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Old 02-11-2017, 09:07 PM   #14
dave`12
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Re: Hard start question

thank you franken, to answer your questions:

Starts perfect when cold. When hot, turns over very slow (sometimes start, sometimes it won't turn fast enough). A jump will make it start fine when hot. I tested the cables. Although they are not that big, I did not see a large voltage drop. The numbers are above. New starter with a heat wrap.

One thing, the ground is going to my alternator bracket that bolts to the engine (see pic). I'm getting good voltage there, you think I should move it? You can see where I have it grounded. The cables are routed about a well as possible, but I guess I could heat wrap them.

Anyway, I backed off on the initial timing and it now starts fine when hot, but I noticed a power loss.

Was thinking perhaps the optima 800 might allow me to get the timing back up.

I'm tempted to buy some Ramhorns, I'm sure it's the headers.
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