Check your timing. Believe it or not, if it is too advanced, it will not
turn over well when hot.
Also, I think you could possibly have a charging system problem as well 12.2
sounds low when idling...
your voltages sound low, they should be closer to 13.2V
Bill
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When it is cold she starts a treat - first go - and with a glorious
roar.
When it is warm it is difficult to start (after a run for as little as 5
minutes - we are usually reading around a 1/4 on the temp gauge.). It
sounds like the battery is mostly flat and she just gives a few pathetic
turns and sometimes just a relay click. After three or four goes at
this sort of attempt it will sometimes fire.
Last night after a test run I returned to the house when she was nice
and hot (after a run for 30-40 minutes) and she was reading a solid 1/2
on the temp gauge - and my electric fan was coming on now and then to
regulate the temp. While still idling in the garage I took a few notes.
With the ignition in the on position the voltmeter in the dash read
12.2V, I verified this at the battery and found that we had 12.2 when
idling, 11.8 when idling and electric fan running, I also found that we
had 11.95 volts at the alternator whilst idling without the electric
fan.
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