[Tigers] Fw: [Tigers} Oil Temperature

[Jim & Carolyn Burruss]

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From: Jim & Carolyn Burruss
To: owain.lloyd at gmail.com
Cc: tigers at autocross.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:01 PM
Subject: re: [Tigers} Oil Temperature


I had a similar problem many years ago on a Ford Torino 351 Cleveland V8.  The
starter sometimes would barely turn the engine when hot but would return to
normal cranking speed when cooler.  The problem turned out to be a sticking
distributor advance mechanism.  It was sticking with escessive advance so that
the ignition was trying to counter the starter rotation.  Cleaning and
relubricating the advance mechanism cured the problem.

The easy way to check for this problem, when it occurs, is to disconnect the
coil wire and try the starter again.  The engine won't start, of course; but
if the starter spins at normal speed, then the distributor is sticking with
too much advance.

Jim