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Alright let me let you in on my headache...I have a 350 mostly stockstarts up great the first time you turn the key,you get the temp.up and got it off that's another story it wount start to save my life,almost sounds like battery is dead...NOW my headers are close to the starter but the starter is wrapped and I have a cover going over it that is also wrapped.it sounds like the bendix is slamming into the flywheel..please help

How about some more details on the engine?.

79 ,350 double hump heads.stock internals.

I think you could help yourself with how miles are on it,what was done to it recently,etc.

Have you done a draw test on the starter to see how much amperage it pulls when trying to start the car???? Old trick we use on a lot of cars is a toggle switch to shut off voltage to the distributor when you first start cranking the car....makes it crank easier...then when you get it spinning good flip the toggle switch to on and fire it up!!!

Like Gary says, you're asking for ideas but not providing much detail. Is this a recurring problem, i.e. does it always start good when it is cold, or did it start OK the last time, warm up and then has not started again? Was it running OK, and just started doing this, or did you change something recently? A little more history would help, just like going to the doctor...

5k miles on motor,stock h.e.I dist.motor came out of 79 g20.its a jegs motor.I'm sorry guys I got the truck with it already installed so I don't know compression,or internal specs.its starts fine when its cold sone as it heats up and you cut it off it wount start again until it cools off.I've wrapped the starter with heat shielding . Sorry I don't know much guys about this motor

The positive cable from the battery to the solenoid is too small. Try to find at least some 4 gauge cable and it should solve your problem.

Your ground from the battery to the block should be checked.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

The positive cable from the battery to the solenoid is too small. Try to find at least some 4 gauge cable and it should solve your problem.

My favorite, 4 gauge welding cable with copper lugs sweated on and heat shrink applied. Grind down to bare metal on the block, frame and firewall and install 2 new ground straps, firewall to frame, frame to block. Install new battery ground cable.

And then again, it might be that the mechanical advance mechanism in the dist isn't returning to the stop. Seen this hundreds of times on older stuff

Wow ok ill try running a bigger positive...what about putting ford starter solenoid on it??

Originally Posted by Vcsmech

Wow ok ill try running a bigger positive...what about putting ford starter solenoid on it??

I doubt you're having problems with the starter getting too hot in the winter time. Check your grounds first, then your positive cable size but don't discount Jerry's thoughts about the HEI distributor, either.

will it jump off when it does`nt want to crank ?

ya if you hook jumpers to it it will start...im going to try putting bigger cables and grounding tomorrow.