Starter struggles when car is warm
08-26-2011, 11:10 AM
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Starter struggles when car is warm
1987 camaro 305 LG4
When the car is heated up it gets really hard to start up. The starter barely manages to rotate the crank. I would keep trying until eventually it picks up some rpms and then starts very easily. The voltage on the battery stays above 10V when cranking.
What could be causing this?
Thank you!
When the car is heated up it gets really hard to start up. The starter barely manages to rotate the crank. I would keep trying until eventually it picks up some rpms and then starts very easily. The voltage on the battery stays above 10V when cranking.
What could be causing this?
Thank you!
08-26-2011, 11:51 AM
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Car: 91 Camaro
Engine: 305
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 3.23 limited slip from 91 Z28
Re: Starter struggles when car is warm
Check the timing. If it's advanced to much, it would be hard to start when hot.
08-27-2011, 01:48 AM
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Car: 92 z28
Engine: fast burn 385
Transmission: t56
Axle/Gears: 3.73
Re: Starter struggles when car is warm
i have the same problem. got a little better when i replaced the battery, but still noticeable. i have shorty headers and a wrap around heat shield - but it is starting to fall apart due to age
08-27-2011, 03:18 AM
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Re: Starter struggles when car is warm
Maybe starter. My stock starter used to suffer pretty bad from heatsoak from the exhaust, and behaved just like yours sounds.
It finally died altogether. Pulled it apart and found one brush completely missing, another cocked to one side and chewing thru the armature windings. Lots of rust baked mud everywhere, looked like it had been in a river for years - wonder it didn't die long before it did.
Installed a new mini starter, which also solved the heatsoak problem as an added bonus.
It finally died altogether. Pulled it apart and found one brush completely missing, another cocked to one side and chewing thru the armature windings. Lots of rust baked mud everywhere, looked like it had been in a river for years - wonder it didn't die long before it did.
Installed a new mini starter, which also solved the heatsoak problem as an added bonus.
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