I just purchased my 82 10 days ago and it runs great. It starts great as long as cold but it will not even click when hot. The temperature outside was always above 90 though. I will try the ground wire redo first and then go with the starter. The car is all original though so I hate to change the starter. Is it a good idea to keep the old starter for future value of an original car?
I thought this thread needed to be started again as the last thread died without resolve. I have just run for a while again with the same result. It was fine after 10 minutes and even 20. Once I had driven it 30 though, I had to let it sit 10 and then it started well again. Just seems like an odd problem. Dont really want to replace the starter. Any other ideas?
I look forward to your help

 

This is heat soak. A normal problem for GM starters especially on Corvettes! I first replaced the starter, started doing the same thing about 60 days later, installed a heat shield, used header wrap on the exhaust pipe closest to the starter - all no workie!

I read of some people having good results with the mini high torque starters at $150 cost, but I didn't like them or the cost and they also look like they belong on foreign car. I bought a remote starter kit from Painless and that took care of this problem once and for all.

This kit has a Ford solenoid and some wires; I had to get a 7" 4 gauge battery cable and spent about 2 hours hooking it up. I mounted it on the lower firewall out of sight. Only my local Vette club knows I have a Ford part on my Vette and I get some smack for it.............. but it beats sitting in a parking lot waiting for the solenoid rod to release or beating on the side of the starter/solenoid with a hammer............ The kit and the cable total cost was about $30.

My 82 is a daily driver here in the Phoenix desert and heat has always been a problem, but I'll post that info when you say your 82 is over heating

Do a search here on remote starter, remote solenoid and you should find some info - if that is the way you want to go.

Good luck!

 

You can most likely replace the solenoid with a new AC solenoid or one from NAPA and cure your problem.

 

Thanks for the tips guys
Have a great week and I will look at both options to see which will be easier for amateur like me to handle