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Old 01-06-2012, 02:55 PM
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Default Starter Problems. Please help!

Hey fellas. I just had my new (to me) SPF delivered and I LOVE IT! However, I have been experiencing some starting problems. It has a push button start and it is a 351 W Holly carbed setup. When I turn the ignition on, I give the throttle a little gas and then hit the button. Immediately I hear a starting noise, then it stops. When I take my finger off the button, I hear a noise again. I'll repeat this process eventually flooring the pedal (because I likely flooded the engine) and after a few button pushes it will sound like a start should, rrrr rrrr rrrr...then Vroom of the engine. Once started it seems to be running a little rich, but nothing too crazy.

So, do I have a bad starter, bad starter connection, or a carburetor problem? Thanks for your help!
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Could be a connection to the starter button but sounds like a starter button issue to me.

The running rich could be just a simple carb adjustment or it could be from flooding the engine. Is it running rich just after you start it only or all of the time.
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Old 01-06-2012, 04:29 PM
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Also check the tightness of your ground wires, especially at the battery. These cars can rattle and loosen cables, etc.
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How did you wire the push start button? Did you use a relay? Are you still using the key to energize the system? What type of push start button did you use? A little more info and a few pics would help
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Is the starter motor operating when the button is pushed? Is it a matter of the starter motor pinion not meshing with the flywheel? If so, look at mechnical parts of the starter and solenoid.
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I think I have it figured out. When I barely push the button in, it gets the starter going. If I push it in all the way, it does not work properly and makes a quick chirp and that's it. So, that tells me it is probably the button itself. Thanks for the help.
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