Magic 1979

C3 22K miles

84 4+3

Starter not doing anything? Do you have headers? Is it just cranking?

This is the c4 section btw...

whalepirot

way too little info for help.

suggested move to C3 section, anyway.

Tact

Coil?


Take coil wire off and see if it has oil on it.

dmaxx3500

starter going bad,or overheating

try driving it to get hot [bring a gal jug of water with],and if it doesn't start,try pouring a 1/2 a gal of water on it to cool it off,then see if it starts,,

Tonio

Does it crank over? Or does it do nothing when you turn the key? A little more info would be good.

Sleazy Rider

had that problem many years ago, after i installed headers. that little inline resistor at the starter was failing after it got hot. spliced in a new one and no more issues.

Easy Mike

Classic heat soak. Is the stock starter shield in place?

mvftw

Do you have HEI?

calwldlife

crank=starter spinning.
start=engine runs

BarryB72

Do you smell gas after a few minutes? My carburetor floods and it takes a lot to start it for that 20-40 minute window.

Kacyc3

Hamster's leg caught in the wheel?

NewbVetteGuy

Very very common.

My understanding is that the two main sources of this problem are: overheated starter (starter doesn't even attempt to roll over) and overheated carb.

-Insulation around the starter helps with the 1st problem; insulating carb spacer solves the 2nd.


-I had this happen to my car once in midwest heat 2 summers ago; mine was the starter overheating.


Adam

Calo69

Starter, used to carry 2x4 to give it a few love taps