|
|
96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
|
|
| |
|
|
rm1239
New User
Aug 19, 2009, 5:05 AM
Post #1 of 12
(12470 views)
|
|
96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
1996 Chevy FWD Z-71 235,000 miles auto trans with A/C.
Starts fine when cold or cooled off but turns over very slow when hot.
New plugs, wires, cap, rotor, distrbutor, cam & crank sensors.
Have run injector cleaner through 3 or 4 tanks of gas & truck runs fine.
Just seems to start hard when hot.
Any idea?
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Aug 19, 2009, 7:57 AM
Post #2 of 12
(12458 views)
|
|
Re: 96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
What do you mean by "turns over slow"? Do you mean it actually cranks slower?
What engine does it have?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
rm1239
New User
Aug 19, 2009, 8:31 AM
Post #3 of 12
(12450 views)
|
|
Re: 96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
Thanks for the reply,
1996 Chevy 1500 350 V8
After driving to anywhere running the truck long enuogh to reach opperating temperatrure
I shut the motor of and go into the grocery store for 15 minutes
When I try to restart It takes all the starter has to turn the engine
after 2 or 3 key hits she spins & fires & runs fine
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Aug 19, 2009, 9:24 AM
Post #4 of 12
(12444 views)
|
|
Re: 96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
That sounds like a bad starter but you need to test the battery capacity first. Once you know you have sufficient battery reserve, then you can test starter draw. Anything over 250A would be excessive. This needs to be test while the truck is hot and the problem is present.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
rm1239
New User
Aug 19, 2009, 9:52 AM
Post #5 of 12
(12438 views)
|
|
Re: 96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
The starter does it's job even when hot and the problem occurrs
Seems maybe like a vapor lock thought I've never encountered such a thing
I would like to know how to test the wiring between the battery, the starter & the computer
I live & work in the northeast where we have lots of salt laid down on the roads to melt the snow & ice.
If this is not a temperature sensor problem then perphaps a bad ground?
|
|
| |
|
|
Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
/ Moderator
Aug 19, 2009, 10:02 AM
Post #6 of 12
(12432 views)
|
|
Re: 96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
If you think you know better, then go for it.
By the way, there is no such thing as a vapor lock in that system.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
|
|
| |
|
|
Loren Champlain Sr
Veteran
/ Moderator
Aug 20, 2009, 12:16 PM
Post #7 of 12
(12422 views)
|
|
Re: 96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
HT couldn't have said it any better. 1) Check battery 2) Check starter draw 3) Fuel injection doesn't vapor lock. In fact, I haven't run into a vapor lock problem in, probably, 30 years.
Without taking the time to check, if this has an adjustable distributor, over advanced timing can cause the symptom.
Now, you said the 'starter does it's job'. Do you mean that the engine cranks over, just fine, but won't start? That would be something totally different.
Loren
SW Washington
(This post was edited by Loren Champlain Sr on Aug 20, 2009, 12:17 PM)
|
|
| |
|
|
rm1239
New User
Aug 20, 2009, 12:28 PM
Post #8 of 12
(12417 views)
|
|
Re: 96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
When the engine is hot the starter works harder to turn the engine.
Upon having the battery tested the reading was 10.59 & Bad Battery come up on the screen.
AutoZone, they couldn't test starter draw.
So I guess I need a battery.
Only 6.5 years old
|
|
| |
|
|
Loren Champlain Sr
Veteran
/ Moderator
Aug 20, 2009, 12:32 PM
Post #9 of 12
(12415 views)
|
|
Re: 96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
Nope, can't test starter draw with a bad battery. 6.5 yrs old, and it's bad? Geeeeez. Go figure.
Loren
SW Washington
|
|
| |
|
|
Loren Champlain Sr
Veteran
/ Moderator
Aug 21, 2009, 9:40 AM
Post #11 of 12
(12402 views)
|
|
Re: 96 Chevy 1500 Hard start when hot
|
Sign In
|
|
Good catch, HT....That's one of those that you've got to hold the throttle open until the rods come out of the block for it to sync. I hate that when we have to do it, especially on a high-miler.
Loren
SW Washington
|
|
| |
|
Auto Repair Home
SEARCH
WHO'S 
LOG 
2011 Dodge Nitro OBD scanner seems to drain battery in 10-20 minutes
Grounding Cable, 2017 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk
equipment
Howdy
