[RICK LAKE]

dlotz D try this, take the car for a cruise and get everything to operating temps. 10-15 minutes will do it. Bring a small block of work with you, 2X4", 6 inches long. Tape the ends to protect the paint. Wedge the back of the hood open and waiut 5- 10 minutes and see if the motor fires up easier. I think you are having heat soak problems. Do your coolant fans stay on after the motor is shut down? If yes they have no where to move the air and it stay under the hood. Try this and report back. Rick L. Ps run the fans for 1 minute if the battery is strong with hood cracked.