Is it worse HOT or Cold??
Empty carb when starting and the fuel pump has to fill the carb??.....maybe fuel pump is going bad?
Downhill the gas is gravity feeding and helps fill the carb faster??
Cold starts dry carb?...... Hot starts low compression? ....or starter dragging when hot with high compression on the engine?...hot and vapor locked??
If you let it roll off down hill when its cold does it start right up??
.....just throwing stuff out there.