[DeTomaso] Hot Start Issue

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Also, if your ignition timing is off (too advanced), it will be much 
harder to start when warm.

Asa  Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 12/15/2014 1:59 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso wrote:
>     In a message dated 12/14/14 22 10 26, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:
>
>       About 2 out of three times,
>       when I go to start the car again to back it in to the garage,
>       usually after
>       less than five minutes after I shut it down, it barely wants to turn
>       over,
>       and starts with difficulty.  Am I getting some vapor lock?
>
>     >>>Vapor lock is a carburetion issue (fuel percolates/evaporates in the
>     fuel lines or carb).  That has nothing to do with the starter.  A car
>     with vapor lock turns over just fine but the engine doesn't start
>     because there is no fuel.
>     You are describing a simple electrical issue.  It's either a starter
>     that has gone bad, a weak battery, or poor connections somewhere. My
>     Pantera started to exhibit exactly the same symptoms (perhaps not to
>     the same degree), and it was fairly easy to cast a critical eye on the
>     12-year-old battery.  Replacing that fixed the problem immediately.
>     Having said that, I wouldn't necessarily run right out and buy a
>     battery as your first step (unless you know your battery is similarly
>     old).  But borrowing a battery from another car (be sure it's not too
>     tall so that hood clearance becomes an issue) can help with the
>     troubleshooting.  If another battery fixes the problem, you've found
>     the problem and it's time to buy a new one. :>)
>     Mike
>
>
>
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