Spike Morelli
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- 1971 Mustang Mach 1 ram air 351c H-code, fmx, ps,pb, medium yellow-gold, hubcaps and beauty rings.
I tow with my car, and in the past I've experienced excessive starter heat soak. I'd be way out on a highway a few hours out of town, when my wife asks me if we could stop at the next rest area to use the bathrooms. We pull in, shut the car off, use the facilities, maybe stretch our legs and.......no start. So I go and pull the freshly charged battery out of the dragboat and....no start. After waiting a while (an hour ), sure it starts right up again. This is with stock manifolds and headpipes. I should say "was". Some years ago, I bought an aluminized heat wrap from Summit Racing to wrap the starter with to prevent this ...and it's never happened again. I thought i'd post this tip to anyone out there who may have experienced this. Of course, mine is a severe example, but the fix is inexpensive and simple.
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