacer in there or a really thick gasket. That'll keep a lot of heat out from the intake.

 

[raleighstang65]

So if it doesn't sound sluggish when it's trying to start that would mean it's probably not a bad ground and more likely fuel boiling in the carb? I do need to replace the ground cable from the battery to the block but the battery terminals are crud free.
I do have a spacer between the carb and the intake.

 

[Hack]

If the starter is still spinning fast it's the fuel boiling in the carb or the fuel lines.

 

[65fastbackresto]

Fuel boiling?

IOs that what was called vapor locking when I frew up? Mine does it too, cept it`ll do it after the motor gets good and warm even before I kill it.