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Old 05-21-2012, 10:40 PM   #23
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Re: Won't start when hot!

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Originally Posted by chevy72pu View Post
The timing thing could be it. We advanced it to the limit and then backed it down a hair. I didn't mention this earlier, but it does "diesel" for a few seconds when you shut it off. I usually just ease out on the clutch to stop it. I'm not gonna change too many things at once so I can tell what corrects the problem.
Before I even read this post I was going to suggest timing as a couple of others have. I had a 72 that did exactly what you describe, and it was the timing, I had advanced it too far. It would also diesel sometimes when shutting it down.
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