[Frankenstang65]

Another NEW starter??....lol...you sound pretty confident, so I'll give it a try. Been really beating my head against the wall on this one, hopefully that'll solve it.

I'll double check all my connections tonight, but I'm 98% sure that they are all clean and tight. And yes, the battery is only 5 days old, so I'm almost positive that it couldn't be the weak link.

A friend of mine suggested the possibilty of the carb leaking fuel into the intake, and that when it evaporates it could create extra tension on re-start. Is that a viable theory? Wouln't the car have to sit for a few minutes for that to take place? If the car is warm and I shut it off and then try to restart immediatley, it still barely cranks.

Also, is there ANY possibililty that it could be a problem with the shortblock? My oil pressure may be a little low (not sure I trust the dummy gauge though) and after I did the heads/cam/rockers it seems to run pretty hot. Could something be worn-out (and expanding with heat) and that is causing extra internal friction on re-start? I know this is "worst case" type thinking, but I must say the more things I replace and test with no change the more sleep I lose wondering about it....lol.

Any other ideas/comments are apreciated...I'll let you know what I find out.