[Roadsters] Tough to start? Revisited

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Lucas design solenoid starters are well known for overheating and hot 
start performance problems.

The TSI gear reduction starter, while a bit bulkier (still fits), has an 
air core, cools better, and does not in my experience exhibit this problem.

Along with Gary Boone's electronic distributor, a TSI gear reduction 
starter is one of those "I wish I had known sooner" upgrades.

- Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex



Brad Lustig wrote:

>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