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Howard Jones · 07-06-04, 06:28 PM

Dave I have a GTD and my car does the EXACT same thing. Its the starter motor we are using. The engine tightens up when it is hot. The starter motor gets heated up back there in the engine room and then it just doesn't have enough poop. Mine always seams to start though, and I suspect it's because I have a MSD 6AL and distributor in it. Lots of fire on the first crank.

I think this is common with the supplied GTD starters. The Mark Sibley adapter and gear starter is the solution as I see it. I will do this some day when I get some money not spoken for.

07-06-04, 06:28 PM	#16 (permalink)
Howard Jones 10 tenths Join Date: Jun 2002 GT40: San Francisco Bay Area California USA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 26	Re: What might be the problem? Won\'t start when hot! Dave I have a GTD and my car does the EXACT same thing. Its the starter motor we are using. The engine tightens up when it is hot. The starter motor gets heated up back there in the engine room and then it just doesn't have enough poop. Mine always seams to start though, and I suspect it's because I have a MSD 6AL and distributor in it. Lots of fire on the first crank. I think this is common with the supplied GTD starters. The Mark Sibley adapter and gear starter is the solution as I see it. I will do this some day when I get some money not spoken for.