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I added a couple of extra straps to ground the engine to the frame, and ran new battery cables. The battery ground cable is now bolted directly to one of the starter mounting bolts, to eliminate the potentially high resistance connections in between. I did all that after I put a mini starter on it, because it still had hot start cranking issues. Now, it starts "hot", but if I'm pulling my 26' travel trailer, it gets hot enough (230F to 240F) that I have to pop the hood when I'm refueling (if I shut it off). I'll be going into the radiator next- it's warming up running up a hill (200F with a 180F thermostat) with no trailer, and the radiator is 13 years old, or so. Needs rodding out, probably. The engine's due for a rebuild, so I'll be diving into it pretty soon to prep it for the long hauls with the trailer. It'll all get done in that time frame.