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<blockquote data-quote="Five_oh" data-source="post: 13142045" data-attributes="member: 150799"><p>Well, I pulled all the plugs this weekend and the turned the motor over and it turned over like there was no issue at all. This, in my opinion, tells me that there isn't an issue with wiring. </p><p> </p><p>My next step was to check timing. I pulled the chip and the timing was sitting around 12-14* BTDC. I adjusted it to 10* BTDC and put the chip back in. Turned the car off and started it back up with no issues. I did this 3 or 4 times and then took it for a trip around the block. Once I got it back in the garage I turned the car off and let it sit for about 30 second. I turned the key over again and was right back to the same problem as before. I don't think this has anything to do with the temperature of the engine because it will also do this at times when the motor is cold. </p><p> </p><p>To give you an idea of what it's doing, it's almost like the piston hits something and it stops, but I can get out of the car and turn the motor by hand with a ratchet. It's got some resistance, but nothing I wouldn't expect to see. When this happens, you can hear the starter whining like it's trying to turn the motor, but can't. I'm beginning to lean towards a high torque starter, but I don't want to spend the money on it and it not correct the issue. In my eyes, my setup doesn't add enough compression to warrant a high torque starter. If I remember correctly, the GT40P heads only add .5 to the C/R....</p><p> </p><p>The starter on the car is fairly new....6 months old or so. This tells me that the previous owner had the same issue. </p><p> </p><p>I'm to a point where I want to light the car on fire and walk away from it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Five_oh, post: 13142045, member: 150799"] Well, I pulled all the plugs this weekend and the turned the motor over and it turned over like there was no issue at all. This, in my opinion, tells me that there isn't an issue with wiring. My next step was to check timing. I pulled the chip and the timing was sitting around 12-14* BTDC. I adjusted it to 10* BTDC and put the chip back in. Turned the car off and started it back up with no issues. I did this 3 or 4 times and then took it for a trip around the block. Once I got it back in the garage I turned the car off and let it sit for about 30 second. I turned the key over again and was right back to the same problem as before. I don't think this has anything to do with the temperature of the engine because it will also do this at times when the motor is cold. To give you an idea of what it's doing, it's almost like the piston hits something and it stops, but I can get out of the car and turn the motor by hand with a ratchet. It's got some resistance, but nothing I wouldn't expect to see. When this happens, you can hear the starter whining like it's trying to turn the motor, but can't. I'm beginning to lean towards a high torque starter, but I don't want to spend the money on it and it not correct the issue. In my eyes, my setup doesn't add enough compression to warrant a high torque starter. If I remember correctly, the GT40P heads only add .5 to the C/R.... The starter on the car is fairly new....6 months old or so. This tells me that the previous owner had the same issue. I'm to a point where I want to light the car on fire and walk away from it. [/QUOTE]
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