[Roadsters] Tough to start? Revisited

[Brad Lustig]

Dying battery?  Battery cables old and/or corroded, loose connections?  
I was going to say overheated coil before this post.  Have you tried 
push starting it?  May help rule out the starter without removing it and 
bench-testing.

Brad
Mt Pleasant, SC

tputland at charter.net wrote:
> Thanks to all who replied. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to check any thing this weekend after everyone replied.
>
> But let me expand on my first post. When trying to start after a long drive, the engine doesn't crank and turn trying to start--what would seem a fuel issue.... Just the opposite. It will crank once then hesitate/stick for a beat or two, then crank and then start. It is this hesitation/stick that I am wondering about. 
>
> The thermal expansion James mentioned makes sense to me. But I don't think (hope) it is borderline over heating as the cooling system, including radiator and water pump, etc. is all new---well, less than 500 miles.
>
> More thoughts?
>
> Tim
> Belleville, WI.
> '70 SPL AND SRL
> Still clueless but always learning