Redfish74

I have a 74 vette with a 350 and well it wont start. If i wait like over night then it will crank just fine the next day. Also it will start if i jump it. I thought it might be the alternator not putting out enought amps cause of all the electic mods i have done (hei, fans, nice stero ect). So i changed the alternator. Also if i have to key turned in the on position and touch the starter ternimals with a screw driver then it will start. I ended up taking it to the shop and he said it was my ignition switch was burt up so he replaced that said everything should work fine. I was all excited but just to make sure when i got home and turned it off i tried to start it back up and what do ya know didnt do anything. Anybody got any suggestions?

Sixty9

First off--not real clear. Is it not starting after it gets hot or can you start it while cold--shut down and restart. If its only after gets hot and you can jump it--sounds like starter or starter connections--good luck!

77Dream

Yeah its prolly something to do with the starter. Maybe the soliniod (sp?) is going bad?

Redfish74

well i thought that and it is only after it gets hot but even if it is hot i am still about to jump start the car. plus brand new delco started with heat sheild

81' Corvette Guy

Maybe some of the BB guys can jump in here..have heard of hot start problems with their starters..maybe something like this is going on. Come on guys..lets give a fellow brethren a hand here please..thanks!

68shark

I would check the primary wiring to the starter from the battery and the ground. Not uncommon to have this as a cause for so called "hot start" difficulties.

Boofers

If your battery or ground connections are dirty or oxidized use sandpapaer or a file to make the connections shiny, then tighten them right up.

I had an ongoing starter problem that is now fixed - sometimes I turn the key and just nothing, no turnover, no click. I wired in my aftermarket alarm starter kill relay and also a secret kill switch in series with my clutch switch. The 12V at the clutch switch eventually ends up at the starter terminal on your starter solenoid. I removed my kill switch and alarm relay from the path and I also found a dirty connector in the path that I made shiny. There was just too much resistance in the path and not enough current was getting to the starter solenoid but now she's fine. Good luck!