quote: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.
Yes, that usually works. What happens is that a lot of factors work together to make starting difficult, including:
-heat
-bad electrical connections
-too much preignition
And a new gear starter will compensate for all this if you're lucky. But it's still compensation instead of correction.
I had the same issue in my Longchamp, tried to correct the above without success, ended up buying a gear starter. And while I hate the metallic grinding sound of it, it starts the car every time...