Bad Starter?
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Santa Maria, CA
Bad Starter?
The starter cranks normally when the engine is cold. When hot it tends to crank very slow. I think the starter is the original. I may have fried it with heat from the headers I've been running the last 4 years.
Racer
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 350
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From: Huntsville AL
Year & Model
1985 Corvette
Color
Black
Mods
396 Stroker, Eagle forged crankshaft, Crower Sportsman Stroker rods, SRP forged pistons, AFR 195 Street Heads, Crower 221/230 cam, Super Ram Intake, TPiS 58mm throttle body, Bosch III 42# Injectors, Competion Cams Ultra Gold rockers. Pro-Built 700R4, Vigilante 2800 Stall Converter.
If you want help, you shouldn't make folks start with forensics to figure out background on the car in question! (it's a pet peeve of mine, so bear with me - at least you filled out your profile!
)
That's a pretty potent mill you are trying to spin over!
As suggested, I'd check the battery and cables. Check battery voltage while cranking, and voltage drop across the cables as well. If you have a known good battery, swap it out and see if it cures the problem. Other than brushes wearing out, those old GM starters are pretty bullet proof.
1985 Corvette
Color
Black
Mods
396 Stroker, Eagle forged crankshaft, Crower Sportsman Stroker rods, SRP forged pistons, AFR 195 Street Heads, Crower 221/230 cam, Super Ram Intake, TPiS 58mm throttle body, Bosch III 42# Injectors, Competion Cams Ultra Gold rockers. Pro-Built 700R4, Vigilante 2800 Stall Converter.
If you want help, you shouldn't make folks start with forensics to figure out background on the car in question! (it's a pet peeve of mine, so bear with me - at least you filled out your profile!
)That's a pretty potent mill you are trying to spin over!
As suggested, I'd check the battery and cables. Check battery voltage while cranking, and voltage drop across the cables as well. If you have a known good battery, swap it out and see if it cures the problem. Other than brushes wearing out, those old GM starters are pretty bullet proof.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,141
Likes: 76
From: Santa Maria, CA
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