Heat soak & my starter motor

[Philippe Courant <accf-club@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Note that i've the same problem with my '57 starter !! After a long 
driving, if i stop the car for a while, the solenoid "clicks" but the 
starter hesitates a few 0.5 s before cranking.
It doesn't happen when:
the engine is cold (after 5 or 6 hours)
if i start immediatly after 1 or 2 mn.
Yes, the ign. timing is right ...
I've arrived at the same conclusions as you: too much heat  from pipe 
(but i've stock cast iron manifold). I know that '55 or '56 hemi have 
heat shield starter.

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Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F
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