Reply to "Hot Starts are Hard"

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Originally posted by Qrtlow:
I have the original 351C starter on my '72 with 35K original miles.
1)It starts instantly in the garage cold.
2)I can shut it down and repeat the instant starts.
3)Drive to the gas station fill up and a hesitant start after 3 turns.
4)Drive it for 20 minutes turn it off and try to restrt it, little or no cranking.
5)leave it for an hour while having dinner at the monthly POCA meeting and it cranks right up.

Something about heat? Should I just replace the starter with a new re-man? I have a new 900 CA battery, engine is stock compression.

Any help would be greatly appreciated because Im scared to death of getting stuck somewhere.

For what it is worth, I have had this problem myself. The solution that I found was to replace the starter. The newer Ford reduction gear starters work great.

9/28/107:26 PM

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