[DeTomaso] Hot Start Issue

[Dave Londry]

Yes the electrical system is a possibility and a hot starter is a 
possibility, but....
When you tune for power you take the ignition advance out what it will 
sustain, without detonation,
  at your worst case low RPM and open throttle combination.
Often that turns out to give you the hot start Asa Jay is talking about 
and you can
- live with it
- dial it back a couple of degrees
- get a distributor that lets you change the curve for less initial advance
- get a gear-reduction starter (but I think you have one of those already).
dave

On 15/12/2014 6:36 AM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
> Also, if your ignition timing is off (too advanced), it will be much 
> harder to start when warm.
>
> Asa  Jay
>
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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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