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65stangconvert

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i recently upgraded to an electronic ignition conversion for my distributor on my 289. about a week after i put it in, i started having problems starting the car when the engine is hot. if i wait 2-3 hours then try starting it it fires right up. but if it's hot and i go to start it 30-40 mins after turning it off, it won't start at all. it acts like it has a dead batt, slow to turn over and then nothing at all, but all my elctronics work:headlights, stereo, etc. this really has me stumped. any ideas?

 

wicked93gs

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first things first, check your engine grounds, the problem may be unrelated to the ignition you installed, also check the ever-failing solenoid

 

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Heat soak of the starter is the most likely. Do you have headers?

 

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65stangconvert

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don't have headers on the car yet. but i do believe it is the original starter and solenoid

 

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68RCodeConv

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Lots of "remanufactured" starters are junk. Get a mini starter from DB electrical (about $50). It will take care of your problem.

 

rbohm

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sounds to me like you have a bit too much timing. might be fine for a cold engine, and warmed up and you have starting issues. back the timing off a couple of degrees and see what happens.

 

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rbohm said:

sounds to me like you have a bit too much timing. might be fine for a cold engine, and warmed up and you have starting issues. back the timing off a couple of degrees and see what happens.

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would this make the car sputter when it gets hot too? My car quit when I was driving it in 90* weather and then I got the "hot starter" thing where I had to put a jumper box on it, but then after it started it sputter a bit like it was almost out of gas. A few hours later it ran fine...

 

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nugget68 said:

would this make the car sputter when it gets hot too? My car quit when I was driving it in 90* weather and then I got the "hot starter" thing where I had to put a jumper box on it, but then after it started it sputter a bit like it was almost out of gas. A few hours later it ran fine...

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this is a separate issue, likely fuel related. check the float level for proper adjustment. also do you smell fuel when this condition occurs? if so then you might also have a fuel boil issue. what happens is the carb heat soaks, and the fuel boils, flooding the engine but emptying the float bowls causing a hard start problem, and that running out of fuel feeling. a carb heat shield usually stops the fuel boiling issue.

 

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i couldnt smell any fuel when it happened...