hot starting

[65stangconvert]

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]

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

 

[2+2GT]

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

 

[65stangconvert]

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

 

[68RCodeConv]

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

 

[rbohm]

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.

 

[nugget68]

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.

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...

 

[rbohm]

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...

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.

 

[nugget68]

i couldnt smell any fuel when it happened...