hot starting

af62cobra · 10-05-2004, 10:08 PM

i have a problem with the starting of my 89 notchback 5.0 w/ aod the problem is when i drive the car and it gets hot it won't start after i turn it off.it acts as if the battery is dead but if i let it set about a hour it will start up.has new srarter,alt,relay,dist,plugs,car is stock all but headers,somebody help please.

GhettoPop · 10-06-2004, 08:33 AM

TFI module is your problem i think

af62cobra · 10-06-2004, 12:01 PM

thanks for your input i will check this as soon as i get off line and get in the garage i hope this fixes the problem.alden in n.c.

af62cobra · 10-06-2004, 04:23 PM

the FTI checked-out as good any other ideas need help alden in n.c.

mustangII460 · 10-06-2004, 07:02 PM

Check for battery drain. If the battery checks out, its your starter. Was it a new one or reman?

USMC302 · 10-06-2004, 07:55 PM

very common problem, seen many times, your starter is getting too hot next to the headers, especially if you have aftermarket headers, get a mini hi-torgue starter, your problems are gone.

af62cobra · 10-07-2004, 08:00 AM

thanks for the help battery is okay i bought a new!!! starter iwill install after i get off-line i will let you know if this fixes the problem again thanks for the information.

alden

88fivepointoh · 10-07-2004, 02:52 PM

The starter is gone... heat related... change it out.

af62cobra · 10-07-2004, 06:21 PM

i put a new!!! starter and a new battery today it still turning slow after it gets up to temp.but it will start but still turns slow were as before it wouldn't start at all.thanks to all for your help.could timing be part of the problem.as the TFI tested as good.

alden

Ieatcamaros · 10-07-2004, 09:36 PM

Too much timing will just kick back on the starter. It will do it hot or cold. If your starter is new and your battery is new, and they really are good parts, then it's your cable or terminal ends. But in most cases like this, it is the starter at fault.

af62cobra · 10-09-2004, 07:36 PM

men can't get problem fixed new cables,checked and reset ground wires took out today for a test drive about a 30 minute cruise when i returned home same old deal turned real slow as if battery down and would not start.is everybody as lost as i am on this crazy s***. if there is any other suggestions please feel free to let me know.
alden in n.c.

racerboy88 · 10-09-2004, 08:32 PM

That's sounds kind of strange, because I had the same problem last summer. Mine was fixed when I just replaced my starter.

LX5liter · 10-10-2004, 09:15 AM

I see you installed new cables, did you sand the connection points down to bare matal? Also make sure you have a ground cable from the engine to the frame as well.

af62cobra · 10-10-2004, 11:14 AM

i just though about this the temp resigters as hot after a few minutes could the temps coolant sensor or the sender cause this problem.
alden in n.c

af62cobra · 10-11-2004, 09:52 PM

thanks to everyone that helped with the problem,in looking again a ground that was on the back of the right side head that had come loose reattached and down works great.

Ieatcamaros · 10-12-2004, 05:20 PM

9 times out of 10, it is something so simple. Glad you got her fixed man!

10-05-2004, 10:08 PM	#1
af62cobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: morganton n.c. Posts: 12	hot starting i have a problem with the starting of my 89 notchback 5.0 w/ aod the problem is when i drive the car and it gets hot it won't start after i turn it off.it acts as if the battery is dead but if i let it set about a hour it will start up.has new srarter,alt,relay,dist,plugs,car is stock all but headers,somebody help please.

10-06-2004, 08:33 AM	#2
GhettoPop Gimme a Drink! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 694	TFI module is your problem i think __________________ 1990 GT,stock T-5,K&N w/o air silencer,March underdrives,FMS wires,timing@14*,PA Perf 130amp alt,Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter,Steeda adj quadrant/clutch cable/firewall adj,Centerforce II clutch,o/r x-pipe,Magnaflow SS catback,g-load brace, subframes,Bilstein struts/shocks,Autometer gauges, 136k and running strong!

10-06-2004, 12:01 PM	#3
af62cobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: morganton n.c. Posts: 12	hot starting thanks for your input i will check this as soon as i get off line and get in the garage i hope this fixes the problem.alden in n.c.

10-06-2004, 04:23 PM	#4
af62cobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: morganton n.c. Posts: 12	hot starting the FTI checked-out as good any other ideas need help alden in n.c.

10-06-2004, 07:02 PM	#5
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	Check for battery drain. If the battery checks out, its your starter. Was it a new one or reman? __________________ Frank

10-06-2004, 07:55 PM	#6
USMC302 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Gallatin, Tn Posts: 1,326	very common problem, seen many times, your starter is getting too hot next to the headers, especially if you have aftermarket headers, get a mini hi-torgue starter, your problems are gone. __________________

10-07-2004, 08:00 AM	#7
af62cobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: morganton n.c. Posts: 12	hot starting thanks for the help battery is okay i bought a new!!! starter iwill install after i get off-line i will let you know if this fixes the problem again thanks for the information. alden

10-07-2004, 02:52 PM	#8
88fivepointoh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rochester Posts: 553	The starter is gone... heat related... change it out.

10-07-2004, 06:21 PM	#9
af62cobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: morganton n.c. Posts: 12	hot starting i put a new!!! starter and a new battery today it still turning slow after it gets up to temp.but it will start but still turns slow were as before it wouldn't start at all.thanks to all for your help.could timing be part of the problem.as the TFI tested as good. alden

10-07-2004, 09:36 PM	#10
Ieatcamaros Domestic Rice really sucks! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KY Posts: 973	Too much timing will just kick back on the starter. It will do it hot or cold. If your starter is new and your battery is new, and they really are good parts, then it's your cable or terminal ends. But in most cases like this, it is the starter at fault. __________________ The sig says it all.

10-09-2004, 07:36 PM	#11
af62cobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: morganton n.c. Posts: 12	hot starting men can't get problem fixed new cables,checked and reset ground wires took out today for a test drive about a 30 minute cruise when i returned home same old deal turned real slow as if battery down and would not start.is everybody as lost as i am on this crazy s***. if there is any other suggestions please feel free to let me know. alden in n.c.

10-09-2004, 08:32 PM	#12
racerboy88 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: British Columbia Posts: 123	That's sounds kind of strange, because I had the same problem last summer. Mine was fixed when I just replaced my starter. __________________ 1990 5.0 LX H/B H-pipe w/ flowmasters, Koni shocks and BBK springs.

10-10-2004, 09:15 AM	#13
LX5liter dude5l Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada Posts: 603	I see you installed new cables, did you sand the connection points down to bare matal? Also make sure you have a ground cable from the engine to the frame as well. __________________ Good luck! Brad R. 1992 L.X. 5.0 coupe MODS: A few little bolt ons New Best time ...11.60 @ 128 mph @ 2000+ ft altitude. Rice Haters Club member #39 Users rides #2542

10-10-2004, 11:14 AM	#14
af62cobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: morganton n.c. Posts: 12	hot starting i just though about this the temp resigters as hot after a few minutes could the temps coolant sensor or the sender cause this problem. alden in n.c

10-11-2004, 09:52 PM	#15
af62cobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: morganton n.c. Posts: 12	hot starting thanks to everyone that helped with the problem,in looking again a ground that was on the back of the right side head that had come loose reattached and down works great.

10-12-2004, 05:20 PM	#16
Ieatcamaros Domestic Rice really sucks! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KY Posts: 973	9 times out of 10, it is something so simple. Glad you got her fixed man! __________________ The sig says it all.

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