81 chevy wont start

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Asked by Raider81 Jul 17, 2016 at 01:10 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

In the morning it turns on good but when it gets to
running temp it sounds like the battery is dead and
not start

6 Answers

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Ok I will do I look around online and some people said the starter is getting heat soaked but I put a heat blanket on it but still doing the same thing

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When they say it is getting heat soaked means the starter is getting to hot and needs to be cooled down. If exhaust runs near starter there should be a heat shield between the starter and exhaust to keep the starter from getting to hot from being to close to exhaust.

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Ok my coolant level is good what else do you think it could be

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No I didn't replace it but I am going to look in to it thank for the help

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I have the stock headers i have a heat blanket on the starter already but still no go I wonder if I need to re wire the wires going to the starter

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