will bad valve seals cause hard starting?
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will bad valve seals cause hard starting?
I have come to the conclusion that these critters are what is causing my plagueing hard starting...after the car sits for more then 20 minutes you have to crank it a good minute to get it to start...
Am i off base?
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Mike
88 Iroc-Z 350 tpi, Hedmann Headers, 3" Cat Back, MSD Ignition, K&N, AirFoil
Am i off base?
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Mike
88 Iroc-Z 350 tpi, Hedmann Headers, 3" Cat Back, MSD Ignition, K&N, AirFoil
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From: NE
Car: 82 camaro SC
Engine: 350
Transmission: 700r4
It would have to be a really, really, severe valve seal and guide problem to cause hard starting. After it sits 20 minutes, crank it for just a little bit--don't start it. Then pull the plugs out and see what they look like. My 'guess' they will smell like gas(flooded engine). That is purely a guess. If they are oil fouled then maybe the seals and guides are guilty of the hard start.
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350 with stealth intake, holley carb, 470 lift cam. 700r4 with .5 boost valve, vette servo, tci lock-up kit, B&M megashifter. Richmond 3.73 gears, powertrax locker, timkin bearings, synthetic lube. Custom 3 inch single into 2 2.5 pipes. 1 1/2 drop springs, 1 5/16 solid front sway bar, 1 inch rear bar, custom subframe connectors, custom LCA relocation brackets. Kobel ground FX, current red metallic paint. Lots of other stuff...
82camaro
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350 with stealth intake, holley carb, 470 lift cam. 700r4 with .5 boost valve, vette servo, tci lock-up kit, B&M megashifter. Richmond 3.73 gears, powertrax locker, timkin bearings, synthetic lube. Custom 3 inch single into 2 2.5 pipes. 1 1/2 drop springs, 1 5/16 solid front sway bar, 1 inch rear bar, custom subframe connectors, custom LCA relocation brackets. Kobel ground FX, current red metallic paint. Lots of other stuff...
82camaro
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