302 HO hard warm start
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302 HO hard warm start
i have an 84 F-150 4x4 with a 302 HO. When the truck is cold, it starts up fine, but while warm it cranks over very slow, like the battery is going dead. What could be causeing this? Thanks
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302 HO hard warm start
Hi, it would probably help but if it is going it will eventually die anyway. But try the heat shied first you can make one out of sheet aluminum just leave an air space in between the starter and shield. John
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302 HO hard warm start
I agree. The starter is getting too much heat. I have seen the original heat sheilds break down after time fall off of the starter solinoid. When this happens, the starter doesn't work to full capacity due to the heat it is receiving from the exhaust. Headers make it even hotter. A heat sheild should do the trick. Good luck.
Jakegypsum // Ford fleet, soup to nuts.
Jakegypsum // Ford fleet, soup to nuts.
