That's just weird. ?!? I wonder what the real difference is there. Any ideas? Maybe something Dan Jones could speak to?
I don't know of any design differences between early and late (D2AE) blocks that would account for hot starting. FWIW, two of my D2AE 4 bolt main blocks had hard starting when warm. One was due to tight fitting swap headers (351C in 1966 Mustang 2+2 fastback) cooking the full size starter. The other was in my second 1974 Pantera but that was due to the 30+ year old starter windings. Both went away with mini starters. Things that would make starting harder would be poor grounds, tighter clearances/heavier oil viscosity and higher cranking compression. Later short blocks were low compression so would be easier to crank over. Dan Jones
That's just weird.A ?!? I wonder what the real difference is there. A A A Any ideas?A Maybe something Dan Jones could speak to? I don't know of any design differences between early and late (D2AE) blocks that would account for hot starting.A FWIW, two of my D2AE 4 bolt main blocks had hard starting when warm.A One was due to tight fitting swap headers (351C in 1966 Mustang 2+2 fastback) cooking the full size starter.A The other was in my second 1974 Pantera but that was due to the 30+ year old starter windings.A Both went away with mini starters. Things that would make starting harder would be poor grounds, tighter clearances/heavier oil viscosity and higher cranking compression.A Later short blocks were low compression so would be easier to crank over. Dan Jones