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#30115 02/04/2005 8:57 PM | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 31 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 31 | put new cam,timing gear ,amd points in the 54
starts easy and runs fine,but when warm the starter drags a couple times then cranks good but dosen;t start
it will roll and start when hot so where should Ilook
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#30116 02/04/2005 9:37 PM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 | lutrexen!
Check your battery cables. Make sure they are 'big' ones if you're running 6 volts. Connect your ground to the starter mounting bolt and make sure all connections are clean. Had the same problem and after making up new cables the problem was solved. Others on here have said the same thing.
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#30117 02/04/2005 10:34 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Double check your dwell and timing (and plug gap), that is usually the first culprit in having warm starting problems. Often point gap isn't enough because the relationship between it and dwell changes as the distributor wears.
Another likely culprit is that your valves are set too tight, and the lash goes away when the engine is warm, hurting compression at low speed.
Also check the idle mixture and the carb for leakage. Air horn gasket leakage to the inside can cause rich idle and intermittant mixture problems that make warm starting tough.
Also, check for vacuum leaks. Usually hard warm starting is an ignition problem on 235's, though.
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