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Bill OH · 06-07-2023, 05:22 PM

I had the same problem on a 221 Ford with stromberg carbs and the coil was rebuilt and still had the hot hard start problem. I put 4 -5 gaskets under the carb and installed cupped core plugs in the exhaust cross over. Now starts instantly cold or hot. If you floor the accelerator when hot, does that make it start quicker? If so, carb is toooo hot. I note you are in Vermont and my solution of blocking the exhaust cross over will not work well at temps below 50degs F. I think heat is the root of your problem.

06-07-2023, 05:22 PM	#7
Bill OH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 435	Re: hard start only when hot I had the same problem on a 221 Ford with stromberg carbs and the coil was rebuilt and still had the hot hard start problem. I put 4 -5 gaskets under the carb and installed cupped core plugs in the exhaust cross over. Now starts instantly cold or hot. If you floor the accelerator when hot, does that make it start quicker? If so, carb is toooo hot. I note you are in Vermont and my solution of blocking the exhaust cross over will not work well at temps below 50degs F. I think heat is the root of your problem.