Re: OK chevy people

Posted by Jon Hagen on June 01, 2008 at 13:45:26 from (12.175.230.56):

In Reply to: Re: OK chevy people posted by Bob on May 31, 2008 at 20:49:31:

The starter may be too "tight" to the flywheel and need a shim between the starter and block.

That deal of adding a Ford magnetic switch can also be a good deal if the veichle has a "no crank when hot" problem. It replaces the voltage drop of many feet of wire from ignition switch to chevy solenoid, with a short heavy wire from bat to S terminals on the Chevy solenoid. The original Chevy crank wiring now has to only flow 1 amp for the Ford switch instead of 30 plus amps for the Chevy solenoid.
Chevy used to sell that exact deal as a "hot start kit" for machines like vans and motor homes that had a lot of engine heat transfered to the starter.
also used to add it to my Chevy powered race cars so there was no battery power to the chevy starter except when cranking. This helped prevent electrical fires if I got hit hard enough to short the starter/battery cable to the frame and suspension.

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