Hard hot Start Problem (common)

[SoCalCoupe]

Originally Posted by Terry,OH

Battery is grounded to the firewall and there is a second ground on the firewall to the engine head stud.

OK. Just went through lots of flathead engine compartment pictures on eBay and did what I should have done first, looked it up in the EFV8 club 41-48 Ford book.


Of course you are right.


"Three threaded studs for ground strap are swaged into the firewall. As the battery on a 6-cylinder car is on the driver's side, while the V-8 battery is on the passenger side, two studs are provided, one of which will be unused on any particular car. A third ground stud is located near the lower center of the firewall for a ground strap that will connect to the engine via a convenient head or manifold bolt."


Located both the 6-cylinder and engine ground studs. Never noticed them before. No engine ground strap. One more thing not done right by the previous owner(s). Before I even get my hands dirty messing with the starter bolts, I'll buy and install that firewall to head/manifold strap.


Not my car, but here's a picture from something on eBay. I see the engine ground strap just to the right of the starter solenoid. Looks like it's connected at a head bolt but a little blurry.