I put many, many miles on my 1938 with the straight 8 engine and 6 volt system back in the 1950's. In both hot and very cold weather. I never had a starting or performance problem. It was totally original, including the battery. I wish I still ran that good. 4 - Toes On Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:12:53 -0400 "Currell Pattie" <currellpattie@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Just out of curiosity, does anyone out there that has a straight 8 have > any more-than-occasional starting problems, especially when hot? > > Currell