05-21-2012, 10:36 PM
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Location: New Madison, Ohio
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Re: Won't start when hot!
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Originally Posted by LockDoc
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I would say it is one of two things.
Gas is boiling in the carb float bowl or the starter and solenoid are suffering from heat soak. When the starter and solenoid get hot it degrades performance.
I had the starter problem so I decided to get one of the mini starters so it would have more air space around the starter. I had no more hard starting problems after that.
Usually with the gas boiling in the float bowl problem it will show up after setting and idling for a period of time and the temp rises. When you accelerate after setting at idle for a while the engine will run fine for a minute or so then start running really crappy and will not accelerate. It acts like it is starving for fuel, which it is. You can usually cure this problem by installing a 3/4 or 1" phenolic spacer under the carb.
Just a couple of things to think about.
LockDoc
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I had the exact symptoms and it was the starter with Heat Soak problems.
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